• Canada West to East

    Beavers!

    I lied - no beavers - but here is a typical wetland scene with half a dozen beaver lodges poking out of the water.

  • Canada West to East

    The Prairies

    The potash mines are over a kilometre deep underground. The pink, salt deposits are removed, leaving vast caverns, and are stored in huge piles which can be seen from miles away.

  • Canada West to East

    Saskatoon

    Getting off to stretch our legs twice a day was a pleasant change. This shot gives a good feel for the length of the train ... this is the second half.

  • Canada West to East

    Medicine Lake

    The next day, we drove up the canyon to Maligne Lake. This is actually Medicine Lake where we saw the grizzly family on the shore.

  • Canada West to East

    Icefield Parkway

    The drive from Jasper to Banff is via the Parkway - a tourist road through the massive Jasper National Park. We drove half of it to visit the glaciers.