In most European countries space is at a premium so there's literally no room to set trees apart from the road! Also, in older roads (100+ years old) trees were planted right by the side of the road to provide shade to both travellers and beasts.
I noticed that. Driving over there has a completely different feel than here. It requires a lot more concentration I found. Over here, you can pretty much "zone out" for hours at a time between places :-)
Nice drive and great music. One thing that I noticed and I've never seen it elsewhere is the hanging road signs, where they look half the size of normal signs, while hanging from and L-shaped bar. Is that a national park thing for this park to keep the signs from looking too big? It's an interesting look.
yes the signage in Canada's national parks has a consistent look and feel throughout all the national parks to make it uniform. I know there's a pdf floating around online somewhere of a guidebook that gives all the rules. :-)
Noticed this video was posted before I even log on to KCW... Glad I did, too. This is an excellent vid that I know is gonna become one of those elite favorites of mine! The music and imagery work perfect with each other.
make an video on bowvalley trail west of calgary and to canmore alberta nice job on the hwy 93 south to radium hot springs i have passed by radium hot springs town and headed to fairmont hot springs south from invermere british columbia
good idea on the Bow Valley Trail. I've never driven to Canmore that way but I know of it. I do have a video of the other part of the Bow Valley Trail west of Banff to Lake Louise that I posted awhile ago, but I'll have to record the other one the next time I'm out there.
This is fantastic! Apart from the natural beauty what also struck me was how well maintained that road is. The asphalt looks really smooth, the lane markings are clear, with nice wide shoulders and as you mentioned the trees being cleared on either side. Here in Australia, its not uncommon for trees to grow right up to the sides of highways.
The undivided roads in the Canadian Rockies are amazing and cool. Unlike through the US Rocky Mountains, it's different because the US also include's their freeway system aka the Interstate Highway System.
