Vancouver’s downtown ... “the Rockies.” The Rocky Mountains are a 3,000-mile tract of jumbo geology, beginning way down in New Mexico and reaching an apogee here in western Canada.

Canada has its own stretch of the Rocky Mountains, and this acclaimed train journey enables passengers to view them up close in a comfortable way.

The writer was invited to a complimentary media trip aboard the Rocky Mountaineer, but the opinions expressed in this article ...

As the trail winds upward, you’ll navigate rocky ridgelines ... over vibrant mountain heather and red cedar woodlands. British Airways and Air Canada fly direct from London to Vancouver.

GETTING THERE: For best fares to Vancouver and back from Calgary see ... every mile as we climbed higher into the glacier-topped Rocky Mountains. Another fabulous breakfast and lunch followed ...

INVERMERE — Another piece of the puzzle for conservation efforts along the Rocky Mountain Trench in B.C. is in place. Nature Conservancy of Canada says wildlife is in decline, as is suitable ...