High Country Inn Banff

... was pretty tired so we didn't make too much of a night of it.   The next day they moved from the High Country Inn up to the renovation delight, otherwise known as Hidden Ridge Resort (thanks to Mr Thorburn;))! I was working this day, but I ...

... think I would pick up a connection here so this is a bonus!   We travelled surprisingly quickly from Calgary towards Banff in our big, beautiful machine and the sight of the mountains coming ever closer was fantastic.  A freight train went ...

On arrival in Banff we drove around looking for some where to camp out for the next 4 nights, we decided on the Banff Ptarmigan Inn on the main street. These guys were great as Alanna was able to sweet talk the desk clerk into upgrading us into a better ...

Well Banff is a great little town.  Full of bars and restaurants as well as the obligatory souvenir shops. Surrounded by amazing mountains still covered in snow. The Boy spent much of the time telling how he and Nat spend last winter snowboarding ...

... breakfast in the hotel, yogurt, fruit, cereals and toast Lorna!! Then we set off in our coach heading south for Banff. Again, Fantastic views, we thought Alaska was special, but this easily equals it. Every turn, more glaciers, more wonderful waterfalls, ...

... for smelling around in the gift shop there... plus.. I payed almost $9 on 3 bottles of water (that's not good). Beautiful... Back to Banff... as we are all tired... we took Bow Valley Parkway. Then went up to Upper Hot Springs just to get an idea of ...

... river Bow. The weather is so warm & sunny. Then we walked about a mile (I'm still trying Ann!) to the gorgeous Banff spring hotel. Nearly finished packing now, just got to weigh everything!!  See you all ...

Hello everybody Lazy lot. Only one comment. Thanks Treen. We had a Banff tour today followed by a gondola ride to the top of Sulphur mountain. There were some super views over the town and surrounding mountains. Then I had my treat to me - an expensive ...

... were supposed to do a cruise on Maligne Lake but it was frozen!!!   Was a nice trip and good to see more of the country and wildlife. By the way, while we were on the train we saw some black bears and since then we have seen elk, deer, ...

... . You just never can tell what you’re going to encounter. The Hi Country RV Park (not to be confused with the High Country Inn) turned out to be a very good recommendation. The only drawback we saw after checking in was the sites are narrow. With ...

... Sierras but they got so much snow this year that the high passes will probably be closed until late and will limit easy access to the high country. Check websites for info. You could head up to Tahoe on 80 and drive down to 395 that way. Hwy 50 from ...

... Dep Tok – Arr Destruction Bay, YT at DB RV Lodge    F 13 Dep Destruction Bay – Arr Whitehorse, YT  at High Country RV Park    Sa 14 At High Country RV Park visit rapids & fishway, SS Klondike    Su 15 At ...

... mostly the same route as before only we headed directly north from Longview to the Trans-Canada Highway instead of through Kananaskis Country. We arrived back in Banff at 1:30pm and had 90 minutes before we had to leave so I had a quick nap and a shower. ...

... custard was that he had one morning.  (Dessert and lots of it for breakfast forget the scenery this is my kind of country) For the few days we were there we made alternative trips to Lake Louise and Banff. Banff had a gondola which gave ...

... , we would move at least a 100ks away. Radio stations are a hoot in the States. In between the God 'botherers' and country music it was occasionally possible to pick up a chat show or a classic hits station. Classic hits also includes country music ...

... ; This was OK as dawn was about 7.30 so we could see sunrise once we had cleared the suburbs of Calgary.  Alberta is Cowboy Country and at the small town of Cochrane there was a small statue of a Cowboy riding his horse.  In the gloom, it was ...

... and cheap! Pasta, good Mexican, parilla barbeque, cheese fondue, roesti, espresso everywhere... and this is prime CHOCOLATE country! The streets are lined with chocolate boutiques selling choco-dipped orange rind & cherries, milk- and dark ...