Banff National Park Stories


Banff and Calgary - Canada Day

Banff, Alberta, Canada Canada Day, very busy everywhere. People have Canadian flags painted on their faces. Beautiful hike in Jasper, Valley of the Five Lakes. The first four lakes changed in colors in different shades of green, emerald green to jade green. The last lake was brown and had moss growing in the middle of the lake. This is due to the...


Banff

The white water rafting was amazing - highest the water level had been for 3 years due to late snow melt, which meant the rapids were really fast and we could do some level 5 which were so scary. We arrived in our campsite for a 3 night stay just outside the town of Banff which is the nearest settlement for miles around -meaning all the shops can ch...


Icefields, Lake Louise & Banff

Only 4 days to see Lake Louise, Yoho National Park and Banff. Certainly not enough time – could have spent weeks or months – but we really managed to see a lot without rushing about too much. Must be/has to be one of the most beautiful regions on Earth! We were blessed with perfect weather. Warm and sunny throughout our stay, the mountains are still ...