The ride to Banff town was fairly short - only about 20 minutes. We also had to stop on the way to buy an entry pass for the park.
The town is very small and extremely touristy
. We found a parking spot and went for a walk around town. Most buildings are very pretty, mostly wooden and covered with flowers, flags and decorations. All the streets have animal names: Bear, Beaver, Elk, Lynx, etc. The parking spot was on the intersection of Bear and Beaver, for example!
We had some dinner at a pub and then went for a hike along Bow River, which water has an amazing turquoise colour. While hiking we saw some nice local cottages, awesome views of mountains and an amazing castle-likeĀ Fairmont Banff Springs hotel. We also walked through the campus of Banff Centre, a post-secondary arts school.
On our way back to the car, we walked through a residential part of Banff town, which had lots of nice houses. And in one of the backyards we spotted a grazing deer. We thought it was domestic at first, because it was completely unafraid of people and continued eating lawn and tree branches without concern. Apparently, this is a normal sight here, because no of the passersby were interested.
Finally, we walked back to the parking lot, picked up the car and drove back to the hotel in Canmore.
Evening in Banff town
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Banff, Alberta, Canada
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