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Real Name: Glenn Brown
Lives In: Regina, CA
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This Province Has it All

by Bwana_Brown - last update: Nov 4, 2006

Hay Field north of Vermilion
Although only the 6th largest of Canada's provinces, Alberta still has plenty of room to move around in it's 661,000 square kilometers. Comparatively speaking, this makes it about the same size as the state of Texas or equal to the combined area of France, Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands.

A rental car is a necessity here if you want to do some independent exploring. In 2001 we visited the western side of the province, mainly in the Jasper National Park and Edmonton area. By 2004, two of our daughters had moved to Alberta from eastern Canada, so it was time for another visit! We split the difference in their locations and flew into Edmonton. From there, we headed east to Cold Lake on the Saskatchewan border and then the farmlands route down along that side (where this photo was taken) until we veered west toward Calgary and Banff National Park.

It was a great trip, with beautiful sunny weather and pleasant temperatures almost the whole time. We saw northern lakes, endless fields, strangely eroded 'hoodoos', the Rocky Mountains and the friendly city of Calgary! We were back again for our third visit in July, 2006 - covering some familiar territory as well as new explorations southward to Waterton Lakes National Park and on into Montana, USA.

Hopefully, my tips will give you some insight into what you can experience here if you too decide to pay Alberta a visit! Please see my 'General' tip for a provincial map showing our driving routes.

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Pros:"A diversity of sights and things to do"
Cons:"It takes a bit of driving!"
In A Nutshell:"The choice is yours!"
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Comments for Bwana_Brown about Province of Alberta
richiecdisc Tue Oct 27, 2009 13:15 UTC
 A Tour de Force of Alberta, Glenn. Nice to see some of the lesser known gems like Cold Lake Provincial Park. So, that's where Big Rock Brewing got its name. They don't call this area God's Country for nothing. Great stuff and one fine road trip.
JLBG Sun Aug 2, 2009 05:19 UTC
 A lot of interesting new updates! I had also a second reading of your former tips.
toonsarah Tue Dec 2, 2008 15:32 UTC
 Beautiful scenery and so much variety - looks a great place for a driving tour. Although I realise that I've been here very briefly, crossing over the border from BC to visit Lake Louise!
tiabunna Thu Oct 16, 2008 13:57 UTC
 I really enjoyed seeing a bit more of Alberta through this excellent page, Glenn. Those hoodoos really are strange - we saw them only from the train. Great restaurant tips too, how about being a supermodel! :))
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