I'm with Stickdog-not all of us have the luxury of extended travel time. What we have done at times is just hit highlights and then gone back to investigate further at a later date. It's not up to any of us to judge how another travels. When a poster asks if a trip is too aggressive or not then by all means answer if you have the experience to do so. Otherwise accept the fact that all of us have different needs/wants/desires. The first time I went to Banff/Jasper was via car with a tent. We did over 7500 miles in 3 weeks but still immensely enjoyed ourselves and have the most wonderful memories. Would I attempt that again? Probably not-just getting too old to enjoy that type of travel. How we enjoy life is NOT subject to someone else's approval.