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Way back in November, after a very busy spring to fall wedding season we decided to take a much needed vacation. While we could have traveled somewhere hot and sunny, we chose to visit the Canadian Rockies for 10 days. My dad once told me of a train trip he went on as a kid with Via Rail out west. He said it was unlike anything he had ever experienced for travel and that seeing Canada by train is a right of passage. After much research and a little inspiration from the blog of local Toronto Star writer Reb Stevenson, we were packed and boarding our first Canadian rail ride.
Traveling by rail is really amazing, its a hotel on wheels that passes by some of the most beautiful sunsets and landscapes the country has to offer. 4 nights and 3 days on a train with no internet, no tv, no phones and you would think we would have gone stir crazy. But we didn’t, not even close. It was nice to relax, I don’t think we even knew what it really meant to relax before the trip. Being totally unconnected to anything outside the train meant connecting with everything and everyone who was inside the train with us. We met some really interesting folks from all over the world. Be it most of them were a little older than us, but we still had a great time. Travelling on The Canadian felt very nostalgic, almost like being in an old black and white movie. Our final stop was in Jasper, Alberta where we rented a car and drove the Icefields Parkway to Lake Louise. We arrived at 10pm in the darkness to our hotel, The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. We couldn’t see a thing, but our front desk clerk told us to wake up at 6am and open our room window to watch the sunrise over the mountains. That morning the sight of the burning orange sun cresting the tops of the black, white and blue mountains was sensational. Seeing that made the entire trip worth while.
Below are some of our favourite images from this incredibly scenic and incredibly Canadian trip.
Cheers
& Ryan
Watch this video to see a time lapse of the sun rising over the Canadian Rockies at Lake Louise.