Voyager Inn Banff

... br>http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=StiZKcNbR7c (Trailer)<br><br>Also ham wir drei Tage in Banff verbracht und uns zwei Vorstellungen angeschaut ( Radical Reels, The Snow Show). Die Filme waren alle abartig und ham echt Lust auf mehr gemacht. Auf der Homepage vom Festival müssten Infos zu den Filmen sein.<br><br>Von Banff machten wir uns am Freitag dann also wieder auf in Richtung Vancouver!<br>

... side of the road, and then eating plants - very cute. The only other animals we got to see were deer, elk, squirrels, someone saw a coyote and that's about it!<br>Right now I'm in Calgary. I just arrived today from Banff after a week. Banff is a beautiful town surrounded by mountains. Legally it is limited to 8000 residents and there is an application process if you want to become one! I spent my time there with some of the people from the Moose tour. Three Aussie chicks ...

... about 10pm so it was a really nice cool ride.... and oh, the smell of pine and cool summer breeze!<br><br>Because Banff's population is much larger, scaring a lot of the bears off, and due to the fact that the Lake Louise valley is much narrower, making it more difficult for the bears to migrate elsewhere, camping was allowed.<br><br>By 11:30pm, we had the tent set up at Tunnel Mountain Campsite. I'm sure it wasn't a full minute later that we were both already sleeping soundly.

... impressive despite the freezing temperature and overcast skies. Red squirrels and a few warbler waves and a blue headed vireo [I dipped] made the visit even more impressive. Also visited Morraine Lake, a glacial fed lake also which was unseasonally low in water level. And then to the touristy town of Banff. Nice place I guess but I wouldn't want to live there. We were denied the scenery because of the ...

... was bewitching, with snow-topped mountains as far as the eye could see. Around each corner was an even bigger mountain with endless evergreens, and at one point, the peaks started lining up as a wall to create the Rockies chain they belong to. The hostel feels like a ski lodge and has the same laid-back atmosphere. Groceries here are unreasonably expensive, so I opted for the restaurant/pub attached to the hostel. The rest of yesterday's ...

... to see a Moose for Jack, my Grandson, but although we stopped and peered and even called at Moose Meadows, none appeared. We saw plenty of bear proof bins (even Barbara proof at first), but no bears. We saw a few Steller's jays at the hotel and that was about all. We were back at the hotel to sit quietly in the Lakeview lounge and take in the beautiful lake scenery as the sun went down and the full moon rose. It can't get much better!!!

Lots of people say they don't like Banff because it is too touristy. It is very touristy but sometimes that can be nice (similar to Queenstown in New Zealand) as it gives it a certain energy. We need not have bothered with our freezing dip that afternoon on the way to Banff because our first stop was the Upper Banff Hot Springs. It was a fantastic spot, with views of the mountains from the outside pool and it started sleeting which made for a nice contrast of freezing and hot ...

... over the sides of the van. This was our first mishap; we've managed to scrape the stuff off the steps, but have not yet found a way to clean the rest. At Longview we turned off onto the most beautiful road we have yet encountered, beginning there as county 541 and becoming provincial 40. Suddenly we found ourselves right in the midst of the Rocky Mountains, rising to 7239 feet at Highwood Pass. We saw a number of mountain sheep ...

Hi Everyone , Just thought that you would like to see some of the Fun we had on Alicia's birthday weekend. We spent one night (sat, Aussie Bday) at the International Hotel Suites in Calgary, which we were given by one of our friends who won it and was not able to use it. Luck for us we thought this would be the perfect occasion for it !! We also had a nice dinner downtown at a Japanese restaurant call "wild ginger", it was amazing, in a nice funky little ...

... The lake was named after one of Queen Victoria's daughters, Louise. It is one of the most visited sites in the Rockies, but when we arrived there was no lake, just a massive frozen lake. We took a self-portrait and then sprinted inside to find some warmth. The chateau has huge murals depicting the history of the park and the chateau itself. Original photographs were projected onto walls, and artists painted the sepia toned photographs on ...