Driving Canada's Icefields Parkway
Canada's Icefields Parkway has been ranked as one of the 10 Most Beautiful Drives in the World. This 144 mile scenic highway linking Banff and Jasper National Parks in Alberta, Canada is arguably the most scenic paved road in North America. Having driven it, I can attest that my answer on this would be a resounding YES! Beautiful blue lakes, glaciers, waterfalls and some of the most stunning mountains that I have ever seen make up this road. It's usually driveable between mid-June to early October so our timing of being there at the beginning of July was perfect. And I'm probably going to say this quite a few times but if you haven't been - and have the chance - GO! You won't regret it We started our drive in the small town of Field, outside of Banff, and drove to Jasper, our turnaround point, where we had lunch and got back on the road. All together it was a long day,12 hours, but well worth it. The parkway is open year round and requires a Parks Canada Discovery...