Banff
Trip Start
Jun 28, 2008
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Trip End
Nov 13, 2008
Banff,
Alberta,
Canada
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
The hostel is only 20 minute walk out of town. Walking along I saw a couple Elk outside someone's house. Very cute town, lots of touristy shops selling the same stuff.
I walked along Banff avenue, which is the main street, to Bow River. A further 2km or so along the river are the Bow River Falls. Beautiful walk and falls. bits of snow and ice along the path too. I stood on my first patch of ice. very exciting! and then slipped and nearly fell! lucky no-one was around to watch.
I walked the other way along the river to the caves where the first hot spring in Banff was discovered, and along a boardwalk through the marshland there. very pretty but man does it smell BAD! lots of sulphur in the water.
I made friends with the Banff Springs Snail, which lives in five of the hot springs here and no-where else on earth. Tiny, tiny creature.
I stopped in at Grizzly House restaurant for lunch, had Buffalo, Caribou and Elk. Yummo, the caribou was my favorite. They come with a stone hot plate and so I cooked them as I ate them. very cool experience.
Passed through the Cascade Gardens at Canada Place on my way back home. saw a couple more elk or caribou just outside the hostel. magnificent creatures.
