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                    WESTERN CANADA
 
 
Here is my photo blog from Bairdstravels 2009 trip to Western Canada.
Gives you an idea on what to do and see on the Vancouver side of Canada .For more info on the actual places please click on the pages on the left.     
 
   
Flight over Greenland
 
WEDNESDAY  1 JULY     ARRIVE VANCOUVER 
Arrive knackered but stay up to enjoy Canada day.

Canada Day  is Canada's national day, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the 1 July 1867 enactment of the British North America Act, which united Canada as a single country, which was in turn composed of four provinces. Canada Day observances take place throughout Canada as well as internationally.

 

  
CANADA DAY
 
THURDAY        2 JULY        VANCOUVER 
Take a trip to Grouse mountain
 

Grouse Mountain is one of the North Shore Mountains overlooking Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is the site of a small but well-known ski area and tourist attraction located in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia.

  
  GROUSE MOUNTAIN
 
 
FRIDAY            3JULY        VANCOUVER  
Take the boat to Victoria on Vancouver island and visit the famous Butchart gardens  

Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada, one of several North American regions named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific coast of North America between 1791 and 1794.

 
   
    BOAT TO VANCOUVER ISLAND
  
    
 SATURDAY      4JULY        OPEN TOP BUS TOUR OF VANCOUVER
 
Vancouver  is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada 
   
     LIONS GATE BRIDGE 
 

The Lions Gate Bridge, officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. The term "Lions Gate" reflects the Lions, a pair of mountain peaks north of Vancouver.

 
SUNDAY           5 JULY          TRAIN TO JASPER  OVER NIGHT
   
     MONDAY         6 JULY     BEARSDEN  arrive 4 afternoon
 

Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, spanning 10,878 km² (4200 mi²). It is located in the province of Alberta, to the north of Banff National Park and west of the city of Edmonton. The park includes the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls and, of course, mountains. Wildlife in the park includes elk, caribou, moose, mule deer, white-tailed deer, mountain goat, bighorn sheep, grizzly bear, black bear, beaver, Rocky Mountain pika, hoary marmot, gray wolf, mountain lion, and wolverine.

 

  
   TUESDAY         7 JULY    JASPER   WILD LIFE TOUR       
     WEDNESDAY   8JULY     JASPER     BUS TOUR COLOMBIA ICEFIELD 

 

The Columbia Icefield is an icefield located in the Canadian Rockies, astride the Continental Divide of North America. The icefield lies partly in the northwestern tip of Banff and the southern end of Jasper National Park. It is about 325 km² in area, 100 to 365 metres (328' to 1,197') in depth and receives up to seven metres (23 ft) of snowfall per year. The icefield feeds eight major glaciers, including:

 
     
 THURSDAY       9JULY     JASPER  LAZY DAY  
      
    
 FRIDAY             10 JULY   JASPER       RAFTING 
   
   SATURDAY      11  JULY         train to edmonton 
 
I NIGHT HOTEL EDMONTON  DAYS INN
 

Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. The city is located on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies. It is the second largest city in Alberta after Calgary, and is the hub of Canada's sixth-largest census metropolitan area.

 
   
        SUNDAY           12   JULY          EDMONTON  BUS TO CALGARY
    
    MONDAY           13JULY                  CALGARY  
 
 Calgary  is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. The Calgary census metropolitan area (CMA) is the third most diverse in Canada in terms of visible minorities after Toronto and Vancouver when considering only CMAs with population greater than 200,000.] It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and high plains, approximately 80 km (50 mi) east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. The city is located in the Parkland region of Alberta. Calgary is the third largest civic municipality, by population in Canada, and is also an emerging global city.
 
TUESDAY          14JULY                  CALGARY 
  
WEDNESDAY    15JULY                  DOWN TOWN
LEAVE CALGARY  
      
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TRAIN DETAILS  
Review your Itinerary and Fare

VANCOUVER - EDMONTON, on Sunday Jul 5, 2009MODIFY Itinerary
MODIFY trains and classes
Departs: 20:30  on Jul 5Arrives: 16:00  on Jul 6Train: 2
VANCOUVERJASPERClass: Comfort

 Time between trains: 5 days, 1 hour, 30 minutes
Departs: 17:30  on Jul 11Arrives: 23:00  on Jul 11Train: 2
JASPEREDMONTONClass: Comfort
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 Bus from edmonton  Sunday 12th July
Edmonton to Red Deer and Calgary - Sundays & Holidays
Edmonton DepartRed Deer
Arrive/Depart
Calgary Arrive
DowntownCedar Park InnHoliday InnHoliday InnNorthDowntown
10:0010:1511:4512:0013:1513:30
12:0012:1513:4514:0015:1515:30
14:0014:1515:4516:0017:1517:30
 16:00**16:15ExpressExpress18:4519:00
18:00***18:1519:4520:0021:1521:30
 19:00*19:15ExpressExpress21:4522:00
Express routes do not stop in Red Deer.
Calgary Arrivals:
Calgary Airport connections available upon reservation
*   NOTE: Does not operate Sunday when Monday is a holiday
** Connecting Schedule from
Fort McMurray to Calgary.
*** Connecting Schedule from
Fort McMurray to Red Deer.