Banff

Alberta Canada, Banff Nat’l Park, Canadian Rockies, June 19
 
We are in Canada wishing you were here with us.  We drove most of the day yesterday in the rain and stopped overnight in Alberta.  We drove this morning into Banff Nat’l Park.  What a beauty of a park!  It has everything you would ever want.  You would never lack for things to do.   It has so many spectacular scenic vistas that you can walk, drive, gondolla, fly, however you want to go.
Banff Nat’l Park was established in 1885 and the Park has always been about preservation and enjoyment of nature.  It is 6,641 sq. kms 2,564 sq mi).  We visited Banff Springs Hotel which opened in 1888.  Designed in the Scottish baronial style, in a nod to the town’s namesake Banffshire, Scotland, the hotel was designed a National Historic Site in 1992.  We drove to the top of Tunnel Mountain where the best view is.  Then we drove through the town, which resembles Jackson Hole.  We will visit there tomorrow where we can spend more time.  (especially Cow’s ice cream parlor).  Our campground is on Tunnel Mountain.  There are over 300 beautiful sites.  We love it here.  Thank you,  Canada, for this beautiful park.