For The Love of Travel

My favorite places, photos and stories

September 3, 2014
by Lids
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2/9 Sun Peaks to Whistler

A whole day of bus travel in rain through the Cayoosh Range and Canyon, narrow and twisting with a rock wall between 5-7,000 ft in height, with the highway clinging to the mountainface. It’s a zone of extreme aridity and … Continue reading

September 2, 2014
by Lids
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1/9 Jasper to Sun Peaks Resort

We set off on our rafting expedition…..check out my brave young fellow traveller….ha, ha Rafting on the Athabasca River later in the afternoon delivered great views….I admired the gorgeous mountain backdrop of Roche Bonhomme, aka Old Man Mountain on the … Continue reading

August 31, 2014
by Lids
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31/8 Jasper

The Jasper SkyTram whisks you up Whistler’s Mountain to an elevation of 2277 metres for stunning vistas over mountain ranges stretching up to 80 km away. We didn’t see a bear or hoary marmot (aka Mountain Whistler)…. But we did … Continue reading