Alberta named a top travel destination for 2023 by National Geographic

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

You sure it is new? They left the south side glass in place that wasn't shattered, maybe the first 10 panes or so.

Now you have me doubting myself, I thought a lot of that section was damaged too.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by btimbit

I love that about Calgary. Breakfast in the badlands, lunch in the mountains, steak for dinner in cattle country

I mean, assuming you're driving the speed limit and really limiting your time in each spot, not sure this is really true. Would be a totally ridiculous day, too.

[Monahammer]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

I mean, assuming you're driving the speed limit and really limiting your time in each spot, not sure this is really true. Would be a totally ridiculous day, too.

I have done this day. Drove from Edmonton to Drumheller, stayed overnight. Woke up, did the museum first thing, drove to calgary for lunch (steak), then to the mountains for the next couple of days. So not quite that order, but breakfast in the badlands, steak in the prairies for lunch, then quiet evening in the mountains. Totally achievable and not that crazy.

[peter12]

Alberta needs more interesting cities tbh.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

While coverage like this is glamorous - the summer overcrowding situation in Banff National Park has turned off many an out of town tourist we know. Shuttle buses are one thing, but there aren't even enough of those to accommodate the volume. They've left with a rather sour taste.

Good to see some of the lesser known places highlighted in the article. We highly recommend people come off peak if BNP and it's views are what they're after.

No one goes there anymore, it's too crowded.

- Yogi Berra

[Locke]

Originally Posted by peter12

Alberta needs more interesting cities tbh.

You know, unlike BC we're not all vassals of China where we just make Cities whenever we're told.

[CroFlames]

BC has that one interesting city tho

[Locke]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

BC has that one interesting city tho

Which one? The one that pumps their waste into the Ocean while bitching about the rest of the world being less good than them?

[Monahammer]

Alberta needs two more mountain cities. I think one near Peter Lougheed provincial park (like right at Highwood Junction for instance) and one close to Abraham Lake would be perfect candidates and could help alleviate Banff (and now Jasper) traffic issues.

[peter12]

Vancouver and Victoria are also not interesting.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Vancouver is certainly more interesting than Whistler. Victoria is interesting for about 2 days maximum.

There are, however, dozens of fantastic islands along the coast that you could spend months (or really an indefinite amount of time) on and never get tired of.

[Buff]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

What?

Expand please?

Rattlesnakes everywhere.

My dad grew up near there. Stepped on a rattlesnake almost daily. Not sure how he nor any of my aunts and uncles ever avoided being bitten.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Vancouver is certainly more interesting than Whistler. Victoria is interesting for about 2 days maximum.

There are, however, dozens of fantastic islands along the coast that you could spend months (or really an indefinite amount of time) on and never get tired of.

The only thing that keeps BC even mildly interesting is that it takes forever to get anywhere.

[Erick Estrada]

It's pretty cool to drive all over Vancouver Island IMO but I don't get the Vancouver hype at all.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

Alberta needs two more mountain cities. I think one near Peter Lougheed provincial park (like right at Highwood Junction for instance) and one close to Abraham Lake would be perfect candidates and could help alleviate Banff (and now Jasper) traffic issues.

There is #### all out by Abraham. No real reason to build a town

[FormerPresJamesTaylor]

Why did anyone take peter12's obvious bait?

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

Alberta needs two more mountain cities. I think one near Peter Lougheed provincial park (like right at Highwood Junction for instance) and one close to Abraham Lake would be perfect candidates and could help alleviate Banff (and now Jasper) traffic issues.

I would nominate that the Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore, Coleman, Frank) could be this next mountain city. So much potential, if the constant threat of new coal mines didn't derail and discourage investment.

If someone built a 1st class ski resort / golf resort out there it would do what Panorama did for Invermere. (Fernie and Castle are a little too far away)

[Lubicon]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I have always meant to go to Writing on Stone, but never have.

That's a mistake I intend to change this coming summer.

Writing on Stone is great. Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump is spectacular IMHO, when the weather is clear the view is stunning.

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

I would nominate that the Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore, Coleman, Frank) could be this next mountain city. So much potential, if the constant threat of new coal mines didn't derail and discourage investment.

If someone built a 1st class ski resort / golf resort out there it would do what Panorama did for Invermere. (Fernie and Castle are a little too far away)

Nope. Too windy and not enough snow.

[Flames0910]

The indigenous tourism angle is neat. I visited the Indigenous People's Experience while up in Edmonton (ughh, I know) a few months back and it completely blew me away.

Indigenous Tourism Alberta covers a lot more of these types of experiences where indigenous people are sharing their own stories -- will be neat to see where these businesses are in a few years, hope they can capitalize on the publicity.