Originally Posted by
SanDiego1K
Answering my own question about fall foliage, the VIA train rep told me that fall color isn't particularly good in western Canada. Brilliant colors can be found in eastern Canada. Rather, he warned me of snow (flurries, at least) in late September.
That's only increased likelihood due to the relative proximity to winter. 7 years ago, my partner drove her cousins to the interior. They stopped for a picnic in Manning park - only about 100-120 miles inland from south coastal B.C., and had to get back in after 10 minutes before it was too cold. And it snowed in the southern Alberta rockies too that weekend. And all this over the Canada Day weekend (i.e., 1 July). The fireworks had to be watched indoors too.