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Canadian Rockies and Vancouver road trip gear

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ernest56 Regular Member • Posts: 124
Re: Canadian Rockies and Vancouver road trip gear
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Also any other must have items I'm missing or general tips - please do call out!

Many thanks in advance!

I have a visited Jasper on several occasions and I have another trip planned for Jasper in early September to take the boat tour to Spirit Island (Maligne Lake).

Some general tips.

My wife is nervous of wildlife (luckily whenever we visited Banff/Jasper we have not encountered any while hiking) in any case we carry bear spray that is easily accessible. Talking/making noise while hiking has been suggested.  Any wild life we have seen is from the road (bear up a tree and black bear with cubs side of road early Spring). In my experience the best time to see wild life is at dawn or dusk.

Just in case as I did not see it on your list there is Morant's Curve (Bow Valley Parkway). Catching a train is a hit and miss as there is no schedule. I have had luck between 11am and noon but really it is a hit or miss.    Even without a train it is still a nice shot.

As already mentioned Banff/Lake Louise and Jasper are very busy in the summer. Parking at Moraine Lake and Lake Louise is very limited and is often full by sunrise. "Book your seat in advance - Shuttle Reservations Required" As per Parks Canada website:

https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/banff/visit/les10-top10/louise

How many in your party?  Rather than purchase day passes (Adult $10.50 per day) required for each National Park it maybe more feasible to purchase a Parks Canada Discovery pass $145.25 (admission for up to 7 persons per family/ group). The Discovery Pass is good for all Canada National Parks and Historic Sites for one year from month issued.

Enjoy your trip.

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