Bow Falls Banff

On Tuesday we decided to go on a bit of a hike in the Bow Valley to see the Bow Falls which were really pretty. We also did a bit of the Spray River hike but after about 15 minutes along the trail (very much on our own with nothing but some water and a couple of cereal bars and bananas) the fear of cougars, wolves and big grey clouds in the …

..after a couple of amazing days in Jasper my roadtrip continued to Lake Louise and Banff. As well as the last time there was a lucky fellow traveller in Jasper who had to go to Lake Louise, so I gave Martin from Chile a ride and we hiked around Lake Louise in the afternoon. But first of all, I have to point out that we spotted two black bears …

After being dragged out of bed only to find out that the Soni's were still fast asleep, we decided to embark on a journey of our own to Lake Louise. A close drive from where we're staying, it was absolutely majestic. We even saw people canoe racing in the lake. Now that's definitely something that we're looking to do in the coming days! We took a …

So, vorgestern sind wir in Banfff angekommen. Gleich nach der Ankunft nahmen wir den Bus zu Downtown und erkundigten die Stadt. Banff ist zuckersüss und wunderschön. Die Häuser sind toll. Es gibt hier einen Christmas Shop der das ganze Jahr geöffnet ist. Typisch Amerika... Banff ist bis jetzt die schönste Stadt.
Gestern erwartete uns …

... their smiling pet collie who indulged me with a few friendly pats and headrubs. They told me the path continued up past some falls (Bow Falls) and that I had to watch my footing as it was quite steep, but what another glorious surprise was in store for ...

... around the pond and found we had to cross a small section...Look at Chris's face!!! Next we're off to Bow River and Bow Falls just a short way out of town. All that in one day and we had thought these sights were something special but ...

... first nations museum, i paid the entrance fee and went in. After visiting the museum i took a walk down the road which lead to bow falls, this was mostly uphill, but i knew it would be down hill on the way back. After getting to the viewpoint and looking ...

... we found nothing appropriate to send her – sorry Lou. The following day was a lazy day spent walking around Banff shopping and onto the Bow Falls at one end of the town and on up to another amazing hotel called the Fairmount for afternoon tea. The ...

... be considered just for a 4 days weekend. I mainly did everything that I was mentioning here and I really enjoyed seeing the Bow Falls and having a tour through the souvenir shops which “talk” so much about the local culture and the ...

... TN.  After stopping at the information center to get maps and brochures, we visited a few sites that are around town.  We saw Bow Falls. a pretty little falls on the Bow River, which runs right through town.  As with all the falls we ...

... therapy.. (Calgary was even worse and grotty second time around lol, but thankfully it came through in the shopping department!) -Walked to Bow Falls and chilled in the rare appearance of the suns rays. -$10 pizza night at the Elk on a Monday. -$8 steak ...

... wires and Colin decides it would be fun to start rocking it from side to side....no wonder I had a face on me like that!!!! A 15min hike to the observation terrace supplied spectacular views of Banff town, the hot springs, Bow falls and Lake ...

... Mountain. We had lunch it was bloody cold! We headed back down and made our plans for our afternoon hike, first we headed to Bow falls, 1km from Banff, some impressive falls, good views of Rundle, god i wanted to climb that peak so bad!! In the aftie we ...

... car.  BINGO- free ride down- get in there! On reaching town I went for a walk along the Bow River to Bow Falls which was very pretty and I then returned to the hostel for a well deserved rest. Two days later I joined a Moose Tour ...