Canada  - -

The Canadian Provinces of British Colunbia and Alberta offer some of
  the MOST EXCELLENT scenery in North America.
The area from Vancouver to Calgary can be travelled by either train or automobile.
There are fine airports in both cities.
The train may be more relaxing, but a car can be turned around and stopped for as 
 long as may be necessary to drink in all of the view. 
 My personal preference is my own car.
Granted, there are some things that will only be seen from the train,
  but they must be viewed quickly on-the-fly because the train doesn't stop 
  to watch munching moose, or nursing deer, or climbing bears.
One possible concept is to take the train one way and drive the other.
There are several possible routes ...
 .-  Vancouver, Kamloops, Revelstoke, Golden, Lk.Louise, Banff, Calgary.
 .-  Vancouver, Kamloops, Tete Jaune Cache (accomodations poor),
                 Jasper, Lk.Louise, Banff, Calgary.
 .-  Vancouver, Castlegar, Revelstoke, Golden, Lk.Louise, Banff, Calgary.

Victoria ...
Be sure to visit Buschart Gardens, and even stay for the evening special effects.
The Empress Hotel at the harbor in the heart of the city is interesting.
The area used to offer rides in horse-drawn carriages, and they ceased for a while
 not sure if they are operating.
The marker for the western end of Trans-Can Hwy-1 is at Beacon Hill Park
  on the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
West out of town is Royal Roads Military Academy, the grounds and gardens are
 very nice, but it may be closed to the public now due to security concerns.


Vancouver ...
Visit Lions Gate Park and Bridge.
Nice views from Suspension Bridge over Capuano Canyon.
The Marina Drive through the Univ of B.C. is ok.


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Banff, LakeLouise, Jasper ...
Banff was a quaint town which has become touristy sorta like Aspen.
There aren't very many time-share exchanges available in the area, and most
 are NOT up to par with the usual expectations due to government
 restrictions on the footprint of accommodations to reduce overbuilding.
Surrounding scenery is Magnificent.
   http://banfftips.com/
Be sure to visit ...
 .- the Banff Springs Hotel
         http://www.fairmont.com/banff-springs/
 .- AND the newer one (RimRock) up on the hill with the parking on TOP.
           http://www.rimrockresort.com/
 .- the Sulphur Mountain Gondola; great views from the top;
       if there is NO fog, get the 1-st ride up in the morning and
         have breakfast while meeting the bighorn sheep.
        http://www.explorerockies.com/banff-gondola/
        http://www.banffdiningguide.com/canadian/banff-gondola/
 .- the Chateau Lake Louise (great venison buffet at the right time of day/year)

TransCan Hwy-1 is an excellent roadway, but between Banff and Lake Louise there
  is a "old road" in good condition and with better scenery.

West of Hwy-1 at the Lake Louise Junction there is a small village
  which can essentially be ignored.
  At the end of the road to the west IS THE BEAUTIFUL LAKE LOUISE and Chateau.
     http://www.fairmont.com/lake-louise/
  About 1/2 way out is the turn off to Moraine Lake; the view is different
   than L.Louise and well worth the drive.
     http://morainelake.com/

East of the Hwy-1 very close to the LakeLouiseJunction, there is the
  Lake Louise Ski Resort and Gondola Lift, which runs for sightseeing
  in the summer; you can buy combination tickets which include lunch at the top.
 This is a MUST SEE VIEW; it's a 12 on a scale of 1-to-10. 
 The view while you eat lunch is 180-deg of exquiste Canadian Rockies; WOWIEEE!
   http://www.skilouise.com/

With a good map in hand, a unique spot can be found where "Divide Creek"
 actually splits and becomes the headwater for two streams which then flow
 to opposite sides of the Continental Divide.
 This is on an aux. road which sort of parallels Hwy-1 after the latter
  leaves LakeLouise and heads toward the town of Field in YohoPark.
  Nice architectural historic marker-arches along this aux. road.
 A little further to the west after re-joining Hwy-1 is a good view of multiple
 snaking loops and tunnels of the Trans-Canada Railroad; the overlook is marked
 w/ a descriptive board of the accident that happened BEFORE the loops were put in.

On to the north is the road to Jasper: the IceFields Parkway;
   (my fisrt trip there was in 1961 and about 20 miles of it was gravel)
  be sure to at least stop at glacer-buggys about 1/2-way up, and consider a ride.
Jasper town isn't much, but you can buy tickets for the Maligne Lake boat trip;
  it a long drive south out of Jasper to the boat dock, but the scenery on the way
  and especially ON THE BOAT, is well worth the trip. Look for bears in the trees.
   http://www.malignelake.com/
 There's an interesting waterfall along this road just after leaving the main road
  in an area known as Maligne Canyon; it's well worth a stop and look-see.
 Jasper Lodge is a nice place to walk around quickly, but not elsewise worth it.
The round trip from Banff to Jasper and Maligne Lake and back to Banff can be
  done in a day, but it's a LONG day. Good idea to spend one night at a motel in
  Jasper and possibly arriving or leaving via Revelstoke.

See more neat stuff at ...
   http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/banff/index.aspx
   http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/jasper/index.aspx

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Waterton Glacier International Peace park ...
     (NOT to be confused with Canada's Glacier National/Provinical Park)
Well worth a day or more. See more at ...
   http://www.popcornpot.com/hughspen/tripgnp.htm
   http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/waterton/index.aspx

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Montreal ...
Is a nice place, but didn't get to see much.
An ornate Cathedral on the Hill.sOlympic area left from 1976; base-ball park with moving roof.
Most interesting to me was the locks on the St.Lawrence, and how they manage
 vehicle traffic on the gates to provide continuous travel even with one lock open.


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Nova Scotia, Halifax, Fundy - -
The Bay of Fundy is an interesting place, but not particularly scenic at
 any moment in time. The neat thing is the SPEED with which the tide rises in the
 Bay and in its tributary rivers. A 6-foot wall of water churning up a 12-foot
 deep river channel is something that isn't seen in many places.
 The view in Truro is very good; not sure about Moncton.
 Wherever any beach is posted as to the time to leave the area,
   then heed well the warning, and GET TO HIGHER GROUND.

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Newfoundland - -
The marker for the eastern end of the Trans Canada Hwy-1 is in
  St.John's, Newfoundland, after crossing to and beyond
    Prince Edward Island by ferrys.

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