Cultural Dessert

Canada and Alaska

17 June 2022

We had an amazing holiday over the past couple of weeks - driving through the Canadian Rockies, followed by a cruise from Vancouver to Alaska. We visited Canmore, Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, Golden, Kelowna and Vancouver in Canada, including two journeys along the incredible Icefields Parkway - which must be one of the most stunning drives in the world. We had some lovely weather but it was still cold in the mountains, with many of the lakes frozen. We were fortunate to see black bears on six separate occasions (and fortunate that all were from a safe distance!). On our cruise we sailed around the Glacier Bay National Park - one of the most beautiful landscapes I have seen, but it was sad to see the extent to which climate change is affecting the glaciers. One of our highlights was a boat trip along the Tracy Arm Fjord near Juneau during which we saw lots of wildlife and got a close-up view of the deep blue colours of the South Sawyer Glacier. You can see a very small selection from the thousands of photos I took at: https://culturaloutlook.blogspot.com/search/label/Canada-Alaska2022

Labels: Holidays

posted by Robin Simpson @ 5:27 pm