Saturday, August 16, 2014

Canada - Day 4

 Our first excursion today was a ride on the Banff Gondola to the summit of Sulphur Mountain.  Photos with my point and shoot camera just don't do the views justice.  The Rockies are really spectacular.


Marmot


Mountain goats just below the viewing deck.  






View of Banff from the summit of Sulphur Mountain


Banff Springs Hotel
 

This was a small park at the Administration Building called Cascade Gardens.  We took a short break here for photos.  The flowers were gorgeous everywhere, much like they are in the Seattle/Vancouver area.  



Our next stop was Bow River Falls and a float trip on the Bow River.  More beautiful scenery and hoodoos!



View of downtown Banff after our walk back from the Banff Springs Hotel.  We got off the bus at the hotel and had lunch there.  We were seated on an outdoor patio for lunch but decided to go inside when a rainstorm blew in.  We heard later there was golf-ball sized hail so we were glad we made the decision to move inside.



2 comments:

Sherrill said...

Banff is SO pretty!! We were there YEARS ago when Kendall was little. We went out on a glacier while there. And MORE GOATS! Were they following you? HA

sherij said...

2Looks like you have a wonderful trip! Enjoying your pictures.

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