Fall Color In Alberta's Rockies Beckons

While summer is definitely over, for RVers, the travel season goes on. Labor Day marks the end of the huge tourist season up north, and cool evenings march in, for those with recreational vehicles, a chilly night is nothing.

Now is a spectacular time for spectacular scenes through the Canadian Rockies. The aspens have gone to scintillating yellow, and the larch are adding to the beauty. If you like leaf peeping, this is the time to grab the binoculars and the camera. Add to that, wildlife watching is still a major draw. As the snow begins to flurry in the high hilltops, the critters are getting ready for winter. Elk are in the rut and the bears are getting the last of the season's berries prior to retirement.

An RV driving tour may be just the thing to see the countryside. The Icefields Parkway between Lake Louise and Jasper is spectacular--two mountain passes, waterfalls, iridescent lakes, and ancient glaciers. It's a 140 mile run full of viewpoints with fanciful names like Peyto Lake, Parker's Ridge, and Bow Lake. There's wildlife all along the route, and grizzlies are not uncommon along the shoulder of the road at Bow Summit.

We talked with Alberta tourism officials this morning. What can you expect from the weather? The days are running in the 50s and 60s, and the outlook for the next two weeks is great--only a couple of questionable days in the picture, other than that, smooth sailing.

Start your plans at Travel Alberta, but don't let the grass grow under your feet. When winter sets in, it's all over for a few months.

Photos courtesy Travel Alberta