Banff Campgrounds - Reviews and Rates

The drive from Calgary to Banff is less than two hours, so we arrived at our campsite before lunch. The campsite has a magnificent view of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and right outside our door is a village of ground squirrels. Their habitat is much like a prairie dog village.

After lunch, we went into the town of Banff. It is a tourist...

Its a misty morning when we leave Golden. We head on to Trans Canada hwy and up the mountains and get to a point where the mist had lifted and we can see the town of Golden below and the mountain peaks above with a cloud in the middle. A very interesting site. Golden is a small town with a variety of restaurants, bars and gas stations along the ...

Fantastic - I'd heard that it was supposedly going to snow in Banff today and wondered whether I would get to see it as I was leaving on the Rocky Mountaineer early in the morning - and set the alarm for 5.35am to pack my suitcase for 6am bag pull and looked out the window - and it was snowing!!!! It did not stop and so the trees were becoming m...

Well, well, as the title of this entry suggests... I am now employed! Thursday was spent trudging around town handing in my resume to companies in person and introducing myself. Most of the companies I went to were ones I had already emailed my application to but wanted to follow it up in person. I went to a couple of the companies Claire sugges...

The Town of Banff is on official flood watch as of last night said the signs posted in my building. The road along where I live is closed today with sandbags and cement barricades set up to stop the water. Rain has been in the forecast for the last 3 days, but so far nothing has happened. Quite strange weather really. It's been 25-30C the last f...

Alrighty. Sorry it's taken so long to get my act together. But finally got hold of the all mighty internet that I've been missing as of late. Emailing friends and what not. So I am in Banff. Thinking about this yesterday, I think most of the family I have pretty much all been out here before so it seems a little wierd to write about it, but why ...

So this time next month i'll be on a plane home for a short two week visit before heading back out this way to travel some more of Canada and then down through the States and hopfully into central and south america. I've had a great time in Banff and i'm really sad to be leaving, but all good things must come to an end i guess.....

Finally - on our way to the Rockies! We set out on the tour early enough so we could check out some exciting views on the way to the mountains. First stop was... a water fall! Bridal Veil Falls (which is apparently a popular name for waterfalls here so it isn't the last one we'll see) actually looked quite like a bride's veil surprisingly. Movin...

We left Banff that morning and made our way through the National Park towards Lake Louise. It soon became clear to me that every moment in the Rocky Mountains is a photo opportunity. For every few feet we moved, there would be something amazing to look at. But since this is a road trip, I had to contain myself and my camera a bit, else we would ...