By Tim Lambert
These are some pictures I took on a recent trip to Western Canada and during a cruise from Vancouver to Alaska. The scenery was breathtaking and the towns were very nice.
![A view of Banff](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/banff1.jpg)
Banff, Alberta
![Me standing in Banff](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/banffme-768x1024.jpg)
Me in Banff
![Another view of a street in Banff](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/image-1-771x1024.png)
Another view
![A view in the other direction](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/banff2-771x1024.jpg)
Banff, looking in the other direction
![Banff viewed from a mountain](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/banffview.jpg)
Looking down on Banff
![Looking down on Banff](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/image-2-1024x768.png)
![Looking out of my hotel room in Banff](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/banffhotel.jpg)
The view from a hotel room in Banff
![A river in the Canadian Rockies](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rockiesview.jpg)
The Canadian Rockies seen from a train
![Two rivers of different colours meet in the Rockies](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rivers-771x1024.jpg)
Two different colour rivers meet in the Canadian Rockies
![A bridge over a river in the Rockies](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-16-1024x1024.png)
A Bridge in the Canadian Rockies
![The edge of the city of Kamloops](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/kamloops.jpg)
A view from the outskirts of Kamloops, British Columbia
![Buildings in Vancouver](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-4.png)
Vancouver
![A cathedral in Vancouver](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cathedral.jpg)
Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver
![A view from a hotel window in Vancouver](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/hotel.jpg)
A view from a hotel room in Vancouver
![A picture of me having breakfast in a hotel](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-23.png)
I am having breakfast at the Fairmont Hotel in Vancouver
![A view of the cruise ship](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-5.png)
The cruise ship
![A room on the cruise ship](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-8.png)
A room on the ship
![Juneau, Alaska seen from a mountain](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/juneau.jpg)
A view of Juneau, Alaska
![Juneau seen from the cruise ship](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/capital-771x1024.jpg)
Juneau the capital of Alaska
![Me with a stuffed bear in Juneau](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-15.png)
Me with a resident in Juneau
![The Hubbard Glacier](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/hubbard-1024x768.jpg)
Hubbard Glacier
![Glacier Bay](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-9.png)
Glacier Bay
![Me with a glacier in the background](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-12.png)
Me with a glacier
![A totem pole in Sitka](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-11.png)
Sitka, Alaska
![A cathedral in Sitka](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/russian-771x1024.jpg)
St Michael’s Cathedral Sitka
![Me in Sitka with an island in the background](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sitkaview.jpg)
Me in Sitka
![Me with a bear in Sitka](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-19-768x1024.png)
Me with a resident in Sitka
![A building in Skagway](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-17-1024x1024.png)
Skagway, Alaska
![](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/redonion.jpg)
Red Onion Saloon Skagway
![A street in Skagway](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-18-1024x1024.png)
A view of Skagway
![A road leading out of Skagway](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/skagwayroad-1024x1024.jpg)
A road out of Skagway
![Dolly's House in Ketchikan](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-7.png)
Dolly’s House, Ketchikan
![A stream in Ketchikan](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-13-1024x1024.png)
A stream in Ketchikan
![Me with a polar bear in Ketchikan](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ketchikan-771x1024.jpg)
A warm welcome awaits you in Ketchikan (from the bear anyway)
![Pineapple cider](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cider-771x1024.jpg)
I tried pineapple cider in Ketchikan. I didn’t know there was such a thing! But it tasted very nice!
![Icy Point Strait](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-10.png)
Icy Point Strait, Alaska
![A statue of an orca](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/icy.jpg)
A statue of an orca at Icy Point Strait
![A view from the ship sailing back to Vancouver](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-6.png)
Sailing from Alaska back to Vancouver
![A view from the cruise ship](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-14-1024x1024.png)
Another view from the ship
![A fountain in Vancouver Airport](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fountain.jpg)
A fountain in Vancouver airport
![A view of Vancouver Airport](https://localhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG20230717114520-771x1024.jpg)
Vancouver Airport