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Best season for Canadian Rockies?

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wojtekd Premium account Joined: Oct 02 Points: 74920 Posts: 411 Posted: 2002-11-14 10:13:00    Hi Globies! Question to our experts from America; what will be the best time to visit Canadian Rocky Mountains. Regarding weather - to get best nature pictures... Thanks Wojtek --- You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced... W.D. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact wojtekd   ta-shy Joined: Jun 02 Points: 4110 Posts: 170 Posted: 2003-09-26 07:30:00    the best time to visit the rockies is in early summer or late fall. You will be swamped with tourists in the summer. If you go to Banff or Jasper National Parks you will see Elk and Mountian sheep right in peoples back yards! --- LIFE IS AN ATTITUDE! ALWAYS DO WHAT YOU WISH YOU COULD! ALWAYS! Reply    Reply with quote    Contact ta-shy   wojtekd Premium account Joined: Oct 02 Points: 74920 Posts: 411 Posted: 2003-10-04 11:36:00    Thanks for the suggestion... I travel on a budget. What I am thinking about is to travel with my own tent and to camp. Are there cheap campsites in Canadian NP like in the US National Parks? Does the night temperatures in the late fall allow me to stay overnight in the light tent? Thanks... Wojtek --- You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced... W.D. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact wojtekd   andreas Joined: May 02 Points: 8309 Posts: 808 Posted: 2003-10-19 15:37:00    Hi Wojtek, I agree with ta-shy. Best time is late summer. I traveled the whole canadian rockies in August 2000. Temperatures drop fast at night and it gets reaaaly cold! Don't forget to take a decent sleeping bag with you. My personal favourite spot is Wells Gray Provincial Park. Almost no tourists there, but loads of wildlife. Go and rent a canoo for a few days and head out for places you cant reach without the canoo. Let me know if you have more questions and I will be happy to give you more info. Andy Reply    Reply with quote    Contact andreas   ta-shy Joined: Jun 02 Points: 4110 Posts: 170 Posted: 2003-10-20 07:01:00    I forgot to add into my first reply. The Southern parts of BC and Alberta (in and throughout the rockies) have been devasted this year by forest fires that started in the US and also a large one in Jasper (prescribed burn that got out of control). To date the areas of Kelowna, Okanagan Falls, Chase, Barriere all on the BC side were razed by the fire. Some areas surrounding Jasper Ie: Maligne Lake and Maligne canyon and some around Banff were also affected by the fires. As far as I can tell, the areas of Wells Gray and Clearwater were spared as are places further North. There are still many places around Jasper that are unaffected, with low tourist populations and high wild life. enjoy it, bring a warm blanket if your there in the fall. --- LIFE IS AN ATTITUDE! ALWAYS DO WHAT YOU WISH YOU COULD! ALWAYS! Reply    Reply with quote    Contact ta-shy