18 mars 2009
Crazy Creek Water Falls, Malakwa, British Columbia.
Crazy Creek Waterfalls
Crazy Creek Waterfalls is located in the midway between Sicamous & Revelstoke. Raised timber boardwalks leads to a 240 ft suspension bridge across the canyon.
13 mars 2009
West Edmonton Mall, Alberta, Canada
West Edmonton Mall
West Edmonton Mall is the world's largest shopping & entertainment complex started in 1981 by two Iranian brothers . The complex as a whole is 500,000m2 . The main attractions are Galaxyland, Water Park, Sea Life Cavern, Pirate Ship, Ice Palace, Bungee Jump tower & two Golf Courses.There are 800 stores & a Chinatown .
Replica of Santa Maria- a ship of Colombus
World's largest Indoor Wave Pool
03 mars 2009
Emerald Lake, British Colombia, Canada.
Emerald Lake
Emerald Lake is located in the Yoho National Park. It was discovered in 1882 by Tom Wilson- a mountain guide. This stunning emerald coloured lake is surrounded by President Range, Mount Bergess & Wapta Mountains.
This is the favourite destination of hikers & canoers .
18 février 2009
Hoodoos, Alberta, Canada
The Hoodoos
Hoodoos site is located 16 km south of Drumheller. Hoodoos are strange pillars resting on a thick base of shale that's capped by a large rock. Fossilized dinosaur bones found in this region are in the Royal Tyrrell Museum. This yet eerie landscape of the Canadian Badlands can be seen in Drumheller, East Coulee, Lehigh, Cambria, Rosedale, Wayne & Nacmine. The Dinosaur Provincial Park is a United Nations World Heritage site.
18 décembre 2008
The Gastown Steam Clock, Vancouver.
Gastown Steam Clock
Gastown was Vancouver's first downtown named after "Gassy Jack", a steamboat captain who arrived in 1867 to open a saloon.
Gastown's most famous landmark is it's steam powered clock. This glass & bronze clock plays the chimes of Big Ben every quarter hour .
21 novembre 2008
Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver.
Capilano Suspension Bridge
Capilano Suspension Bridge is 230 ft above & 450 ft across the Capilano River. Steps onto the swaying planks takes you high above the forest floor for a thrilling encounter with the rainforests. Then it's time for Treetops Adventure,which takes you through a series of interconnected platforms & bridges linking giant trees like Cedar, Douglas-fir & Hemlock.
The original Capilano Bridge was built by George Grant Mackay in 1889 to access prime forest lands & was suspended on hemp rope. Today's bridge uses 2" steel cables.
31 octobre 2008
Canada Place, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Canada Place
Canada place is a building with white sails, situated on the Burrand Inlet ( Crique de Burrand) waterfront of Vancouver.
17 octobre 2008
Horseshoe Canyon, Alberta, Canada
Horseshoe Canyon Fossils located at the "Canyon Viewpoint" 
Horseshoe Canyon is situated in the Alberta province, 17km southwest of Drumheller. These geographical layers were laid down in Cretaceous period . 70 million years ago dinosaurs roamed around this region. In 1743, French Canadian explorers François & Louis-Joseph de la Verendrye described this haunting landscape of mesas, buttes & coulees as " mauvaise terres" / "badlands".
19 septembre 2008
Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
Lake Louise with Iceland poppies in foreground
Louise Lakeshore is one of the busiest & the most spectacular walking trails in the Canadian Rockies. Stoney Indian name of this lake was " Lake of Little Fishes". Later it was called " Lake Louise" to honour Princess Louise , fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and the wife of Lord Lorne, Governor General of Canada. Now there are so many nick names - Hiking Capital of Canada, Skiing Capital of Canada , Diamond in the Wilderness, Jewel in the Heart of the Rockies etc.. This is the only place where one can see the Lake & it's feeding Victoria Glacier as it's background . The glacial melt water contains a fine silt which stays suspended in the water reflecting the green rays of the spectrum. So the colour of the Lake Louise varies between emerald green & opaque turquoise, depending on the light.
29 août 2008
Moraine Lake, Canada
Moraine Lake
Moraine Lake reflects the Wenchemna Peaks in it's blue water." Wenchmna" is the Stoney Indian word for "ten".So now this spot is popularly known as "Valley of the Ten Peaks".This lake is featured on the back of the Canadian $20 bill.
