Rocky Mountaineer – a brief photo journey from Vancouver to Banff

fullsizeoutput_29c8Rocky Mountaineer is one of the world’s great train journeys – and I was lucky enough to join a press trip from Vancouver to Banff, riding through some of the most stunning scenery on the line. My article will appear in Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper, at a date yet to be decided. In the meantime, here are a few carefully chosen shots of the hundreds I took. I hope they give a little taste of the majestic landscapes you see..

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Leaving Vancouver on the first leg to Kamloops

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The swirling waters of Hell’s Gate

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Starting the next day from Kamloops

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A lone fisherman cuts through the water

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At the top of the Rockies

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Saving the best till last – the final stretch into Banff

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Sunrise the next day as seen from my room at the Rimrock Resort Hotel, Banff

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See also: 

Spectacular views of western Canada

My 2017 Metro article on Rocky Mountaineer and western Canada

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