Grizzlies, black bears, bald eagles and humpback whales Shortly after breakfast, ten of us donned our bright red lifejackets and cruised slowly across the misty inlet to begin our rainforest hike. Since bears outnumber people in this remote British Columbia wilderness, our guide sternly warned us, “If we encounter a grizzly bear, don’t run! Just…
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Postcard perfect nature delights visitors to Banff National Park
Banff National Park is a World Heritage Site for good reason: it offers some of the finest scenery, wildlife viewing and outdoor activities in North America — some would say in the world. I experienced this fact firsthand one early morning as I drove the 10-kilometer Lake Minnewanka Loop. At Lake Johnson, my first stop,…