This trip has been a whirlwind and we are already becoming confused about what has happened to us. Fortunately it is raining today and we have stopped to catch up with ourselves. It is also time to catch up with our blog.

We spent three nights in the town of Banff, Canada. It is really a lovely little town, of about 8000 permanent residents, surrounded by mountains in all directions and by Banff National Park for quite some distance. Our campground was just on the fringe of town. Although one might find a vantage point to look down upon the village, we were in deep forest and mountains. We took several day trips, among other things hiking Johnston Canyon and riding the ski lift into the mountains across from Lake Louise (an hour drive north of Banff) for more high altitude hiking.

Dennis in Banff

Banff Street scene

The Bow River in downtown Banff

Our Campground

An Elk who wanted us to know we should not come any closer

Johnston Canyon

Mike at the Johnson Falls

Wild Rose in the woods

The Fairmont Chateau Lodge on Lake Louise – taken from the mountains across the valley

View from our hike on the Ski Trails above Lake Louise