TORONTO, CANADA TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION GUIDE

Hiking The Rocky Mountains  by Trevor Kugler

The Rocky Mountains are one of North Americas most beautiful mountain ranges, and probably her best known. The Rocky Mountains span six US States and 2 Canadian provinces. These would include Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, British Columbia, and Alberta. Although thought of as one mountain Range, the Rocky Mountains are actually just a collection of smaller mountain ranges that we've deemed "The Rockies". The bottom line is that hiking opportunities abound within these mountains.

The easiest way to find hiking trails and clearly defined area's to hike is by visiting a National Park or Forrest area. The main National Park areas within the Rocky Mountains in the United States are: Pikes Peak, Royal Gorge, Rocky Mountain National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Glacier National Park, and Arapaho National Forrest. Within Canada, the National Parks would include: Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Kootenay National Park, Waterton Lakes National; Park, and Yoho National Park. A search on any of these parks will give you all the hiking information a person could want about that particular park.

Hiking in the Rocky Mountains does provide the hiker with a ton of enjoyment. The mountains offer incredible views and are full of wildlife. Some of the wildlife that can be seen within the Rocky Mountains is: deer, elk, moose, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, black bear, grizzly bear, mountain lions, and rodents of all shapes and sizes. For those of you who like to watch birds while you hike, the Rocky Mountains won't disappoint on this from either.

Hiking in the Rocky Mountains is an enjoyable experience for the experienced hiker as well as beginners. All of the National Parks listed above have nice camping area's available, so the entire family can be taken camping in the Rocky Mountains. And for more experienced hikers, trips spanning several weeks are definitely doable within the Rocky Mountains.

The Rocky Mountains boast some of the most beautiful and remote rivers and lakes in all of North America. There are more than 15 main rivers that exit from the Rocky Mountains, carrying run off and snow melt into 3 of the world's oceans: The Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic. And there are obviously thousands of small streams that feed these main rivers to make the process work. Many of these streams, carrying life itself down these mountains, offer amazing sites to the hikers of the Rocky Mountains.

Things To Do In Toronto In The Summer

There is a multitude of summer things to do in Toronto. The city is located in the province of Ontario, one of the well-known travel destinations in Canada, and is certainly the most visited city in the province.  Toronto is full of vibrant and multicultural attractions that are waiting for you to discover.

Kick off your vacation at the Canadian National Tower, more popularly known as the CN Tower. The tower has three different observation levels - the Look Out Level, the Sky Pod and the Glass Floor - that allow you to have a bird's eye view of Toronto and, with the nice summer weather, the distant Niagara Falls. There are other things you can find within the CN Tower that are well worth stopping for. The tower's arcade is a sure hit to the kids, with its state-of-the-art interactive games. Equally interesting for the kids is the fairly new ride-film, Himalamazon. If you are an architect, engineer or just simply intrigued about the CN Tower's concept and construction, a stop at the tower's Maple Leaf Cinema gives you a fifteen-minute documentary showing the tower's impressive building process.

The distinct and friendly neighborhoods of Toronto make walking tours the most common choice of visitors to explore the city, especially during the summer.  You always have the option of joining a guided tour or wandering around on your own.  The best route to take is the Yonge Street stretch that runs from northern Ontario down to Toronto's harbor. To the west, there are the Koreatown and the Little Italy.  The east side, on the other hand, takes you to Little India and Greektown. Whether you veer east or west, you will find yourself with a wide variety of restaurants and/or cafes to stop for lunch and coffee, and shops for your holiday shopping.

The huge Ontario Place gives all the fun things to do during the summer for people traveling to Toronto with children, with their friends or by themselves. The complex consists of a funfair, an IMAX cinema with the latest movie releases, a maze, a water park, an amphitheater for evening concerts and the H2O Generation Station.

No trip to Ontario is ever complete without a Niagara Falls experience. Just more or less a two-hour drive from Toronto  allows you to witness the marvelous, breathtaking natural wonder! Book yourself a Maid of the Mist boat trip for an up close look  of the falls. The Niagara area itself is full of interesting things to see and do. Some of the must-visit places are the Bird Kingdom, Marineland, the Guinness World of Records Museum, and a number of horror and "unusual" attractions like the Nightmares Fear Factory and the Alien Encounter.

Dining options are well spread all throughout Toronto and its surrounding areas. Some of the best restaurants in the city are the Sotto Sotto Restaurant, La Bodega and Crush Wine Bar. Lodging is also abundant. There are also dozens of accommodation options that you can find suited for your taste and budget such as the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Comfort Suites City Centre and the Ramada Plaza Toronto. Wherever you choose to dine and stay, you are sure to find lots of amazing summer things to do in Toronto nearby.