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The Rocky Mountaineer is one of the best tourist trains in Canada, and a candidate for the best in the world. Beyond the service and style offered by the Rocky trains Mountaineer, It is tourism that can not be beat.
Travelers who prefer the journey to be as much an experience as the destination of undoubtedly love a trip in the Rocky Mountaineer, but beyond the general description of the mountains and forests – what travelers can expect to see on the road?
Rocky Mountaineer running two trains (the Rocky Mountaineer and Whistler Mountaineer) and four routes linking the coastal city of Vancouver to Calgary and Jasper in the Rocky Mountains. All routes are beautiful, but the favorite is the Yellowhead Route travels from Vancouver to Jasper. Make the most of your trip with this detailed tour guide of the highlights in the road.
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From Vancouver to Calgary Yellowhead Rocky Mountaineer's Route
Traveling east of Calgary, coastal city of Vancouver is the starting point. Nestled between the mountains of the Coast (home to resort Whistler) and the big blue Pacific, Vancouver is a cosmopolitan city maintaining strong ties with the outside. The social clear day outside the premises to run the Sea Wall, up Grouse Mountain, or browse the boutiques, cafes, and patios coating Robson Street, Granville South, and West 4th Avenue.
Make the most of your time in Vancouver, enjoying the city's restaurants, shops and galleries, and ventures outside – like strolling Stanley Park, the control architecture in Gastown, or travel outside the city to explore the nearby mountains.
Boarding the Rocky Mountaineer, soon you will leave Vancouver cityscapes for green Fraser Valley. The Fraser Valley is flood farlmand fertile due to its proximity to the Fraser River.
The Fraser River is the longest in BC and the 5th longest in Canada. While traveling with him, you will notice the water changing from a dark brown to green milky. This is because high levels of sediment in the water, and many of the rapids. The turbulence of the Fraser River belies a vibrant ecosystem, which produces more salmon than any other river system in the world!
The excitement of the Fraser culminating in the Gates of Hell, an attraction located in the most narrow the Fraser River. The sight and thundering sound of the water is just one indication of the magnitude of this step, where up to 909,218,000 liters (200 million) gallons of water through increase of 33.53 meters (110 feet) gorge every minute.
Leaving the Coast Mountains, you emerge in the beautiful Fraser Canyon, a canyon natural with walls up to 600 meters (1980) feet. This canyon runs all the way to hope.
From the City of Hope to Kamloops that his journey shows through a landscape of mountains, fields and lakes. You will travel through Monk and Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park, climb through the Great Bear Snow Shed, the crest of the summit of the Coquihalla pass and cross the top of the plateau Thompson.
You spend the night in Kamloops, a charming town in the Okanogan Valley. The weather is warm and sunny in spring and summer, and winter snow near Sun Peaks attracts skiers. Kamloops is also home to the Rocky Mountaineer's dinner plays, the union of two rivers Musical Revue ® and the Great Canadian lumberjack show.
Back on the train after their night in Kamloops, you will discover faster than the tourism potential of the mountain landscapes of the Canadian Rockies.
An early milestone will be views of Mount Robson, the highest peak Rocky Mountain high. At an elevation of 3956.5 meters (12,972 feet) and falls into Berg Lake in the North and Kinney Lake in the south, this great mountain glacier towers surrounding peaks.
As you continue traveling through the Rocky Mountains, the spectacular Iguazu will Pyramid. This waterfall cascades of 91.5 meters (300 feet) beside the railroad tracks and to maximize its tourism the slow train to allow an up close view.
A different view but equally impressive is the Glacier Albreda. Albreda, like other glaciers in the Rocky Mountains, is a permanent ice field (the amount of snow melt exceeds each year). The weight of accumulated snow compresses the layers below it into ice, which then melts, pushing the newly formed glacier downhill. This movement is ground the rocks beneath it into a fine powder which, when deposited in lakes and rivers that surround the glacier, the water into a beautiful turquoise blue.
His arrival Jasper National Park marks the end of their journey by rail, but also the beginning of tourism opportunities in the Canadian Rockies. Jasper National Park was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1907, and remains one of the largest protected areas in the world. This is accessible Canadian wilderness at its best, and Jasper City makes an ideal base for exploring the trails, lakes and wildlife of the surrounding area.
While traveling through the Rocky Mountaineer Yellowhead Route may be greater in Jasper, the tourist experience is nothing. Consider travel from Jasper to Banff along the Icefields route, most beautiful drive in the country, before exploring the beautiful sights of Banff and Lake Louise.
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