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Canadian Road Trips: Glacier and Mt. Revelstoke National Parks

Canadian Road Trips: Glacier and Mt. Revelstoke National Parks

by Richard Quinn | Mar 4, 2021 | Canadian Road Trips, Mountains, National Parks, Road Trips, Travel

Traveling west from Calgary on the Trans Canada Highway, you’ll drive straight through the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage site known as the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, a contiguous assemblage of no less than four of Canada’s most spectacular National...
Canadian Road Trips: Yoho National Park

Canadian Road Trips: Yoho National Park

by Richard Quinn | Mar 1, 2021 | Canadian Road Trips, Mountains, National Parks, Road Trips, Travel

Beginning from Calgary, the town of Banff is less than 80 miles west on the Trans Canada Highway, and Lake Louise, the most famous attraction in Banff National Park, is just 35 miles more, still on the TCH. Banff and Lake Louise get four million visitors in an average...
Canadian Road Trips: Banff and Kootenay National Parks

Canadian Road Trips: Banff and Kootenay National Parks

by Richard Quinn | Feb 28, 2021 | Canadian Road Trips, Mountains, National Parks, Road Trips, Travel

One of the best places to begin a Canadian road trip is in Calgary, the largest city in the Province of Alberta, and just fifty miles from the front range of the Rockies. If you aren’t planning to use your own vehicle for your adventure, you can easily rent one...
A Sunset at White Sands

A Sunset at White Sands

by Richard Quinn | Nov 20, 2020 | Arizona and New Mexico, National Parks, Photography, Road Trips, Travel

I’ve always been a big fan of sunsets. I grew up in the southwest, where we have big skies that are just chock-full of particulates like sand and dust, coupled with auto emissions that pour into the air from the regions sprawling urban centers. Throw in a few...
Buffalo Sunrise: Grand Teton National Park

Buffalo Sunrise: Grand Teton National Park

by Richard Quinn | Feb 20, 2016 | Mountains, National Parks, Photography, Road Trips, Travel

On our second morning in the Tetons, we roused ourselves well before first light. We didn’t break down our camp, and we didn’t bother with breakfast. Instead, we just jumped in the Jeep and took off, because on that particular morning, I had a plan!  The day before,...
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