This is a one day excursion I took whilst I was in Banff (in July 2005) and it took me across Great Divide of the Rocky Mountains, Johnstone Canyon, Lake Louise, Valley of the Ten Peaks, Victoria... more
When you're in Banff, most people go to Lake Louise as well. The route to take is Highway 1.
Or alternatively, you can take the Bow Valley Parkway.
It is slower, more curvy, and you get less grand... more
You have two choices - an open chair or enclosed bucket.......guess what I choose?
Half way up I began looking at the floor of the bucket (Gondella they called it) every time it passed a piece of... more
This is a time limited tip. There is some major road construction going on in Banff National Park right now (late 2010). The worst of it is on Highway 1 with... more
Banff National Park is an immense area, let alone if you take into consideration it being surrounded by Jasper, Kootenay, and Yoho National Parks. You really... more
Access to Banff National Park is by the Trans Canada Highway , the main east/west route across Canada.This highway is now twinned throughout most of the park... more
From the UK - fly! Cheaper to fly to Vancouver and get an internal flight to Calgary. Hire a car at Calgary and after touring the rockies drive back to... more
This is my most ambitious project yet on VT. Banff is such an extraordinary place that words and photos cannot hope to do justice to the magnitude of this part of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. I hope...
I must admit that all my life I have had a love-hate relationship with Banff. The love started when I was very small and my parents would bundle up my brothers and I in the wee hours of the morning......
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In 1885, the Government of Canada set aside an area of 10 square miles around
the Sulphur Mountain Hot Springs near Banff......
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