Alberta beyond the Rockies

[mooseontheloose]

Is it possible to find a single guidebook on Alberta that does not focus almost primarily on the Rockies?

.......(crickets chirping)......

So I'll probably be heading to Alberta in early to mid-September to visit my brother (Brooks) and other friends and relatives (Calgary). I'd like to use the opportunity to travel around southern Alberta a bit for photography purposes and I'd like to know what locations people are fond of. As a former Calgarian myself, I've been all over this area - Drumheller, Lethbridge, Writing-on-Stone National Park, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Waterton, etc. -- but that was many moons ago as a child/teenager, long before I ever got serious about my photography. At the moment theses places are all on the itinerary, but I'd appreciate hearing other thoughts and suggestions about not only this area, but other places in the province as well.

 

[PhotoJim]

Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, in extreme southeast Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan.

I'm also a big fan of driving on whatever interesting-looking dirt or gravel road I can find and seeing what's down them. Very often I can find interesting old barns or farm homes. The search is as fun as the reward a lot of the time. I haven't done a lot of it in Alberta (what I've done was near Edmonton) but it's always enjoyable.

 

[gordrob]

Check out these web sites for a start. Alberta is not all about the Rockies and there are plenty of opportunities for great pictures outside of Calgary.
You can always do day trips from wherever you are staying within a 100 mile radius - best times are in the morning or late afternoon. Colours should be changing in mid September so you are coming at one of the best times.

http://www.discoveralberta.com/
http://www1.travelalberta.com/en-ab/index.cfm?pageid=229

Regards
Gord

 

[Colin Corneau]

I just got back from Lethbridge, where I took in Head-Smashed-In park among other things.

There is a Japanese garden in Lethbridge - Nikka Yuko park. Very easy to find and quite authentic. They should be proud of it, it's a good place to shoot and just walk.

I really liked the landscape around Drumheller, when I went about 2 or 3 years ago. The badlands are quite interesting and it's not hard to get away from the crowds (although there likely won't be many of those past the summer tourism season).