The Rocky Mountains run almost the

The Rocky Mountains run almost the length of North America. They start in the North West, but lie only a few hundred miles from the centre in the more southern areas. Although the Rockies are smaller than the Alps, they are no less beautiful.
There are many roads across the Rockies, but the best way to see them is to travel by train. You start from Vancouver, the most attractive of Canada’s big cities. Standing with its feet in the water and its head in the mountains, this city allows its residents to ski on slopes just 15 minutes by car from the city centre
Thirty passenger trains a day used to set off from Vancouver on the cross-continent railway. Now there are just three a week, but the ride is still a great adventure. You sleep on board, which is fun, but travel through some of the best site at night