Spectacular scenery—and service—on the legendary Rocky Mountaineer train.   By Charlie Huisking   “A black bear ahead on the left!”   All aboard: The Rocky Mountaineer heads west. That news caused a commotion in the dining car of the Rocky Mountaineer train. We travelers stopped eating our brie-and-asparagus omelets and our scrambled eggs wrapped in [...]

Never-ending views and not too many tourists here in the heart of the Rockies.     By Charlie Huisking   You have to love a town where the streets are named Buffalo, Muskrat, Otter and Lynx.   That’s the case in Banff, the tourist center of the Canadian Rockies for more than a century.   [...]

  Luxuriating in the Rockies at the Swiss-owned Post Hotel Lake Louise.   By Charlie Huisking   I got to practice my German during my visit to the Canadian Rockies.   For two wonderful days, our headquarters was the Swiss-owned Post Hotel Lake Louise. This comfortably elegant inn is known for its warm ambiance and [...]

We discover a stunning lake in the Canadian Rockies.   By Charlie Huisking   Everybody who visits the Canadian Rockies stops at Lake Louise. But many tourists fail to drive eight more miles up a twisting mountain road to the even more spectacular Moraine Lake.   Filled with turquoise water that gleams in the sun, [...]

Cozy charm and luxury at the Post Hotel Lake Louise.   By Charlie Huisking   Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. During the height of the summer tourist season, nearly 10,000 visitors a day come to gaze at the turquoise waters of glacier-fed Lake Louise, nestled in the mountains about 40 minutes north of Banff.   Most [...]

Our trip to Vancouver starts off with a medical adventure.   By Charlie Huisking   Vancouver, British Columbia, June 19. When I planned this trip to the Canadian Rockies and Vancouver, I told my editor that I’d focus in my blog on some of the unique inns and resorts where I’d be relaxing between hikes [...]