Alberta

Alberta travel is abundant in natural and environmental wonders, and has been coined Canada's rocky mountain playground. The incredible wildlife located in the famous national parks of Banff and Jasper are among the most important things on a visitor's list of things to see, along with the Cowboy trail which was recently selected by Toyota Canada as one of the nation's best 13 scenic drives. Also included in this list is the Ice Fields Parkway, with its magnificent glaciers to view. Another Recommended stop is Athabasca Oil Sands in Northern Alberta, which is the longest oil deposit in the world. The Oil sands at this location equal the combined land areas of Florida and South Carolina.

Families are encouraged to visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drum Heller. This museum retains the world's largest collection of dinosaur fossils, which is fascinating to every child. While the children enjoy the fossils, a great stop for adults is at Alberta's first fruit winery, the Fieldstone fruit wine company. Daily tours and wine tasting are offered for tourists. While the children may join the adults again for golf, they probably won't be up to the longest hole on any golf course in Canada, which is at the Nursery Golf and Country Club in Lacombe. The 782-yard par 6 11th is a straightaway monster that forces golfers to cross the course's irrigation pond at the 400-yard mark.

When considering winter Alberta travel, note that Lake Louise Ski Lodge rates in the top ten winter hideaways in the world by National Geographic and Adventure magazines, and it has been voted the best skiing in the country by many Alberta travel magazines. In addition, the largest classic cross-country skiing race in North America is held near Edmonton every February. Travel agents warn visitors to dress for the weather, which is colder than most U.S. locations during the winter months.

For rodeo fans, the Canadian Finals Rodeo is held every November in Edmonton, and the angler might be interested to know that the biggest trout ever caught was hauled out of Alberta's third largest lake called Cold Lake. This lake area is also home to Canada's largest air base. Finally, anyone with Ukrainian genes will be interested to know that western Canada is home to the largest Ukrainian pioneer settlement in Alberta, and it has the world's largest ecomuseum, the Ukrainian Cultural Village. "Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King." (Psalm 48:2)

Lamont Country is the church capital in North America with over 47 historically significant churches. People from many religions, including Christianity, tour this country for views of these old church buildings. Most are still in use for weekly services and can be attended by any tourists. Besides church on Sunday, tourists can enjoy the most popular ice cream in Canada, which is located at MacKay's general store in Cochrane. One record breaking day, the store sold over 4500 ice cream cones, and most of those cones were double scoops. Obviously, there is something for every taste and every whim that might be represented in a group looking for adventure in Alberta travel excursion.