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Banff National Park Travel Guide: 909 reviews and 1,522 photos
My puny page won't be able to do justice to this gem of the Canadian Rockies, indeed of the planet. Canada's first national park, Banff is also a World Heritage site, a well-deserved recognition.
The Canadian Rockies is a beautiful and harmonious collage of lofty mountains, vast glacial ice sheets, crystal clear blue lakes, rolling alpine meadows, precipitous gorges and canyons, steaming hot springs, and fantastic hoodoos. But all these would be mere scenery, not untamed wilderness, were it not for the fact that this is also home to a great many animals large and small. Herds of elks and caribous roam the plains, while big-horn sheep cling to sheer mountain sides and grizzlies and black bears lumber in the forest.
Banff is truly an amazing place that would take many a visit to truly be appreciated. This is my attempt at making a sketch worthy of its majesty.
Upper Falls at Johnston Canyon.
Mountain vista.
- Pros:Scenery unmatched else where on earth; accessibility
- In a nutshell:If you only see something once in your life, make it Banff
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Canoeing on Lake Louise
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Few places on earth offers a more stunning backdrop for rowing. more travel advice
Lake Louise
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The mirror-like Lake Louise is famous around the world. Unfortunately it was a cloudy day so we'd have to catch the... more travel advice
Johnston Canyon
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Johnston Canyon is on the Bow Valley Parkway about half-way between Banff and Lake Louise. The hiking trail snake along... more travel advice
Kayaking on Lake Moraine
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You can kayak on Lake Louise too, but the sheer mountain sides which wall in Lake Moraine make it just a little more... more travel advice
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Comments (26)
Your page is full of excellent photos and there are lots of great tips about the Park. It is close to Calgary and several other places in the mountains worthy of a visit.
I have been there several times and have many photos posted ( old) of some of the same places. As you say it is the best. Nice page. thanks for sharing
good tips and lovely photos of this wonderful park
What a wonderful national park. Very beautiful pics.
Your picture was on the main page. Had to see this page of yours again. The pictures are amazing!!!!! Nice alliteration by the way...beautiful Banff. Those blue waters are engraved in my mind now.
Loved your photos. Agreed with your wildlife comment. Next time l visit Canada l hope to see Banff. :-)
Grt photos. Will be going to Banff next week and these have fired me up even more to get there! ;-)
Really enjoyed your pages. Would like to see lots more wildlife pics!
Your pictures are great. You'll just have to go back on a sunny day!
Keep wildlife wild. . I totally agree. Keep the pages coming!
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