We left Waterton Lakes early and headed to Banff, which is the beginning of the Icefield Parkway route to Jasper, Alberta. It was a very beautiful day and the scenery was spectacular. The Canadian Rockies are larger than life, rugged, and very pristine. Banff is nestled in the Bow River Valley and is located in Banff National Park. Their are two primary townships within the park (Banff & Lake Louise) and the entire area is an outdoor paradise. It is a wilderness area filled with wildlife, unusal rock formations, high alpine meadows, glaciers, and jade green lakes.
We stayed for two nights at the Tunnel Mountain campground just outside of Banff. We walked to town and then discovered that they have a trolley car transportation system, so we took advantage of that service. We strolled the town and visited the famous Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel which was officially opened in 1888, when the Canadian Pacific railroad was built. We took a relaxing plunge in the Banff Hot Springs pool and had a very hard time leaving. We topped the night off with dinner at the "good old" Spaghetti Factory!
We took a hike to the Hoodoos, which overlook the Bow River valley and could see the Banff Springs Hotel in the distance against the pictureque backdrop of the mountains.
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