Banff, Canada Travel Blogs

There's a bear in there - and a deer as well...
Apr 27, 2007 (6 photos)

... - yes, startling - and off for blueberry pancakes in the dining car as we pulled out of Kamloops headed for Banff. More rain, more clouds but never-ending scenery with enlightening commentary from our two stewards.     We ...

Climbing the Rockies
Oct 11, 2006 (60 photos)

... from Quebec) and we both soaked our bones in the steamy, heated bath. The mineral rich warm waters are reknowned throughout Canada for curing rheumatism, arthritis and other ailments. All I know is it felt damn good after hiking all day long! I thought ...

Rockin the Moose!
Oct 5, 2006 (34 photos)

Left the city of Vancouver today heading east into Canada's Rocky Mountains. Picked up a fantastic group of international passengers (I was the first loaded onto our mini-bus), with Australians, Japanese, British, Irish, Austrian and Swiss folks all ...

Thirty kilos of luggage, no moon boots...
Apr 29, 2007 (5 photos)

I was an hour early for the bus this morning. Just in case the same travellers were there again... AND IT WAS SNOWING! Large, fluffy snowflakes that melted on the road but built up a gentle dusting on the trees and rooftops. Real Christmas card ...

From Jasper to Banff
Jul 8, 2006 (15 photos)

... it were people and the slightly large ones were buses! For our first couple of nights we stayed at the HI Hostel just outside Banff which is probably the nicest place we've stayed in - they've obviously spent some money on it! On Saturday (my birthday) ...

The Icefield Parkway
Oct 11, 2006 (24 photos)

... they are able to grip the rocky slopes with grace and ease. We also learn that a collaboration between Parks Canada and Montana State University, the Henry P. Kendall Foundation and other partners funded the construction of wildlife passages, crossings ...

Did that earlier Playschool reference jinx me?
Apr 30, 2007 (5 photos)

The good fortune with weather continues. Today is sunny with temperature ranging from minus 2 to a high of 5oC. The path around the lake is clear, so photography should be good even if there isn't the chance for that postcard shot of an emerald ...

Hunting and Skiing
Nov 16, 2006 (5 photos)

... home and packed for my trip to the South Pacific. We drove to Calgary and Celina did her training stuff and then we went skiing in Banff for the 24th and 25th...it was amazing. The snow was great and while it was a bit cold (minus 20) the snow and good ...

First Mountainous Days
Jan 20, 2005 (14 photos)

... and wildlife but we left sadly without spotting a single A-list star or animal. We did sufficiently gape our way around the Banff Springs Hotel which is every bit as posh as I have heard described. From Canmore we made our way to Lake Louise where I ...

No bears, oh my!
Jul 8, 2007 (4 photos)

... Lake Louise on the way to Banff. This is one of the places I had been meaning to go to since I even thought I might come to Canada so it was great to get there, and see that its just as pretty as the pictures look! In Banff we went on a two hour horse ...

Whistler and Banff
Jul 21, 2005 (36 photos)

... the campsite takes its name. On entrance the warden warned us of Grizzly bears, Wolves and Cougars.....nice neighborhood 'eh. Banff is Canada's highest town at 4540 ft above sea level and takes its name from Banffshire in Scotland. Banff is a ski ...

Beautiful Banff
Apr 28, 2007 (6 photos)

... so enjoying that sleep-in when the phone rang at 9.30am asking whether I was going on the scheduled tour of Banff! How embarrassing... Half a busload of train passengers looked me up and down as I stumbled on five minutes later, unshowered and ...

Dearest eloise i know we're supposed to ...
Sep 4, 1999 (9 photos)

... also noticed that I had seen 4 of those new Honda S2000's on the road. These cars aren't even on the market yet in Canada. It turns out that they were making promotional films and pictures. The only reason I mention this is to give the sports car guys ...

Banff/Rockies
Jun 11, 2005 (10 photos)

... and with my limited writing skills I wont even attempt to sum them up just see for yourself. Our time is nearly at an end in Canada and I will be sad to leave, it is only the fact that we have another ten months ahead of us that cheers me up. Hope you ...

snow!
Jan 26, 2004 (9 photos)

... and refused to hire some, so I have some photos! Then we abandoned our warmth and lethargy in a trek back down into Banff town, stopping for sustenance at a couple of ridiculously expensive chalet pubs on the way. I'm so lucky to be here - I think ...

White Sunshine
Mar 23, 2004 (5 photos)

... This sad conclusion is lessened if I consider it to be a major motivation for coming back! Having had a taste of Banff I'm tempted to join the masses of Australians working up here. If nothing exciting eventuates this Australian summer/Canadian winter I ...

Banff and jetlag
Jan 12, 2004 (4 photos)

... the house, and a couple other international students including Julian to an Irish pub, so I didn't get that much of a taste of Canada but had a good time. Sunday was scheduled to be the unpack and sort day, but I was woken when someone knocked on my ...

My new home for the season
Oct 29, 2005 (14 photos)

... to go with the Sunshine Trail Crew job as I would get to ski more. I booked a flight to Calgary and arrived in Banff (an amazing tourist town in the middle of the Canadian Rockies) on the 29th October. My new boss was organising some accomodation for me ...

Rocking in the Rockies
Sep 8, 2007 (17 photos)

... walked out without paying as he was too busy chatting to some Aussie tourists & no one stopped him.....but I sent him back).  Banff is our most favourite part of the NP....with a lot to do, and as the bank holiday weekend was over, the place ...

Conveniences cause sacrificial effects
Jul 25, 2004 (4 photos)

We decided to make a few side trips into 'town' and I came to a sad realization. Before I left Canada, the small cute mountain town of Banff was well on its way to becoming a tourist trap. Altho they have capped (strict laws to control any new contruction ...

New Friends in Banff
Jul 14, 2007 (5 photos)

... swim with them and they planned to barbeque later that evening at Heinz's house. Heinz is a true traveler. He works for Canada Parks, and lives in Banff when he's not traveling to Belize or Costa Rica or somewhere to camp and travel. As we left, the area, ...

A day in the Rockies
Jul 17, 2008 (5 photos)

... . The return journey only took us 35 minutes walking downhill!! However, the scenery was spectacular. We then drove into Banff. This is a very pretty little town surounded by mountains ans ski fields. There are heaps of souvenir shopsetc, however, the ...

2 August 2005 - Banff
Aug 3, 2005

Hi all This update is brought to you from the thriving metropolis of Banff. We arrived here this afternoon after spending the last two nights in Jasper. Over the last couple of days we have been exploring the Icefields Parkway. We have walked on ...

Banff, Week 4
Feb 4, 2007 (15 photos)

... keep it fairly quiet were all in vain as Caitlin decided to make it her life's mission to make sure that absolutely everyone in Banff and Lake Louise knew about my 33rd. As I emerged from the room that morning and gingerly entered the hotel reception to a ...

South to the Border
Aug 19, 2002 (23 photos)

... Leaving British Columbia Province and heading East to Alberta Province is done by going through the Kootenay National Park of Canada. It is breathing taking and, of course, entails crossing the continental divide. This is the point where water flows ...

Lake louise
Sep 25, 2008 (19 photos)

... things changed as all we could do was stare in awe at the scenery that was rushing towards us on the trans Canada highway, the mountains started out small and beautiful magestic looking even, when we got close enough it was magnificant, they soared to the ...

And it just keeps going ..... Banff National Park
Oct 16, 2008 (9 photos)

... years, with little pottery shops and guest  houses... cute, we had a quick stop at Emerald Lake, and then headed for Banff town centre.    Very, very similar to Queenstown.  The shop fronts are wood and stone, they are expensive ...

Grizzly Encounter
Jun 29, 2009 (2 photos)

Spent the night here at Lake Louise....walked around the lake and drove to Moraine Lake.  Beautiful weather.  We had our first wildlife encounter...a grizzly bear walked past our campsite as we were cooking sausages. 

First day in Banff
Oct 16, 2008

... room, I said I may see her later. In the evening I was bored, Kelly was settled for the movie night in, so I headed into Banff to check out the town, great feel to it, lively, all the shops open to about 21:30, I bought some gifts and generally had a ...

beautiful Banff
Jun 11, 2009 (9 photos)

... the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and then went to the Heritage Center.    We left the next day and drove to Banff.  The weather has improved very much.  What a beautiful place!  Snow capped peaks are everywhere.  We have ...