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Travel Blogs from Banff
Getting to Banff
After checking out of Deer Lodge and breakfast in Lake Louise Town, a drive up Highway 1A to see the views was somewhat hampered by low cloud and rain.
At Exshaw the countryside seemed to be flattening out on to the central Canadian plain, and with the rain not letting up it was decided to head back to Banff on the main highway, Route 1.< …
Wonderful Johnson Canyon, and a Wild Goose Chase
Rain and cloud to the East indicated West to be the direction to take so it was off to Bow Valley Parkway and Johnson Canyon.
Named after a gold prospector from way back in Canada's recent past, Johnson Canyon provides for a round trip walk of some 8 Km through a beautiful gorge to see a series of waterfalls, each different and fascinating …
Bow Falls Hike and The First Big 'Dump' of Snow
... coming up to our ankles in places! The snow was so different to England as it really was like a powder that just settled on anything and everything. The snow has continued to fall on and off since and Banff looks quite different when it is all white! Very pretty and Nick is itching to get back on the mountain on his board; we hope to both go up on Sunday so I can test my skis for the first ...
Thanksgiving weekend in Banff National Park
... 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 aboriginals.
Needless to say that I loved all the hiking that we did every day and I didn’t find it too soliciting at all, PROBABLY because my spirit and my energy were much more prepared for the trip than my body was. Me and ...
Day 7 Stayed in Lake Louise
... that I would probably find it very cold in the mountains and would need more than just my wind-breaker jacket. But it was a beautiful day and I didn't even need the one jacket I already had! Oh well… Going up the mountain on horseback was beautiful and fun. I only do it every 10 years or so but I enjoy horseback riding. And it’s definitely the best way to go up the mountain! Ended up at a little tea house on ...