Alpine Rivers Inn

... , then drove up a side road to the Hooker Valley (no hookers..) and did a couple of short walks. One to the Alpine memorial, a large brick construction, built to commemorate all those that had lost their lives in the area and covered in plaques. The other ...

... and snow-mobiling.  In the summer people are drawn to the magnificent Bitterroot mountains, with beautiful alpine lakes and rivers offering fly-fishing, kayaking, rafting, hiking and backpacking.  There are two ...

... , especially the view, were tremendous. A drive through RMNP included a one-way dirt road from the forested creeks to the alpine tundra, lined with aster and indian paintbrush. The tundra was spread with delicate green, made brighter by tiny white and ...

... Valley wine country and a local winery suggested a hotel when we were making reservations. Turns out this hotel, called The Rivers, was practically in downtown Portland but really not close to anything of interest. Our energy is running low at this ...

... is impressive, if a bit exaggerated. Among the virtues of Stewart are listed: Hanging Glaciers, Breathtaking Waterfalls, Raging Rivers, Dazzling Rock Formations, Giant Grizzly Bears, Wild Spawning Salmon, Majestic Bald Eagles, Elusive Mountain Goats, Bird ...

... the landscape. The scenery in the pass was fantastic, undulating tussock hills, deep valleys, just babbling brooks in places & larger rivers in others with various waterfalls. The metal road was narrow, winding & often steep so, this time I took ...

... 2˝ hour drive to get there is pretty spectacular, with the road meandering through mountains, forests, lupin-filled fields, turbulent rivers, lakes and waterfalls.  Towards the end of the journey the road climbed and, to get across a great mountain ...

... and spent our nights in Tahoe City (more a village than a city) right at Lake Tahoe and our days in the snow, twice at Alpine Meadows and once at Squaw Valley (in 1960 the Winter Olympics were held here). The snow was perfect, there were hardly any people ...

... day we drove to Milford Sound and the drive was as wonderful as we had been led to believe. Incredible mountains, raging rivers, alpine forests and fields packed with beautiful flowers and other flora. If this wasn´t incredible enough when we arrive at ...

... and obviously used to the camera happy tourists (like us!). The first sight of "real" mountains is always breathtaking, as are the rivers. Poked around Jasper for a bit - now the Stampede is done, the crowd has moved west and it was quite ...

... a drink. At the bar we met a very naughty local inhabitant- a Kea. This is the only species of parrot that lives in an Alpine region and it's naughty because if it takes a fancy to something of yours, be it rubber trim off your car window, your bag, food ...

... each segment at your pace. Gave me a great opportunity to hike up at Murodo (high point at 2,450m) and see some alpine plants, animals and volcanic activity :) Another beautiful part of the journey was Kurobe Dam, which is just really big and impressive, ...

... snap happy (I’m sure I was an architect in a past life) and a postcard perfect alpine backdrop surrounding the city was breathtaking while the raging Inn River swept thru the centre of town, with its cobblestone alleyways and wooden chalets. . I ...

... complete. The varied scenery and landscape made for an incredible journey. During our trip we rode through small Bavarian villages, alpine forests, wild flower meadows, farm lands, foot hills, and next to crystal clear rivers and lakes that were great ...

... us amazing 360 degree views of the mountains, valley and river. We also did a couple of good walks along the riverside. The rivers help make the views so good. Large and rapid with all the snow melt and often petrol colured green, they help ...

... good journeys. The island was said to be dryer, rather arid. I found that in places, but saw lush volcanic lands, gushing rivers, hot springs, beaches, authentic culture; great people. If this were near Bali it would be swamped. After a 2 hour ride, we ...