If you rent a car in Banff, make sure you get one with an extra large windshield, because as you drive the park roads, the view of the Canadian Rockies is so grand and all-encompassing, you’ll get a stiff neck trying to take it all in!—photographer Raymond Gehman

Join Sid Marty, former warden for the Canadian Northwest National Parks, as he explores the Canadian Rockies in the October 1999 issue of TRAVELER.

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Banff, Lake Louise, and the Canadian Rockies
http://www.discoveryweb.com/banff
This comprehensive tourist guide supplies outdoor travel information, a guide to museums and galleries in the area, and a calendar of regional events.

The Canadian Rockies Climbing Guide
http://www.ualberta.ca/~gbarron/index.html
Even if you aren’t a climber, this site provides a great deal of useful local information and links. If you are a climber, look no further.

Canadian Rockies Guide
http://www.banff.com
Plan your trip with this huge guide, where you can specify your travel needs and choose from hundreds of accommodation and activity listings.

Canadianrockies.net
http://www.canadianrockies.net
This gigantic travel-planning guide, includes everything from road and weather conditions to the top ten things to do in Canada’s Rockies. It offers lodging and restaurant suggestions as well as a full range of outdoor activities.

Natural World Heritage Properties: Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/protected_areas
/data/wh/rockies.html
This World Heritage site gives statistics and general information about the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks.

Parks Canada: Jasper National Park
http://www.worldweb.com/parkscanada-jasper
This bilingual site offers an online tour and a wealth of tourist information about Jasper National Park—plus links to pages about Banff, Kootenay, Yoho, and the other Canadian Rocky Mountain parks.

The Whyte Museum
http://www.whyte.org
The home page of the Whyte Museum offers in-depth descriptions of its collections and exhibits, a calendar of events, and some historical information.