I'm not an emotional man, but I'm watching this with wet eyes. I'm 71 yrs young, and in my 20's I motorcycle camped, solo, across the US and Canada several times. Keep in mind this was in the 70's! Before the internet, GPS, cell phones, or GoPro. All I had was a tank bag (food), saddle bags (extra underwear and rain gear), a 2 man trail dome tent, a sleeping bag, and a road map! Of all the roads traveled, nothing matched the shear grandure and beauty of the Canadian Rockies between Banff and Jasper. I had 2 campsites raided by bears there. One was at Lake Louise! Luckily I wasn't present either time, I was in town buying groceries. Which was fortunate timing. The only food the bears left in my tank bag was a can of Vienna Sausage and a half eaten loaf of French bread. I hope you carry a can of bear mace. So many memories. Noraly, your becoming a legend! As we bikers say 'Keep the knees to the breeze, and the rubber side down'. Stay safe. My prayers are with you always.
Banff National Park have since put an electric wildlife protection fence around the Lake Louise Campground, similar to the one seen at Kootenay (Forest) Fire Base in Noraly's previous video.
I remember driving the Icefields Parkway about three decades ago and seeing tourists getting out of their cars and WALKING TOWARDS a Grizzly bear. I concluded that Charles Darwin got it 100% right.
Love your post as always. Keep it up. Be careful. Got my first M/C when I was 15. Still have 2. 1970 CB-750, 1982 Goldwing Aspencade. One thing we need to make clear to everyone. During the last Ice age that lake was under at least 5000' of ice. Those Glaciers have been melting for the last 15,000 years. 90% of the melt happened before the Industrial revolution. The earth is at it's warmest point in the Inter-Glacial cycle. Over the next 15,000 years the earth will again get cold and the Glaciers will return. Human activity has nothing to do with it. Cheers.
@@danielpensyl4382 I agree with you Daniel. Back when I rode through, at the Columbia glacier tourist stop, they had old 1940's glacier tour busses with tank tracks on the rear axle's. They would pick you up at the parking lot and drive you up to the glacier head and let you out so you could walk on the surface! I remember the tour guide had a large metal beer mug attached to a Long rope. They lowered it down into a cravasse, and pulled it up filled with ice cold pure glacier water. We would pass it around, everyone taking a sip (those were the days). It was the best water I've ever tasted! Concerning the glaciers, I agree with you. For those that do the research, they will find many glaciers that are growing. We cannot blindly believe everything the environmentalist tell us. They have lied to us to many times in the past. Enjoy riding your Honda's Daniel, I hear the Goldwing is a great touring bike. Stay safe.
@@davidmarshall718 I camped in those grounds for four nights, a bear was there two nights before our arrival, I slept with one eye open every night, our food was placed out side of ammenities building, in case they came calling. This country is magical, I walked/ hiked up to the tea rooms up near the glacier, at lake Louise, imagine doing that each day for your job! No electric scooters or bikes back then. The squirrels were funny and amusing to watch. What a magnificent country, I’m so happy I got to live, work and site see.. experience!
You see these tv shows where people are supposed to be travelling alone across countries on bikes then you realize they have a camera crew and a back up crew and first aiders. then you see this lady doing it for real , alone without any support , simply amazing ..your an inspiration.
It is incredible with the content she puts out week after week, those old adventure stories Like the long way round Are never going to be able to put out genuine adventure content like this- super amazing
Noraly is also being accused of having a crew & faking it. Sad, the negativity piled onto everything positive & real. We love her genuine pluckiness & upbeat attitude. Rock on, Exploration Geologist !
These videos are usually 20 minutes or so of me calmly smiling in joyful admiration of this young lady’s work as my blood pressure noticeably drops. The Netherlands must truly be a special place to produce someone as talented and good natured as our keen guide.
This video brings back many happy memories. Back in 1988 (some three years after my father had unexpectedly passed away), my mum suddenly expressed a desire to visit Canada - but only if I accompanied her! She had never been abroad before and I had only ever been to Germany (the Rhine) on a school ‘study’ tour. She chose British Columbia and we flew from London to Vancouver, then did a two week coach tour through Princeton, Penticton, Kelowna, Revelstoke, Golden (yay!), Banff, Jasper, Smithers, Prince George, Terrace and then to Prince Rupert, where we took the ferry all the way down Port Hardy (Vancouver Island) and finished in Victoria. This holiday changed my mum’s outlook on life in many ways - we eventually went on to do trips to Hawaii, New Zealand and Australia (to see my brother there) and later, did a Mid-West trip (Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, etc. - she was a huge Westerns fan). My Mum passed away in 2017, but I still have those memories and images. Thanks for all you do and take care. ❤
The Icefields Parkway goes through some of the most beautiful landscapes I’ve seen on Itchyboots travels. In addition, I learnt why water is sometimes turquoise or green. Following Itchyboots is not only wonderfully entertaining but educational as well. I’m lucky I decided to ride pillion with her for the last few years.
The landscape looks alot like what I found some places here in Norway. Canada looks amazing and more vast ,but I feel its kind of a second greater home for me
The educational part is something I wasn't really expecting, but it's been a great addition to her wonderful traveling. Feel like I learn something new every video.
Noraly, when I first started watching your channel, I felt compelled to comment and make you aware of how great your content was. Now I read thru the first 50 or so comments and I just can't articulate anything more than what has already been said. A true world ambassador, Ride on Girl !!!
I keep thinking it can not be possible to keep up this level of content, and am continually amazed by the one person who keeps doing just that . Respect .
Your boundless curiosity, your courage, your positivity, your creativity, your wisdom, your strength, your generosity… You are an inspiration and we would all benefit by finding our inner Noraly. Thank you…
When I was a girl in the 1960's the toe of the glacier was immediately adjacent to the highway. We played on the ice and marvelled at the wildlife. It's very nice to see you enjoying the playgrounds of my part of the world. Cheers!
I thoroughly enjoyed this days ride through the "old stomping grounds". Stayed many times in Golden and remember the early years of the glacier ( circa 1955) when we went up that giant glacier in vehicles that were dwarfed on the ice slopes and we held our breath when we were close to scarey crevices. So many changes in the years since.
Noraly, you are a blessing to all of your viewers! So thankful that my brother told me about your channel. Wishing you continued happy trails from Texas.
As a Canuck, I will say that you did the Banff/Jasper highway an awesome service with your review. I have been gone from Canada for many years and this video is the first time that I actually felt homesick. Well done!
After following along since your journeys first began in Season 1, it is awesome to see you finally in my backyard! I've lived, ridden, skied, and climbed these mountains my whole life. The glaciers that you can see from the highway/valley, as big as they are, are just small fingers coming off of massive icefields. The Columbia icefield above these ones covers approximately 230 square kilometers. Some glaciers are growing, others are receding. Canada will have these for much, much longer. I've slept on the Athabasca glacier and listened to it crack and groan and breathe. They are always moving and changing. Glad you hit some beautiful weather for the parkway! June was rather cold and wet here!
My wife and I took a motorcycle trip on those same roads back in 1988. Best memories ever. She has passed now and I will not be far behind her. Your videos bring tears to my eyes.
Oh my so sorry for your loss first off, but I am so glad this has brought you good memories of your journey through life. It really is an amazing community of followers, of all ages and backgrounds. May you continue to find joy, peace and happiness as you wind down this journey of life. I bet you can feel the wind, smell hear.... etc. Oh Wow Enjoy those memories❣👍
This episode brought tears to the eyes of this old Canadian living in Australia. Noraly, you were responsible for me visiting Iran in 2019. Now you've shown me that I must go home. Oh, and "Banff" was never pronounced so beautifully.
Sorry, but if I lived in Canada, I am not sure I could move to Australia. It is so beautiful there I would feel terrible for moving away. That is how I feel about Alaska.
It is about time to come back to Canada Mike! Welcome back to beautiful Canada 🇨🇦. It is the land I immigrated in 1979 from Ecuador, South America and found many opportunities for work and success.
There's an underlying plot to this channel. It's creating better human beings; smarter, more aware, more appreciative, more connected and the list goes on and on, there's always a lesson. Well done, Itchy Boots!
@@rustafar_2354 A lot of it involves psychology. A lot of what Itchy Boots shares are the same lessons you'll get from Dr Robert Holden and Dr Laurie Santos's Yale course on happiness you can access without charge on the internet. Personally, I think it's important to know why happy people are happy and unhappy people are not. It's not why most people think it is, in fact, most people choose the opposite of what makes them happy over and over and over again.
@@jerrym3261 happiness is fleeting the same as anything else. Contentment is a far better goal. Though some need to find meaning and lessons in everything, to others, entertainment is what is needed.
I’m glad you went from Banff to Jasper. Between the mountains,the lakes, glaciers and wildlife, its the most beautiful place l’ve ever seen.Thanks for showing this. Take care.
An interesting fact that some viewers may not know - many of the "overpasses" that you drive under are actually natural pathways for wildlife to cross from one side of the highway to the other. This increases safety for vehicles and the animals, and allows natural migration to occur. Been all through that area many times and it truly is spectacular.
Those are man made, therefore the term natural is likely not accurate. Also note the high wire fencing on both sides of the roadway, which funnels the wildlife to those overheads. This all has managed to pretty well eliminate vehicle kills of the wildlife. That was a serious problem in this section of the national park, which escalated with increased traffic over the years.
@@molliedoodleable the Canadian government is only doing this and it's national parks. The other roads are full of roadkills, and on some BC highways you see roadkill red marks every few meters.
As do I. With and without the BC Speleological Federation membership. To discover caves not man-made and explore them. While Vancouver Island has larger caves I'm happy with what is under the lower mainland. Seeking humanoids. Like, Neanderthals and smaller Homo floresiensis. Finding more Saber-tooth Tigers would be interesting, eh ?
The music you chose to play after you left the glacier and on your ride into Jasper was so delicate and appropriate for the point being that yes, in a few decades these wondrous works of thousands of years are going to be gone. I have a photograph of myself and a friend standing at Lake Louise in 1965. The backdrop was completely Snow White. With your educational level in geology you know so much more than your viewers. I would imagine this reality check is hard for you to experience. Thank you again for taking us where a lot of us cannot go.
Oh Noraly, how I enjoyed this video! I know traveling paved roads is not your favorite but the tremendous scenery more than makes up for a day without dirt! I have always wanted to see it up close…and until I can this was my fix. Thanks for doing the walking for me too…saved me from falling lol. Great day!
Noralys outlook on life and her passion motorcycling is to a point I even watch the videos two or three times…..do not want to miss a bit of them….her laughter is something I cherish, under stress…she laughs and makes everything great….
You can see where your heart is: Talking about the beautiful colour of the lake you can see your smile and your eyes extend far beyond an all day smile.
That's just the west. Go east and you'll see a different landscape but just as beautiful. Lake Louise in Alberta is another amazing place for pictures and relaxation. 🤙🍻
Geeking out on the geology again thank you for the teaching moment regarding Emerald Lake and the conservation message regarding the glaciers. Ride safe.
I have been watching your journey from Guatamala to Canada and I have to say that I think Canada is by far the most beautiful place you have been in. I love the green trees and blud skys. I hurt my back a few years ago and tried riding a motorcycle this last summer and after two days my back stiffened up and I am sorry to say that motorcycles do not appear to me in my riding future. I want to thank you for the spactacular journey and allowing me to live vicarously through your RUclips Channel. Stay safe and lets go on to Alaska.
Try a Goldwing or GS...and make sure to add a backrest. I had lower back pain when riding ...added a strong backrest, and can comfortable ride for hours without stopping. 500 mile days are comfortable
Norali, what a joy to listen to a knowledgeable person. When you explain about glaciers, mountain formation, hot springs, fault lines, continental drift, etc. , the geologist in you sparkles. Thank you for your enthusiasm ☺️
The ice field and the peak (Snow Dome) just above the Athabasca glacier also features the worlds only triple continental divide. The icefield feeds the Columbia river (Pacific Ocean), the Athabasca river (Arctic Ocean) and the Saskatchewan river (Hudson bay which connects to the Atlantic Ocean)
Don't forget the other one that splits Hudson's Bay, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific. Few people realize that some of Canada is drained out the Mississippi (Milk River in southern Alberta)
I wish you could jump in and respond to all the commenters who refute the evidence of glacier retreat. But you would be here for a month arguing with them. The best one was "glaciers expand every winter and contract every summer". Good grief!
@@robertcreighton272 "People wrap themselves in their beliefs. And they do it in such a way that you can't set them free. Not even the truth will set them free." - Michael Specter. As a practice, I don't engage with people (or bots...) on social media. I'm always happy to speak with people in person about my work though, including deniers. It's healthy to be challenged and I enjoy it, especially when they see things from a fresh point of view. That happens sometimes. We need more social media influencers (like Noraly) to serve as climate advocates. This is the appreciation I speak of for her. I think she's done a great job of earning the respect of many people around the world. If she can change the view of even one person regarding the climate crisis...well, it's time well spent.
Noralee I am so glad you got to see Lake Louise it is really spectacular and like you said short live and not to be here forever. Take care and God bless and thanks for sharing your beautiful adventure with us
Thank you for reminding me how lucky I am to live only 5 hours ride west of the Rocky Mountains. We don't get there often enough. Here in the Okanagan we have great riding, both on and off asphalt. To Creston and back is a good long day ride. Same can be said to Golden and back. It's very sad to think about the glaciers disappearing. My first time to the Columbia Icefields was in 1975. To see the markers indicating the leading edge of the glacier over the decades is remarkable, is amazing, is crazy! Cheers from Kelowna, British Columbia. Love your adventures!
I don't know if I'll ever do a road trip through Canada, living as I do in India. But you're doing it for me. Thank you for these glimpses into the stunning scenery of the Canadian Rockies.
It is so hard to picture in your mind how mountains can be so beautiful until you actually see them. THANK YOU Noraly because without your videos I would never have known.Many prayers for your safe travels.
I'm happy that you always take the less travelled roads. It is not for everyone to do but that keeps it always special, I guess. Keep riding, keep posting. Thank you for this service .
Noraly didn't seem to happy with the US, she had a lot of negatives to say, didn't like speaking English, didn't like the food or the portions, didn't like all the road blocks, she kind of just sped through I felt. 😐
Noralita ;) I just realized that one of the characteristics of your videos that I appreciate the most is the editing quality by which each one of us feels like one is there on its own: no crowds, little noise, a personal experience with landscape and road. Thanks for such care and fun... and also much respect for expressing a reality about Global Change: " imagine to grow up without glaciers"... Reminds us of the original definition of Sustainability "fulfilling the needs of current generations without compromising the needs of future generations" to reflect about it like into the mirrors of those lakes. Gracias
Danke! 👍👍👍 Auch ohne unbefestigter Wege war es ein Traum an ihrer Fahrt teilzunehmen und diese wunderschöne Landschaft durch ihre Augen sehen zu dürfen. Da fiel mir ein Lied von Michael Morgan ein; "Komm geh mit mir nach Kanada dort werden unsre Träume wahr von einem kleinen Haus hoch in den Bergen." Das werden sie bestimmt nicht kennen.😅 Bewahren sie sich ihre kindliche Neugier und Begeisterung für alles was sie sehen. Genau diese Lebensfreude, welche Sie mit ihren Videos transportieren machen diese einzigartig. Ciao! 🤗
Another great video. I have been to Canada once a long time ago and it was a great trip but I didn't get to see the things you showed us today. I believe if we could live long enough we would see the Glaciers again. Its not the first time they have receded and came back. We have a short life span compared to Earth. Glad we live in a time we can see them. Thanks for all your videos so we can see all these wonders we would otherwise may not get to see. Loved the lakes and the color too.
Glad to see you're enjoying British Columbia and Alberta, Noraly. They are truly some of the most beautiful provinces in Canada, and so vast and spectacular in so many ways. Hope you don't have to put up with too much wet clothing - BC is known for it's rainy weather! Best wishes and happy riding!
Canada's only desert like areas are in BC, so the rain is something regional to certain areas of BC. The best part of Alberta is where it's next to BC and the best part of BC is all over it. It's easy to make assumptions about BC, until you actually travel the interior. I made the same mistake, only thinking of the lower mainland and the island, but having explored more of this incredible province, I've done what so many others have and are doing, moved here from another province.
Absolutely gorgeous. I've lived in Canada 🇨🇦 all my life, in fact born here and so many stunning places to see. On my bucket list. Enjoy our beautiful country, Noraly!!
Sooo Beautiful ! Nice to see it's still so beautiful ! I hiked back in 89 from Banff to Lake Louise and its lakes, then hitchhiked to the Icefields Parkway Road and stayed at a campground in Jasper. I really loved that little town where I stayed for about a week with all different hiking trips all around. Medecine Lake, Maligne Lake, Mont Whistlers Peak, Tonquin Valley and then on my way to Prince Ruppert I went on great trails to the Mont Robson. I did really a lot of hiking and some hitchhiking mostly in Alberta and British Columbia, I was all by myself. I was 25 back then, a Dutch girl born in France. Congratulations Noraly for all this wonderful travelling ! It definitely will change the way you see the World. I felt like an Earthling !
I grew up in this area and have ridden the Parkway many times. Thank you for sharing this beautiful area of Alberta Canada with the world. Kindest of regards from 🇨🇦.
Providing geological knowledge right on the spot where it occurs worldwide is an amazing concept. I thought I knew about the world until I started following your travels...
You are travelling through an area that I always wanted to visit but likely never will. Thank you for letting me see it through your eyes. Thane McRae, New Brunswick Canada.
For you to be SO impressed with the scenery after all your travels is really a great compliment. I hope the glacier appreciates it! (I happen to know that it is subscribed) Happy trails!
its funny cause i live in BC and i love seeing her just gush about our province, i know its spectacular and we are very lucky to be here, but i just love when people get to travel through it and witness it for themselves and are just blown away, reminds me just how good we have it here!
@@BrandonPrive1432 ---- the un-official motto of the province is "Beautiful British Columbia" and it has been on all vehicle licence plates (tags) since 1965, except specialized ones. The Icefield Parkway is on the western edge of neighboring Alberta Province, but you would never know when you go from Alberta to B.C. and back again if it were not for the sign on the highway, the provincial border follows the high crest of the Rockies called the "Continental Divide", most of it extremely high, rugged, remote.
I bought a gen 1 klr almost a year ago to the day inspired by you and with dreams of going up to Banff by now but electrical problems on the bike have kept me from any serious travel. This episode is a sign that I've got to get these issues sorted and get on the road. Thanks Itchy!
Feel the same. Every trip from the beginning has shown how beautiful and diverse the world is ! these mountains and sceneries are so beautiful. Go on Noraly, show us the whole world. And keep safe !
Thank you Noraly, because we too, all, feel so lucky to have been along with you, through your own beautiful videography, and to be privileged enough to also see the, disappearing glaciers, of Canada as well. It has been one of my own life’s great wishes, to see ‘the great natural beauty of the real, Canada’ but as I live on the other side of the planet, I am also conscious of the size of the Carbon footprint that it would take, for me to travel there to Canada myself, just to see the sights firsthand, and so I feel very lucky indeed, to be allowed to see that country’s great beauty, through your own, ‘light-carbon-footprint’ motorcycle, travels. God bless you Noraly, and continued safe travels, as we all await, your further videos of beautiful Canada, with great anticipation. 🥰
These view in British Columbia remind me so much of my birthplace in coastal Oregon it’s like going for a long awaited visit. Thank you Noraly for sharing this stunning area.
Breathtaking scenery! Stunningly beautiful! Thank you for taking us on your journey. There is something different in every episode that keeps me wanting to see more of the world. I can only wish to be in those places. This episode was just brilliant.
hello Noraly here we are again traveling with you through your video me and my wife is amaze with the beauty of Canada Thanks for sharing it again. Keep safe always
Oh, Noraly, thank you for this video. My wife and I traveled for 13 years up and down the roads you have shown in this and the previous videos. Such great memories and thanks for the memories. Looking forward to the next video.
I grew up in Canada and moved to Arizona as a young man and have traveled all over west during my 65 years. I am so glad you took this route in Canada as it's my favorite in all of North America. I was shocked to see the shrinking of the Columbia Ice Fields. As a youngster we took snow cats up the glacier which covered the entire mountainside. I remember getting out and looking into crevices that seemed hundreds of feet deep. It saddened me to see the change, but following your trip has reminded me how blessed I am to have spent my life in the west. Safe travels on the rest of your journey.
Thank you for bringing back a lot of very fond memories of my time living in Alberta and British Columbia from '95 - '03 (military postings), and the very roads I travelled many, many times. I can't believe it's been 20 yrs. It's so stunning, you never get enough of the mountains and lakes. I really took advantage of my time there. Great video Noraly, well done!!
I do have to say the excitement and your voice and how you talk makes me tear up for some reason I live in New Hampshire I'm not all that far from Canada I never realized Canada was so beautiful I really do appreciate all your videos they're great you're pretty awesome yourself be safe out there
Whenever someone asks me the best highway to take for spectacular scenery, I point them to the Athabaska Skyway, or Banff- Jasper highway as it is more commonly referred. The best time to travel is on a cloudless, spring day, however in these mountains that can be a rarity. I remember the first time I laid eyes on the ice fields you walked upon, it was only a few hundred meters from the highway. That was in 1974. There was a large industry taking tourists for glacier tours on specially designed tracked busses. Those glaciers feed the rivers that give our major cities like Calgary and Edmonton reason for existing. As these glaciers continue to disappear, we will have problems obtaining enough water during the hot, dryer summer months. The real problem we face is the ice disappearing from the earths most northerly climes. Desalinating ocean water may become the norm as it is in the desert countries of the Middle East . Looking forward to see where your next drive will take you. Ciao
Back in the 1960's I was lucky enough to travel up onto the Columbia Icefield in one of those tracked vehicles. Back in those days the glacier was so much larger than it is now. I can't help but wonder what will become of the Athabasca River, Columbia River, North Saskatchewan River and others that are fed by glaciers in the Rockies. What will Alberta do when the rivers are down to a trickle? I suppose a lot more desertification will occur on the planet in the future when rivers and fresh water are down to nothing. Scary stuff.
I remember back in the 1970's and 80's, many times hiking across the Athabaska glacier with our ski gear ( Myself, Claude Pharand and Susan Smith) and climbing for 4 hours, to make a run or two at the back of the glacier. Great fun! Lake Louise is very beautiful, and we used to go up, usually with about 10 others, to camp, party, and ski on that glacier there every year on the July long weekend. One year, we had 30 cms of snow on July 1st! We were Powder Skiing in July ! Ahhh... the good old days of my twenties and thirties in Alberta - skiing, climbing, and general hooliganism on motorcycles....great memories have come flooding past as I recall standing in some of the same places you are travelling through now. Did you see any of those big trout swimming about below that bridge on Emerald Lake? I look forward to watching more video of your travels over the roads and scenes I remember so well. Thanks !
I first saw the Athabasca Glacier in 1962. I can only guess how many kilometers back that viewing stand was from today's. "One year, we had 30 cms of snow on July 1st!" If that was in 1974, I was in Red Bay Labrador on July 1st and it was snowing there, too.
I did the same thing back in the late 70's, Parker's Ridge was my favourite for skiing "In our shorts of course" After watching this I want to go back to the Rocky's so bad.
I have been watching you during the days of Basanti, and I must say that You have live the heaven already here on earth and rest I never wish to say but wish you keep living like this forever❤👍🏁
Wow we loved the ride today. Shows you that you do not need dirt riding to see spectacular views. We do not understand your obsession with dirt. We enjoyed your ride today very much.
I bikepacked the Icefields Parkway in 2004. It was one of the highlights of my life. I have driven the road also, but on a bicycle you can appreciate the sights, smells and sounds of waterfalls and rivers that you could never experience in a car. Your episode brought those memories back today.
I am in Awe of this country’s beautiful mountains. I thank you so much for showing us all the beauty up close and personal. I’ll be watching this video again. Thanks Noraly! ❤️👍👍👍
Yeah Really. There are rocks everywhere. When I was there I found two interesting rocks. One was a BC sexstone and the other was a lever right. One was just an "F"ing rock. And the other was just a rock. So leaver right where you found it. Sorry, old rock hound jokes.
so nice to see my olde stomping grounds around Banff/Jasper. I went to school and worked in Banff for a good part of the 70's. We used to be able to walk up and slide down the glacier, I haven't been since the 90's amazing to see how much has gone. A group of us motorcycled from Edmonton to Dawson City that was quite a ride. Then came back via Vancouver 50yrs later the trip is still remembered fondly
Wow, wow, wow! How much more spectacular can it be with those awesome views of mountains, lakes and glaciers! Only through your adventurous spirit and geological knowledge, we are privileged to see the beauty of nature in all its wonders and majesty. Once again, thank you Noraly for bringing us there.
I am so glad you got to drive the Icefields parkway, to see the always changing Mountains and see the Athabasca Glacier and the Columbia icefields on top, yeah sure there is no gravel but the road is fantastic, one of the top roads in North America to drive. I take tourists from Banff, Lake louise and from Jasper up to the Icefields in a large tour bus, so they can go out on the glacier via the snowcoaches about 3 times a week, so it was interesting to see your camera's views. The Icefields Parkway is spectacular regardless of what direction you take, different mountain and lake views around every corner.
I have the good fortune to be able to travel and camp/hotel through the Canadian mountains almost monthly. Excellent experience. Thank you for visiting.
I'm not an emotional man, but I'm watching this with wet eyes. I'm 71 yrs young, and in my 20's I motorcycle camped, solo, across the US and Canada several times. Keep in mind this was in the 70's! Before the internet, GPS, cell phones, or GoPro. All I had was a tank bag (food), saddle bags (extra underwear and rain gear), a 2 man trail dome tent, a sleeping bag, and a road map! Of all the roads traveled, nothing matched the shear grandure and beauty of the Canadian Rockies between Banff and Jasper. I had 2 campsites raided by bears there. One was at Lake Louise! Luckily I wasn't present either time, I was in town buying groceries. Which was fortunate timing. The only food the bears left in my tank bag was a can of Vienna Sausage and a half eaten loaf of French bread. I hope you carry a can of bear mace. So many memories. Noraly, your becoming a legend! As we bikers say 'Keep the knees to the breeze, and the rubber side down'. Stay safe. My prayers are with you always.
Banff National Park have since put an electric wildlife protection fence around the Lake Louise Campground, similar to the one seen at Kootenay (Forest) Fire Base in Noraly's previous video.
I remember driving the Icefields Parkway about three decades ago and seeing tourists getting out of their cars and WALKING TOWARDS a Grizzly bear.
I concluded that Charles Darwin got it 100% right.
Love your post as always. Keep it up. Be careful. Got my first M/C when I was 15. Still have 2. 1970 CB-750, 1982 Goldwing Aspencade. One thing we need to make clear to everyone. During the last Ice age that lake was under at least 5000' of ice. Those Glaciers have been melting for the last 15,000 years. 90% of the melt happened before the Industrial revolution. The earth is at it's warmest point in the Inter-Glacial cycle. Over the next 15,000 years the earth will again get cold and the Glaciers will return. Human activity has nothing to do with it. Cheers.
@@danielpensyl4382 I agree with you Daniel. Back when I rode through, at the Columbia glacier tourist stop, they had old 1940's glacier tour busses with tank tracks on the rear axle's. They would pick you up at the parking lot and drive you up to the glacier head and let you out so you could walk on the surface! I remember the tour guide had a large metal beer mug attached to a Long rope. They lowered it down into a cravasse, and pulled it up filled with ice cold pure glacier water. We would pass it around, everyone taking a sip (those were the days). It was the best water I've ever tasted! Concerning the glaciers, I agree with you. For those that do the research, they will find many glaciers that are growing. We cannot blindly believe everything the environmentalist tell us. They have lied to us to many times in the past. Enjoy riding your Honda's Daniel, I hear the Goldwing is a great touring bike. Stay safe.
@@davidmarshall718 I camped in those grounds for four nights, a bear was there two nights before our arrival, I slept with one eye open every night, our food was placed out side of ammenities building, in case they came calling. This country is magical, I walked/ hiked up to the tea rooms up near the glacier, at lake Louise, imagine doing that each day for your job! No electric scooters or bikes back then. The squirrels were funny and amusing to watch. What a magnificent country, I’m so happy I got to live, work and site see.. experience!
You see these tv shows where people are supposed to be travelling alone across countries on bikes then you realize they have a camera crew and a back up crew and first aiders. then you see this lady doing it for real , alone without any support , simply amazing ..your an inspiration.
Professional (or close to) editing keeps her on the road while providing the cool intros, etc
I think you meant to say ''super amazing'' 😉 I share your thoughts tho.. She's some machine...
It is incredible with the content she puts out week after week, those old adventure stories Like the long way round Are never going to be able to put out genuine adventure content like this- super amazing
Noraly is also being accused of having a crew & faking it. Sad, the negativity piled onto everything positive & real. We love her genuine pluckiness & upbeat attitude. Rock on, Exploration Geologist !
I'm sure she has a worthy budget that helps tremendously !!!
These videos are usually 20 minutes or so of me calmly smiling in joyful admiration of this young lady’s work as my blood pressure noticeably drops. The Netherlands must truly be a special place to produce someone as talented and good natured as our keen guide.
This video brings back many happy memories. Back in 1988 (some three years after my father had unexpectedly passed away), my mum suddenly expressed a desire to visit Canada - but only if I accompanied her! She had never been abroad before and I had only ever been to Germany (the Rhine) on a school ‘study’ tour. She chose British Columbia and we flew from London to Vancouver, then did a two week coach tour through Princeton, Penticton, Kelowna, Revelstoke, Golden (yay!), Banff, Jasper, Smithers, Prince George, Terrace and then to Prince Rupert, where we took the ferry all the way down Port Hardy (Vancouver Island) and finished in Victoria. This holiday changed my mum’s outlook on life in many ways - we eventually went on to do trips to Hawaii, New Zealand and Australia (to see my brother there) and later, did a Mid-West trip (Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, etc. - she was a huge Westerns fan). My Mum passed away in 2017, but I still have those memories and images. Thanks for all you do and take care. ❤
You only live once and you're going to be dead a long time. So chase your dreams & have some fun.
(Ken Kaplan)
Wonderful memory which you will keep forever.
@@Tellemore Sadly, nothing lasts forever.
The Icefields Parkway goes through some of the most beautiful landscapes I’ve seen on Itchyboots travels. In addition, I learnt why water is sometimes turquoise or green. Following Itchyboots is not only wonderfully entertaining but educational as well. I’m lucky I decided to ride pillion with her for the last few years.
The landscape looks alot like what I found some places here in Norway. Canada looks amazing and more vast ,but I feel its kind of a second greater home for me
@@venti4268 yes i agree! Having travelled from Tromso all the way to Oslo, Norway is spectacular as well!!
The educational part is something I wasn't really expecting, but it's been a great addition to her wonderful traveling. Feel like I learn something new every video.
Noraly, when I first started watching your channel, I felt compelled to comment and make you aware of how great your content was. Now I read thru the first 50 or so comments and I just can't articulate anything more than what has already been said. A true world ambassador, Ride on Girl !!!
I keep thinking it can not be possible to keep up this level of content, and am continually amazed by the one person who keeps doing just that . Respect .
Noraly, this is genuinely one of the best series I have ever watched in my lifetime. Thank you for what you are giving us all. 🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍
I AGREE with every word!
Who needs TV shows with multimillion dollar budgets?
It inspired me I'm on a trip through the USA myself now
Absolutely!
Your boundless curiosity, your courage, your positivity, your creativity, your wisdom, your strength, your generosity… You are an inspiration and we would all benefit by finding our inner Noraly. Thank you…
When I was a girl in the 1960's the toe of the glacier was immediately adjacent to the highway. We played on the ice and marvelled at the wildlife. It's very nice to see you enjoying the playgrounds of my part of the world. Cheers!
Its astounding really, how far it has retreated. I was playing on the ice there in 1982
I played on the ice in 83!
I was there then too.
I thoroughly enjoyed this days ride through the "old stomping grounds". Stayed many times in Golden and remember the early years of the glacier ( circa 1955) when we went up that giant glacier in vehicles that were dwarfed on the ice slopes and we held our breath when we were close to scarey crevices. So many changes in the years since.
The park buses would drive up on the glacier.
Noraly, you are a blessing to all of your viewers! So thankful that my brother told me about your channel. Wishing you continued happy trails from Texas.
As a Canuck, I will say that you did the Banff/Jasper highway an awesome service with your review. I have been gone from Canada for many years and this video is the first time that I actually felt homesick. Well done!
After following along since your journeys first began in Season 1, it is awesome to see you finally in my backyard! I've lived, ridden, skied, and climbed these mountains my whole life. The glaciers that you can see from the highway/valley, as big as they are, are just small fingers coming off of massive icefields. The Columbia icefield above these ones covers approximately 230 square kilometers. Some glaciers are growing, others are receding. Canada will have these for much, much longer. I've slept on the Athabasca glacier and listened to it crack and groan and breathe. They are always moving and changing.
Glad you hit some beautiful weather for the parkway! June was rather cold and wet here!
Absolutely correct. We don't hear about the growing ones...because we'd start questioning global warming and carbon taxes. lol
@@RandysRides Ah, a science denier, lol.
@@actiondork And Dr. Fauci is science.
No selective unbiased opinions here. Nothing to see. Move along.
@@RandysRides , the Puerto Moreno glacier is also growing.
My wife and I took a motorcycle trip on those same roads back in 1988. Best memories ever. She has passed now and I will not be far behind her. Your videos bring tears to my eyes.
Oh my so sorry for your loss first off, but I am so glad this has brought you good memories of your journey through life. It really is an amazing community of followers, of all ages and backgrounds. May you continue to find joy, peace and happiness as you wind down this journey of life. I bet you can feel the wind, smell hear.... etc. Oh Wow Enjoy those memories❣👍
This episode brought tears to the eyes of this old Canadian living in Australia. Noraly, you were responsible for me visiting Iran in 2019. Now you've shown me that I must go home. Oh, and "Banff" was never pronounced so beautifully.
Canada looks magic ,but in Australia we can ride all year around in most places 😊
Come on home Mike.
@@holeephuk as long as your tyranical leaders allow you some Phukn freedom mate!
Sorry, but if I lived in Canada, I am not sure I could move to Australia. It is so beautiful there I would feel terrible for moving away. That is how I feel about Alaska.
It is about time to come back to Canada Mike! Welcome back to beautiful Canada 🇨🇦. It is the land I immigrated in 1979 from Ecuador, South America and found many opportunities for work and success.
Never in a million years did I think I would be following anyone in my old footsteps. 1966-67 I made that trip. Love it..Thank you
I always come to the end of each video with a sigh, knowing I have "travelled" with you, Norally. Another beautiful trip. 💚💙💙💚
I love hearing these short geology stories of yours. ❤️ Keep’em coming, please.
There's an underlying plot to this channel. It's creating better human beings; smarter, more aware, more appreciative, more connected and the list goes on and on, there's always a lesson. Well done, Itchy Boots!
I'd like to see your full list. It's probably comedy gold. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@rustafar_2354 Oh I'm sure most people would find your MAGA list much more entertaining.
@@rustafar_2354 A lot of it involves psychology. A lot of what Itchy Boots shares are the same lessons you'll get from Dr Robert Holden and Dr Laurie Santos's Yale course on happiness you can access without charge on the internet. Personally, I think it's important to know why happy people are happy and unhappy people are not. It's not why most people think it is, in fact, most people choose the opposite of what makes them happy over and over and over again.
@@jerrym3261 happiness is fleeting the same as anything else. Contentment is a far better goal. Though some need to find meaning and lessons in everything, to others, entertainment is what is needed.
@@sasquatch1554 🤡
I love my country 🇨🇦 🍁
Thank you for visiting our beautiful country ❤️
We love your company
Having traveled all the roads you were on in this video many times, it was heartwarming to hear your enthusiasm for this beautiful country.
In autumn, winter and spring, when the tourists are not here, just the locals in the scattered towns, it gets pretty empty and lonely in these parts !
You didn’t mention the spiral tunnel.
@@robertgrey5993 She may not have known about... as it is a train tunnel.
I’m glad you went from Banff to Jasper. Between the mountains,the lakes, glaciers and wildlife, its the most beautiful place l’ve ever seen.Thanks for showing this. Take care.
An interesting fact that some viewers may not know - many of the "overpasses" that you drive under are actually natural pathways for wildlife to cross from one side of the highway to the other. This increases safety for vehicles and the animals, and allows natural migration to occur. Been all through that area many times and it truly is spectacular.
Common sense solutions. Not a common thing unfortunately.
Why don’t they just walk across the street like normal people
Those are man made, therefore the term natural is likely not accurate.
Also note the high wire fencing on both sides of the roadway, which funnels the wildlife to those overheads.
This all has managed to pretty well eliminate vehicle kills of the wildlife. That was a serious problem in this section of the national park, which escalated with increased traffic over the years.
I absolutely wish the US cared about this more than they do .. road kill is horrible and so many more vehicles on the road.
@@molliedoodleable the Canadian government is only doing this and it's national parks. The other roads are full of roadkills, and on some BC highways you see roadkill red marks every few meters.
The water colors of the Canadian lakes and rivers are mesmerizing. I love traveling though British Columbia. It's one of my favorite places on Earth.
As do I. With and without the BC Speleological Federation membership.
To discover caves not man-made and explore them. While Vancouver
Island has larger caves I'm happy with what is under the lower mainland.
Seeking humanoids. Like, Neanderthals and smaller Homo floresiensis.
Finding more Saber-tooth Tigers would be interesting, eh ?
The music you chose to play after you left the glacier and on your ride into Jasper was so delicate and appropriate for the point being that yes, in a few decades these wondrous works of thousands of years are going to be gone. I have a photograph of myself and a friend standing at Lake Louise in 1965. The backdrop was completely Snow White. With your educational level in geology you know so much more than your viewers. I would imagine this reality check is hard for you to experience.
Thank you again for taking us where a lot of us cannot go.
Oh Noraly, how I enjoyed this video! I know traveling paved roads is not your favorite but the tremendous scenery more than makes up for a day without dirt! I have always wanted to see it up close…and until I can this was my fix. Thanks for doing the walking for me too…saved me from falling lol. Great day!
Noralys outlook on life and her passion motorcycling is to a point I even watch the videos two or three times…..do not want to miss a bit of them….her laughter is something I cherish, under stress…she laughs and makes everything great….
You can see where your heart is: Talking about the beautiful colour of the lake you can see your smile and your eyes extend far beyond an all day smile.
I think out of All the other beautiful places you travelled this is one of the most breathtaking picture perfect places ever on this journey of yours
Well Alaska is just as beautiful but Yes I agree God painted that landscape perfectly 😁✌️🙏
That's just the west. Go east and you'll see a different landscape but just as beautiful.
Lake Louise in Alberta is another amazing place for pictures and relaxation. 🤙🍻
Geeking out on the geology again thank you for the teaching moment regarding Emerald Lake and the conservation message regarding the glaciers. Ride safe.
History, geography, bikes and a beautiful spirit.
Thanks for taking us along for the ride Noraly.
Ditto that!
So nice to see your happy face every time I watch. Congrats for being a joyful human being. We need more of you.
I have been watching your journey from Guatamala to Canada and I have to say that I think Canada is by far the most beautiful place you have been in. I love the green trees and blud skys. I hurt my back a few years ago and tried riding a motorcycle this last summer and after two days my back stiffened up and I am sorry to say that motorcycles do not appear to me in my riding future. I want to thank you for the spactacular journey and allowing me to live vicarously through your RUclips Channel. Stay safe and lets go on to Alaska.
Try a Goldwing or GS...and make sure to add a backrest. I had lower back pain when riding ...added a strong backrest, and can comfortable ride for hours without stopping. 500 mile days are comfortable
Wow ,what a journey across the earth , you are living a true life
Norali, what a joy to listen to a knowledgeable person. When you explain about glaciers, mountain formation, hot springs, fault lines, continental drift, etc. , the geologist in you sparkles. Thank you for your enthusiasm ☺️
Like a diamond, presumably?
One of the most spectacular views is traveling east on Highway 16 and seeing Mount Robson, when the top is not obscured by cloud.
This are some of the most beautiful mountain vistas so far. Canada 🇨🇦 has some jewels to be proud of !
"Glorious " "spectacular" " fantastic" wonderful " " amazing" " incredible "and last but not the least a "golden day"...👍
The ice field and the peak (Snow Dome) just above the Athabasca glacier also features the worlds only triple continental divide. The icefield feeds the Columbia river (Pacific Ocean), the Athabasca river (Arctic Ocean) and the Saskatchewan river (Hudson bay which connects to the Atlantic Ocean)
Don't forget the other one that splits Hudson's Bay, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific. Few people realize that some of Canada is drained out the Mississippi (Milk River in southern Alberta)
Banff-Jasper corridor - One of my favorite places on Planet Earth! Thanks for sharing it with us as you go.
As a Quaternary geologist who makes a living of measuring glacier retreat around the world, I appreciate this video. Thank you.
How thick was the ice at Lake Louise at the end of the last ice age?
I wish you could jump in and respond to all the commenters who refute the evidence of glacier retreat. But you would be here for a month arguing with them. The best one was "glaciers expand every winter and contract every summer". Good grief!
@@robertcreighton272 "People wrap themselves in their beliefs. And they do it in such a way that you can't set them free. Not even the truth will set them free." - Michael Specter.
As a practice, I don't engage with people (or bots...) on social media. I'm always happy to speak with people in person about my work though, including deniers. It's healthy to be challenged and I enjoy it, especially when they see things from a fresh point of view. That happens sometimes.
We need more social media influencers (like Noraly) to serve as climate advocates. This is the appreciation I speak of for her. I think she's done a great job of earning the respect of many people around the world. If she can change the view of even one person regarding the climate crisis...well, it's time well spent.
Noralee I am so glad you got to see Lake Louise it is really spectacular and like you said short live and not to be here forever. Take care and God bless and thanks for sharing your beautiful adventure with us
Canada is the definition on true natures beauty .. Has some of the most beautiful country on this planet 🌎.
Shhh don't tell. It's getting crowded enough already :)
Thank you for reminding me how lucky I am to live only 5 hours ride west of the Rocky Mountains. We don't get there often enough. Here in the Okanagan we have great riding, both on and off asphalt. To Creston and back is a good long day ride. Same can be said to Golden and back. It's very sad to think about the glaciers disappearing. My first time to the Columbia Icefields was in 1975. To see the markers indicating the leading edge of the glacier over the decades is remarkable, is amazing, is crazy! Cheers from Kelowna, British Columbia. Love your adventures!
I don't know if I'll ever do a road trip through Canada, living as I do in India. But you're doing it for me. Thank you for these glimpses into the stunning scenery of the Canadian Rockies.
Thanks for the reunion with this spectacular ride..did it 20 years ago and he tears of gratitude came forth...
It is so hard to picture in your mind how mountains can be so beautiful until you actually see them. THANK YOU Noraly because without your videos I would never have known.Many prayers for your safe travels.
I'm happy that you always take the less travelled roads. It is not for everyone to do but that keeps it always special, I guess. Keep riding, keep posting. Thank you for this service .
Hearing you speak of Canada in such glowing terms makes me proud. I always thought it was a wonderful place to live.
Noraly didn't seem to happy with the US, she had a lot of negatives to say, didn't like speaking English, didn't like the food or the portions, didn't like all the road blocks, she kind of just sped through I felt. 😐
@@rockingredpoppy9119 and alberta and b.c. Rockies are nicer than Colorado rockies imo.
@@garyholt8315 seemed to me she spent a lot more time in each of the Central American countries than in the US as a whole as well.
Hi Noraly thanks for being our window to the world. Ride safe always.
Noralita ;) I just realized that one of the characteristics of your videos that I appreciate the most is the editing quality by which each one of us feels like one is there on its own: no crowds, little noise, a personal experience with landscape and road. Thanks for such care and fun... and also much respect for expressing a reality about Global Change: " imagine to grow up without glaciers"... Reminds us of the original definition of Sustainability "fulfilling the needs of current generations without compromising the needs of future generations" to reflect about it like into the mirrors of those lakes. Gracias
Danke! 👍👍👍 Auch ohne unbefestigter Wege war es ein Traum an ihrer Fahrt teilzunehmen und diese wunderschöne Landschaft durch ihre Augen sehen zu dürfen. Da fiel mir ein Lied von Michael Morgan ein; "Komm geh mit mir nach Kanada dort werden unsre Träume wahr von einem kleinen Haus hoch in den Bergen." Das werden sie bestimmt nicht kennen.😅 Bewahren sie sich ihre kindliche Neugier und Begeisterung für alles was sie sehen. Genau diese Lebensfreude, welche Sie mit ihren Videos transportieren machen diese einzigartig. Ciao! 🤗
Another great video. I have been to Canada once a long time ago and it was a great trip but I didn't get to see the things you showed us today. I believe if we could live long enough we would see the Glaciers again. Its not the first time they have receded and came back. We have a short life span compared to Earth. Glad we live in a time we can see them.
Thanks for all your videos so we can see all these wonders we would otherwise may not get to see. Loved the lakes and the color too.
I am thankful that you are exposing our earthly beauty. Wow! The mountains are so beautiful!!! I love where you go. Keep riding.
Glad to see you're enjoying British Columbia and Alberta, Noraly.
They are truly some of the most beautiful provinces in Canada, and so vast and spectacular in so many ways.
Hope you don't have to put up with too much wet clothing - BC is known for it's rainy weather!
Best wishes and happy riding!
Icefield Parkway connects Banff and Jasper National Parks all of which are in Alberta, not British Columbia.
Only in Vancouver/coastal areas rest of the province doesn’t really get a lot of rain
@@lylemacdonald6672 She did start her day in Golden BC...
Canada's only desert like areas are in BC, so the rain is something regional to certain areas of BC. The best part of Alberta is where it's next to BC and the best part of BC is all over it. It's easy to make assumptions about BC, until you actually travel the interior. I made the same mistake, only thinking of the lower mainland and the island, but having explored more of this incredible province, I've done what so many others have and are doing, moved here from another province.
Man I sure hope she turns east from jasper to enjoy the other wonders of Alberta. Like beautiful Edmonton and Grand Prairie and Fort Mac
Absolutely gorgeous. I've lived in Canada 🇨🇦 all my life, in fact born here and so many stunning places to see. On my bucket list. Enjoy our beautiful country, Noraly!!
TNX and the lost word is stunning scenery
Sooo Beautiful ! Nice to see it's still so beautiful ! I hiked back in 89 from Banff to Lake Louise and its lakes, then hitchhiked to the Icefields Parkway Road and stayed at a campground in Jasper. I really loved that little town where I stayed for about a week with all different hiking trips all around. Medecine Lake, Maligne Lake, Mont Whistlers Peak, Tonquin Valley and then on my way to Prince Ruppert I went on great trails to the Mont Robson. I did really a lot of hiking and some hitchhiking mostly in Alberta and British Columbia, I was all by myself. I was 25 back then, a Dutch girl born in France. Congratulations Noraly for all this wonderful travelling ! It definitely will change the way you see the World. I felt like an Earthling !
I grew up in this area and have ridden the Parkway many times. Thank you for sharing this beautiful area of Alberta Canada with the world. Kindest of regards from 🇨🇦.
Providing geological knowledge right on the spot where it occurs worldwide is an amazing concept. I thought I knew about the world until I started following your travels...
You are travelling through an area that I always wanted to visit but likely never will. Thank you for letting me see it through your eyes. Thane McRae, New Brunswick Canada.
Or course you can visit, come to stay!
For you to be SO impressed with the scenery after all your travels is really a great compliment. I hope the glacier appreciates it! (I happen to know that it is subscribed) Happy trails!
its funny cause i live in BC and i love seeing her just gush about our province, i know its spectacular and we are very lucky to be here, but i just love when people get to travel through it and witness it for themselves and are just blown away, reminds me just how good we have it here!
@@BrandonPrive1432 ---- the un-official motto of the province is "Beautiful British Columbia" and it has been on all vehicle licence plates (tags) since 1965, except specialized ones. The Icefield Parkway is on the western edge of neighboring Alberta Province, but you would never know when you go from Alberta to B.C. and back again if it were not for the sign on the highway, the provincial border follows the high crest of the Rockies called the "Continental Divide", most of it extremely high, rugged, remote.
I'm glad you made your way to Banff and Jasper. It is truly the most beautiful place I have ever been.
I bought a gen 1 klr almost a year ago to the day inspired by you and with dreams of going up to Banff by now but electrical problems on the bike have kept me from any serious travel. This episode is a sign that I've got to get these issues sorted and get on the road. Thanks Itchy!
Truly, what a marvelous country Canada is 🇨🇦 thank you for taking us with you to admire these breathtaking sceneries, Ride safe Noraly!
Feel the same. Every trip from the beginning has shown how beautiful and diverse the world is ! these mountains and sceneries are so beautiful. Go on Noraly, show us the whole world. And keep safe !
Thank you Noraly, because we too, all, feel so lucky to have been along with you, through your own beautiful videography, and to be privileged enough to also see the, disappearing glaciers, of Canada as well.
It has been one of my own life’s great wishes, to see ‘the great natural beauty of the real, Canada’ but as I live on the other side of the planet, I am also conscious of the size of the Carbon footprint that it would take, for me to travel there to Canada myself, just to see the sights firsthand, and so I feel very lucky indeed, to be allowed to see that country’s great beauty, through your own, ‘light-carbon-footprint’ motorcycle, travels.
God bless you Noraly, and continued safe travels, as we all await, your further videos of beautiful Canada, with great anticipation. 🥰
In southern Alberta and northern Montana, the glaciers have been growing for the last ten or so years...
These view in British Columbia remind me so much of my birthplace in coastal Oregon it’s like going for a long awaited visit. Thank you Noraly for sharing this stunning area.
These all were in Alberta ,not British Columbia.Banff,Jasper and Lake Louise are all in Alberta.
@@siphonsnob hahaha! Right!? I'm from Alberta and it triggered me right away!
Breathtaking scenery! Stunningly beautiful! Thank you for taking us on your journey. There is something different in every episode that keeps me wanting to see more of the world. I can only wish to be in those places. This episode was just brilliant.
hello Noraly here we are again traveling with you through your video me and my wife is amaze with the beauty of Canada Thanks for sharing it again. Keep safe always
Oh, Noraly, thank you for this video. My wife and I traveled for 13 years up and down the roads you have shown in this and the previous videos. Such great memories and thanks for the memories. Looking forward to the next video.
I grew up in Canada and moved to Arizona as a young man and have traveled all over west during my 65 years. I am so glad you took this route in Canada as it's my favorite in all of North America. I was shocked to see the shrinking of the Columbia Ice Fields. As a youngster we took snow cats up the glacier which covered the entire mountainside. I remember getting out and looking into crevices that seemed hundreds of feet deep. It saddened me to see the change, but following your trip has reminded me how blessed I am to have spent my life in the west. Safe travels on the rest of your journey.
A GLORIOUS CHAPTER...... and a sad chapter.... Go Noraly Go!!!!
Thank you for bringing back a lot of very fond memories of my time living in Alberta and British Columbia from '95 - '03 (military postings), and the very roads I travelled many, many times. I can't believe it's been 20 yrs. It's so stunning, you never get enough of the mountains and lakes. I really took advantage of my time there. Great video Noraly, well done!!
I love the mountains ❤and how they were hiding in the clouds.
I do have to say the excitement and your voice and how you talk makes me tear up for some reason I live in New Hampshire I'm not all that far from Canada I never realized Canada was so beautiful I really do appreciate all your videos they're great you're pretty awesome yourself be safe out there
Whenever someone asks me the best highway to take for spectacular scenery, I point them to the Athabaska Skyway, or Banff- Jasper highway as it is more commonly referred. The best time to travel is on a cloudless, spring day, however in these mountains that can be a rarity. I remember the first time I laid eyes on the ice fields you walked upon, it was only a few hundred meters from the highway. That was in 1974. There was a large industry taking tourists for glacier tours on specially designed tracked busses. Those glaciers feed the rivers that give our major cities like Calgary and Edmonton reason for existing. As these glaciers continue to disappear, we will have problems obtaining enough water during the hot, dryer summer months. The real problem we face is the ice disappearing from the earths most northerly climes. Desalinating ocean water may become the norm as it is in the desert countries of the Middle East .
Looking forward to see where your next drive will take you. Ciao
Back in the 1960's I was lucky enough to travel up onto the Columbia Icefield in one of those tracked vehicles. Back in those days the glacier was so much larger than it is now. I can't help but wonder what will become of the Athabasca River, Columbia River, North Saskatchewan River and others that are fed by glaciers in the Rockies. What will Alberta do when the rivers are down to a trickle? I suppose a lot more desertification will occur on the planet in the future when rivers and fresh water are down to nothing. Scary stuff.
I went to a hockey camp in Banff when I was a teenager. Incredible!
The glaciers will start growing again.
I remember back in the 1970's and 80's, many times hiking across the Athabaska glacier with our ski gear ( Myself, Claude Pharand and Susan Smith) and climbing for 4 hours, to make a run or two at the back of the glacier. Great fun! Lake Louise is very beautiful, and we used to go up, usually with about 10 others, to camp, party, and ski on that glacier there every year on the July long weekend. One year, we had 30 cms of snow on July 1st! We were Powder Skiing in July ! Ahhh... the good old days of my twenties and thirties in Alberta - skiing, climbing, and general hooliganism on motorcycles....great memories have come flooding past as I recall standing in some of the same places you are travelling through now. Did you see any of those big trout swimming about below that bridge on Emerald Lake? I look forward to watching more video of your travels over the roads and scenes I remember so well. Thanks !
I first saw the Athabasca Glacier in 1962. I can only guess how many kilometers back that viewing stand was from today's.
"One year, we had 30 cms of snow on July 1st!" If that was in 1974, I was in Red Bay Labrador on July 1st and it was snowing there, too.
I did the same thing back in the late 70's, Parker's Ridge was my favourite for skiing "In our shorts of course" After watching this I want to go back to the Rocky's so bad.
good morning ma'am noraly.. have fun and enjoy.. stay safe and healthy.. God bless...
Continued epic adventures Noraly! You're such a beacon of Light & Love! 👏😁👍💚💥💥💥EPIC scenery in Canada.
I have been watching you during the days of Basanti, and I must say that You have live the heaven already here on earth and rest I never wish to say but wish you keep living like this forever❤👍🏁
Wow we loved the ride today. Shows you that you do not need dirt riding to see spectacular views. We do not understand your obsession with dirt. We enjoyed your ride today very much.
I bikepacked the Icefields Parkway in 2004. It was one of the highlights of my life. I have driven the road also, but on a bicycle you can appreciate the sights, smells and sounds of waterfalls and rivers that you could never experience in a car. Your episode brought those memories back today.
I am in Awe of this country’s beautiful mountains. I thank you so much for showing us all the beauty up close and personal. I’ll be watching this video again. Thanks Noraly! ❤️👍👍👍
These are our Alps +1
Absolutely spectacular views. Thanks, Noraly. Godspeed.
“Gly”: Wow! Those vista’s are spectacular! So happy you record and upload at 4K, 2160p. What a beautiful landscape.
Desde Cordoba Argentina gracias por compartir estos paisajes hermosos!!!!
Thank You for taking Us along another epic trip.
At first I was like, Geology on a lake? And then I was all: GEOLOGY IS EVERYWHERE
Thanks again for another beautiful ride and educational rest stop!
Yeah Really. There are rocks everywhere. When I was there I found two interesting rocks. One was a BC sexstone and the other was a lever right. One was just an "F"ing rock. And the other was just a rock. So leaver right where you found it. Sorry, old rock hound jokes.
I am enchanted by your travels. I have no words to describe how much I enjoy watching you. Thank you and good luck from the bottom of my heart.
so nice to see my olde stomping grounds around Banff/Jasper. I went to school and worked in Banff for a good part of the 70's. We used to be able to walk up and slide down the glacier, I haven't been since the 90's amazing to see how much has gone. A group of us motorcycled from Edmonton to Dawson City that was quite a ride. Then came back via Vancouver 50yrs later the trip is still remembered fondly
Welcome to Canada. Hope you enjoy your stay and have a save ride.
Wow, wow, wow! How much more spectacular can it be with those awesome views of mountains, lakes and glaciers! Only through your adventurous spirit and geological knowledge, we are privileged to see the beauty of nature in all its wonders and majesty. Once again, thank you Noraly for bringing us there.
3:31 wow!! looks like a painting really made my day thnQ. Emotional!!
I am so glad you got to drive the Icefields parkway, to see the always changing Mountains and see the Athabasca Glacier and the Columbia icefields on top, yeah sure there is no gravel but the road is fantastic, one of the top roads in North America to drive. I take tourists from Banff, Lake louise and from Jasper up to the Icefields in a large tour bus, so they can go out on the glacier via the snowcoaches about 3 times a week, so it was interesting to see your camera's views. The Icefields Parkway is spectacular regardless of what direction you take, different mountain and lake views around every corner.
Well said Markus!
So glad you took the time to see Emerald Lake. Isn’t it incredible?? WELCOME TO CANADA Noraly! 😁❤️🇨🇦
Wish I was a pillion rider. Watching these amazing footage gives me Goosebumps. Beautiful Canada!
You are making such progress on your trip that we start dreading the day your trip is done. Hope you have another season planned.
Thanks a lot Noraly, your happiness always inspire us. Keep it up and ride safe!
I have the good fortune to be able to travel and camp/hotel through the Canadian mountains almost monthly. Excellent experience. Thank you for visiting.
When I was about 11 or 12 (in the late 60’s) my family visited Lake Louise and Banff National Park. Oh, the memories!