Moon U.S. & Canadian Rocky Mountains Road Trip: Drive the Continental Divide and Explore 9 National Parks

by Becky Lomax

Overview

Rugged landscapes, glacier-carved scenery, and lush forests: Every mile along this epic journey presents an opportunity for adventure. Explore the best of the Rockies with Moon U.S. & Canadian Rockies Road Trip.

• Multiple Routes: Choose a portion of the road trip that covers the Rockies in the US and Canada, or embark on the ultimate three-week route between Calgary and Denver, including Jasper, Banff, Glacier, Yellowstone, and Zion
• Unbeatable outdoor adventures along the way: Hike through alpine wildflowers, beneath waterfalls, and past snowy peaks and glaciers. Spot wild elk, moose, and bighorn sheep, marvel at Yoho’s thundering Takkakaw Falls, or paddle over a crystal-clear lake. Soak up views of the Tetons, drive the Going-to-the-Sun Road, or go whitewater rafting. Soak in a natural hot spring, hike to your campsite, and spot the Milky Way before you drift to sleep under the stars
• Eat, sleep, stop and explore with lists of the best views, restaurants, unique activities, and more: Ride the International over the Alberta-Montana border or stay overnight in the elegant Chateau Lake Louise. Catch the annual Stampede in Calgary, Sundance in Salt Lake City, or the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Chow down on poutine, Alberta beef, and wild huckleberries, or explore the international food scene in Denver
• Covers 9 national parks: Jasper, Banff, Yoho, Kootenay, Waterton, Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Rocky Mountain National Park
• Maps and driving tools: Easy-to-use maps keep you oriented on and off the highway, along with site-to-site mileage, driving times, detailed directions, and full-color photos throughout
• Expert advice from former national park guide and author of Moon USA National Parks Becky Lomax
• Helpful resources on COVID-19 and road-tripping the U.S. and Canadian Rockies
• Planning your trip: Find when and where to get gas, how to avoid traffic, tips for driving in different road and weather conditions, safety tips, and suggestions for LBGTQ+ travelers, seniors, and road trippers with kids 

With Moon U.S. & Canadian Rockies Road Trip’s flexible itineraries and practical tips, you're ready to fill up and hit the road.
 

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781640498051
Publisher:	Avalon Travel Publishing
Publication date:	04/19/2022
Series:	Travel Guide
Pages:	640
Sales rank:	1,019,990
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Becky Lomax grew up hiking, camping, and skiing in Olympic National Park, North Cascades National Park, and Mt. Rainier National Park (where her dad used to serve as a ranger).

During college, she worked summers in Glacier National Park. After teaching high school English for many years outside Seattle, she and her husband moved to Montana, where she served as a hiking and backpacking guide in Glacier, worked at a ski resort, and began to write about the outdoors. She relishes visiting national parks to hike, bike, backpack, kayak, and raft.

Through her writing, she advocates for conserving wild places for their unique attributes and the renewal they bring to humans. She has written about hiking trails, historic lodges and roads, camping, paddling, skiing, bicycling, wildlife, wildflowers, birds, and climate change. For magazine stories, she has tagged along with biologists into the field to radio collar bighorn sheep and grizzly bears, even touching the bear's claws and smelling its fur to discover its earthy scent.

Becky serves as the western writer for On the Snow, a website that provides snow reports for ski resorts. She also writes stories for regional newspapers and national magazines such as Smithsonian and Backpacker, and is the author of multiple Moon guides including the bestselling Moon USA National Parks.

Table of Contents

Discover the Rockies 6

14 Top Experiences 8

Planning Your Trip 17

Hit the Road 24

Best of the Rockies in 21 Days 24

Canadian Road Trip: Calgary to Jasper 30

Montana and Wyoming Road Trip: Grand Teton to Glacier 33

Rocky Mountain High: Denver to Yellowstone 35

Best Hikes 37

Calgary 43

Planning Your Time 46

Getting There 46

Sights 48

Recreation 53

Entertainment and Events 56

Shopping 60

Food 61

Accommodations and Camping 64

Tranportation and Services 66

Jasper National Park 69

Planning Your Time 72

Getting There 74

Visiting the Park 75

Icefields Parkway 76

Jasper Town site and Environs 91

Banff National Park 117

Planning Your Time 120

Getting There 121

Visiting the Park 122

Icefields Parkway 123

Lake Louise 131

Banff Townsite 146

Canmore 173

Yoho National Park 179

Planning Your Time 182

Getting There 183

Visiting the Park 185

Sights 186

Scenic Drives 189

Recreation 191

Food 198

Accommodations and Camping 199

Transportation and Services 203

Kootenay National Park 205

Planning Your Time 208

Getting There 209

Visiting the Park 210

Sights 211

Scenic Drive 215

Recreation 215

Food, Accommodations, and Camping 220

Transportation and Services 223

Radium Hot Springs 224

Waterton Lakes National Park 229

Planning Your Time 231

Getting There 234

Visiting the Park 236

Sights 237

Scenic Drives 240

Recreation 241

Food 252

Accommodations and Camping 254

Transportation and Services 259

Glacier National Park 263

Planning Your Time 265

Getting There 269

Visiting the Park 272

Sights 273

Scenic Drives 278

Recreation 279

Food 298

Accommodations and Camping 303

Transportation and Services 312

Flathead Valley to Bozeman 317

Planning Your Time 320

Getting There 321

Columbia Falls 322

Whitefish 326

Kalispell 335

Bigfork 339

Side Trip: Swan Valley and Seeley Lake 342

Poison and Flathead Lake 344

Missoula 348

Butte 350

Three Forks 352

Bozeman 353

Big Sky 359

Yellowstone National Park 369

Planning Your Time 371

Getting There 374

Visiting the Park 376

Sights 378

Scenic Drives 390

Recreation 393

Food 408

Accommodations and Camping 413

Transportation and Services 422

Grand Teton and Jackson Hole 427

Planning Your Time 429

Getting There 433

Visiting the Park 433

Sighs 435

Scenic Drives 438

Recreation 440

Food 452

Accommodations and Camping 455

Transportation and Services 458

Jackson Hole 459

Salt Lake City and Central Utah 475

Planning Your Time 478

Getting There 478

Logan 480

Ogden 480

Salt Lake City 482

Big Cottonwood Canyon 493

Little Cottonwood Canyon 495

Park City 499

Park City Mountain Resort 506

Deer Valley Resort 507

Rocky Mountain National Park 511

Planning Your Time 513

Getting There 517

Visiting the Park 518

Sights 519

Scenic Drives 526

Recreation 532

Food 548

Accommodations and Camping 551

Transportation and Services 560

Denver 563

Planning Your Time 566

Getting There 566

Sights 568

Recreation 574

Entertainment and Events 576

Shopping 579

Food 580

Accommodations 582

Transportation and Services 584

Boulder 584

Essentials 603

Getting There 604

Road Rules 609

Visas and Officialdom 613

Travel Tips 614

Health and Safety 619

Recreation 621

Resources 626

Index 628

List of Maps 639

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