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48 Hours in Banff National Park: A Suggested Itinerary

By Scott ShetlerAlberta, Banff National Park, Calgary, Canada, featured, UNESCO World Heritage Site

You can pack a lot of lakes, hikes and glaciers into two days in Banff National Park! Browse this suggested itinerary for tips.

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Hiking & Camping, National Parks, Travel Tales
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A Summer Road Trip Through Canadian Prairies and National Parks!

By Scott ShetlerAlberta, Banff National Park, Calgary, Canada, Edmonton, Glacier National Park, Idaho, Isle Royale National Park, Jasper National Park, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Voyageurs National Park, Winnipeg

I spent the past two months seeing tons of wildlife while visiting seven national parks, six states, and four provinces.

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Hiking & Camping, National Parks, Road Trips, Road Trips Best Of, Travel Tales, Wildlife
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The Most Interesting and Quirky Foods I Ate This Year While Traveling

By Scott ShetlerCalgary, Canada, Detroit, Houston, Louisiana, Mexico, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Puerto Vallarta, Reykjavik, Saskatchewan, Texas

One restaurant serves nothing but turkey. Another serves cocktails with beets in them. Another is entirely designed in black and white.

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Welcome! I’m Scott, a freelance writer who began blogging about oddball roadside attractions during a road trip through 46 states in 2009. Now, I put a fun, quirky spin on travel and cultural adventures around the world. Seattle is my current homebase between trips.



Upcoming Quirky Travel Guy Trips

(All of these trips have been postponed due to the current health crisis.)

April: San Diego / Tijuana
May: Las Vegas
June: Peru / Bolivia / Colombia

Recently Completed Trips:
Mount Rainier National Park
Berkeley, CA
African Safari
Iceland
Cuba

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