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I have a friend who is planning a road trip from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Victoria, BC. I had been planning an excursion to visit some friends in Alberta, so I'm going to try to align my visit with her roadtrip - try to time everything so that by the time I'm done partying it up with my friends in Calgary I can join her on her road trip and continue on to Victoria. I have never been to BC before so I am pretty excited
This is for anyone who lives in or has visited Alberta, BC, and the American states in that area (Montana, Washington, etc.).
We will likely be taking this route towards Victoria. It's the most obvious route and would take us through a bunch of pretty parks including Banff. It's not set in stone, and we are flexible, so if you think we should go another way, or have any detours in mind, let me know! We have already considered going through Jasper somehow, cause I wanted to see it, but it's a bit out of the way and doesn't seem "cool enough" to warrant that detour. Maybe on the way back we could see it if we don't end up driving through the U.S. edit: It seems like the drive from Banff to Jasper would be pretty spectacular. Tons of mountains everywhere. Has anyone done this?
What I am looking for is 1. Things to do along the way and 2. A different way to get back from Victoria to Calgary, potentially through the U.S. 3. Detours/changes/etc. to the plan
I already have 2 things on my mind. I want to do a hike to Lake Louise as well as a hike to Lake Moraine. Both these hikes can be found in Banff National Park.
Like I said I wanted to do a stop in Jasper, but.. we (for now) have decided to not go that way. Would it be worth it? I am mostly interested in cool hikes that take you to spectacular views.. mountains, glaciers, waterfalls, watever.. You might have seen my Chile or NZ pics - I'm interested in stuff like that.
I have also wanted to visit Glacier National Park in Montana - it looks AMAZING. It is a bit out of the way, but if we drive back through the U.S. we could make a detour and go see it. Has anyone been there?
Here's a potential return route through Seattle and Montana
We are renting a car, bringing hiking gear, and a tent. There is no timeline, but I figure even if we take a WEEK to drive to Victoria from Calgary, we are willing to do that. We don't want to rush the trip and miss any cool sights.
A big list of potential sights would be awesome, so that we can itemize everything and then figure out which way to go. Some of you must know of cool stuff to see in the area, so give me some feedback.. please
I have a friend who is planning a road trip from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Victoria, BC. I had been planning an excursion to visit some friends in Alberta, so I'm going to try to align my visit with her roadtrip - try to time everything so that by the time I'm done partying it up with my friends in Calgary I can join her on her road trip and continue on to Victoria. I have never been to BC before so I am pretty excited

This is for anyone who lives in or has visited Alberta, BC, and the American states in that area (Montana, Washington, etc.).
We will likely be taking this route towards Victoria. It's the most obvious route and would take us through a bunch of pretty parks including Banff. It's not set in stone, and we are flexible, so if you think we should go another way, or have any detours in mind, let me know! We have already considered going through Jasper somehow, cause I wanted to see it, but it's a bit out of the way and doesn't seem "cool enough" to warrant that detour. Maybe on the way back we could see it if we don't end up driving through the U.S. edit: It seems like the drive from Banff to Jasper would be pretty spectacular. Tons of mountains everywhere. Has anyone done this?
What I am looking for is 1. Things to do along the way and 2. A different way to get back from Victoria to Calgary, potentially through the U.S. 3. Detours/changes/etc. to the plan
I already have 2 things on my mind. I want to do a hike to Lake Louise as well as a hike to Lake Moraine. Both these hikes can be found in Banff National Park.
Like I said I wanted to do a stop in Jasper, but.. we (for now) have decided to not go that way. Would it be worth it? I am mostly interested in cool hikes that take you to spectacular views.. mountains, glaciers, waterfalls, watever.. You might have seen my Chile or NZ pics - I'm interested in stuff like that.
I have also wanted to visit Glacier National Park in Montana - it looks AMAZING. It is a bit out of the way, but if we drive back through the U.S. we could make a detour and go see it. Has anyone been there?
Here's a potential return route through Seattle and Montana
We are renting a car, bringing hiking gear, and a tent. There is no timeline, but I figure even if we take a WEEK to drive to Victoria from Calgary, we are willing to do that. We don't want to rush the trip and miss any cool sights.
A big list of potential sights would be awesome, so that we can itemize everything and then figure out which way to go. Some of you must know of cool stuff to see in the area, so give me some feedback.. please
