This article includes information about parts of Washington state,
& the Canadian provinces, Alberta & British Columbia. However, the
overall focus of the article is about Vancouver, British Columbia.
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The following article is a description of a trip that included visiting much of the
Canadian Rockies and many towns and cities in Washington state, Alberta and
British Columbia. Vancouver in particular is highlighted in this article. Seventeen days
would be an ideal time to see all the sites and attractions mentioned below.
This trip is best if you go in the summer months, preferably during the time
period of mid July to mid August plus or minus a week. The reason for this
is mostly related to the good weather during that time of year. |
This trip allows one to see some spectacular natural scenery and also
incorporates some time in the big cities, i.e. Vancouver, Seattle, and
Calgary. Some of the mountainous scenery in central Alberta and British
Columbia is very impressive. I scheduled my lodging ahead of time for the
early part of the trip. I left the middle and end of the trip open because
by that time there are many variables on where you will be staying. There is
just too much to see and some parks may take priority over others and I did
not want to be locked in to a certain hotel in a particular town. I flew
from San Francisco and then rented a car for the 2+ weeks.
Visitors to British Columbia and Alberta from the United States need to
carry a passport and its a good idea to carry a current US drivers license. In all of Canada there is a 7% Goods and
Services Tax. If you save all your GST receipts you can submit them to a
duty free shop and receive an instant rebate.
First, I will list an outline of the trip, including more detail about the
cities, parks, attractions and other items of interest to the potential
tourist, and then the cities of Vancouver and Victoria will be discussed. |
