Easy to travel in a day, the Icefields Parkway might only be 232 kilometres long (144 miles), but it’s one of the world’s most spectacular driving routes.

The drive along the Icefields Parkway (Highway 93), starting in Lake Louise and ending in Jasper, takes about three hours, with the Columbia Icefield roughly in the middle.

The following are my favorite stops along the way (please see Things to do for some of them with more info): Bow Lake, Peyto Lake, Bow Summit, Columbia Icefield and the Athabasca Glacier, Glacier Skywalk, Sunwapta Falls, Athabasca Falls.

Here are some tips for driving the road:

• Cell service along the route is pretty bad so it’s best to have a map downloaded or a paper map with you.

• Wildlife can be spotted along the route. Make sure you stay in your vehicle and give them a lot of room.

• Remember that road conditions and closures, seasonality, weather and construction can all have an impact on your itinerary.