Banff has always been a tourist town. Founded in the 1880s after the first transcontinental railroad stretched through the nearby Bow Valley, this popular resort town is home to numerous shops, restaurants & the ultra-popular Banff Gondola & the Banff Upper Hot Springs. I fell in love with downtown Banff, while B was a little…
Canada
Exploring the Columbia Icefields
About two hours north of Banff, after a drive on Icefields Parkway through the beautiful, rural scenery of Jasper National Park are the Columbia Icefields. The Icefields are home to eight glaciers & some of the highest peaks in all of the Canadian Rockies. It’s very barren for most of the drive – no cell phone…
Banff National Park
In the United States, we’re lucky to have an extensive National Park System which works hard to preserve our nation’s priceless natural resources. Luckily, Canada’s park service (known as Parks Canada) does an equally good job of protecting Canada’s most wow-worthy natural wonders. Banff National Park is no exception. Perhaps one of the best known…
Hotel Review: Rimrock Resort; Banff, Canada
The first thing you notice about the Rimrock Resort Hotel is the view. Driving up the long, winding mountain road to reach the resort, the view is largely hidden by the tall thin pine trees which line both sides of the road. Suddenly, the resort opens up before you. It looks simple from the front…
Alberta Perfection
A few weeks ago, B & I spent some time in Alberta exploring Calgary & the Canadian Rockies. I was there to write a guide for Travel Alberta, but ended up falling madly in love with the area, especially Banff & Jasper National Parks. No sponsored, planned, tourism board promoted trip (as this one was) could match…
