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We took a two-hour drive to Banff National Park yesterday. What beautiful views of the Canadian Rockies. We have luckily timed our stay with snow still on the peaks and in crevices. They told us in another week, it will probably be melted. A few interesting tidbits about Banff NP and its town (or at least interesting to me). Anyone who owns a business or works in the National Park may buy a home in Banff; however, the property, including the town itself, is owned by the Canadian government, as it is all contained in the National Park boundaries. A home can only be purchased for 42 years, then it has to be sold/renew the purchase agreement with the government. All the streets have animal names… badger, lynx, beaver, squirrel, wolf, muskrat, caribou, buffalo, otter, moose… and so on.
Our first stop was Lake Minnewonka, for a boat ride 12 km into the back country of Banff. Beautiful scenery, where we spotted the top of a Bald Eagle.
Our next stop was an Open Top Tour to highlight special sights around town and of the National Park. The downtown is charming in the summer, filled with tons of tourists. And while our tour guide, (a slightly hunky young English guy named JJ) promised us it is just as charming in the winter, the -250 C average temperature tells me otherwise!!
Our last stop was the Banff Gondola ride to the weather station atop the mountain.
Leaving at 8am and arriving home at 9:30pm was an exhausting but exhilarating day full of incredible, indescribable beauty. Our world was truly crafted by an amazing Artist.
The Campsite
The campground’s nice sign. Notice the small sign leaning against the post.
Apparently, seven large rigs all rolling in at once sends the campground managers into a tailspin. Two campgrounds for two so far that they panic when we start driving in, claiming they “just haven’t ever seen so many large rigs all at once.” Now, we all called months ago when booking our sites and told them our sizes. They assured us they would have no problem accommodating our group…until we arrive. I’ve attached a short video to show you how they’ve “situated” us at this location. Notice how snug Jackson is in our spot. In the video, we are missing one of our tractor trailer trucks and two of the smaller duallies.
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