Welcome to Alberta, Canada’s cowboy country. This beautiful, mountain filled province sits smack-dabbed in the middle of the majestic Canadian Rockies. Modern cities like Calgary and Edmonton sit alongside towering trees and mile-high peaks. It’s the home of great mountain towns like Jasper and Banff and the home of Wayne Gretzky, the Great One. From mining, to dinosaur digs, to rodeos, to hockey fans, to majestic mountain lodges, Alberta is the essence of Canada.
December 9, 2016: I slept so soundly throughout the night. The movement of the train rocked me to sleep. The Via Rail Canadian, a massive, metal bassonette provides the perfect mix of ambiance and comfort when dozing off under the stars of the Great White North. My one regret was that I did not get up in the middle of the night to see Saskatoon, which our train...