The Poplar Inn Banff
316 Lynx Street Banff, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies, Alberta, T1L-1B7, Canada
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HELLS BELLS!!
... In fact the hotel we are staying in has their own golden retriever with a dog mat in the grand foyer at the entrance to the hotel. Oh yeah and one sister had a cute dog a the meeting =)
The snow shoeing was one of my favourites. I need to explain what snow shoes are before you hear the story. Snow shoes allow you to tread on snow with about 8 or 10 times more surface area than what your snow boots would. Like what you've probably seen Eskimos wear as ...
2011 Final Story
... and stuffed animals. It was quite interesting walking around the exhibits and getting a feel of traditional, first nations life. On the way back we walked across the frozen river which was quite stable and didn't feel very unusual at all!
On 31st December, we had a big Nova Scotia New Years Eve Party at Cougar Street. Basically that meant that at 9pm (midnight on the east coast) we counted down ...
Insider's Guide to Banff
Howdy Folks,
Well Banff is changing with the coming of winter, so I thought I would take a bit of a walk around today (while it was -15 degrees) and take a few photos of what the town is currently looking like so you get the gist of it. Although I will probably never be a travel writer for Lonely Planet, I will include a few insider tips on Banff and things to check out.
1. Dress Appropriately. While it might have reached a high of 27 ...
Happy Halloween!
... With a sharp knife, Dave cut the lid off and Steffie made the face. With a salad server, we carved out the pumpkin and put in a candle. Couldn't be simpler!
Secondly we came up with a costume. I didn't want to go all out and buy a new costume, so I decided to buy a tie and top hat to go with my waistcoast and become an undertaker. I got up at 3pm this afternoon and got my outfit together. Then I had to go upstairs ...
The Ice Fields
Friday we mostly took it easy and relaxed at the campground. We did do a walk down to the Bow river where we saw fresh bear prints in the mud. The bear was probably young ( a year old or so) as the prints were about as large as my palm. We did take notice of the park rangers who were armed with serious firearms as they walked through ...

