More About Banff

I can see why Banff and its surrounding areas are so popular. The breathtaking beauty, the fun activities, and the charm of a place so diverse in population it’s hard not to appreciate the world we live in.

We started our morning at Downtown Sally Cafe & Bakery. I had an almond croissant and coffee and Bruce had what they call a cruffin filled with strawberry and cream.

We sat outside at the cafe and enjoyed the bright sunshine.

Sitting at the bus stop, we can see mountains all around us.

We took the Banff Gondola to the top of Sulphur Mountain. The views were fabulous.

At the top, we stopped for a buffet lunch at the Northern Lights Alpine Kitchen.

It’s a buffet lunch. A little expensive at $45 Canadian each but it included coffee, tea, and soft drinks. And it was worth it for the breathtaking views.

The building also held a little theater showing a movie of Banff. There were also exhibits. Can you guess what this is?

After lunch, we walked out on the boardwalk. From the top, I took this panoramic shot of the mountains.

The boardwalk extended from one mountaintop to another. We decided to go halfway. That was good enough.

We could see the town of Banff below!

The very blue lake in the foreground is Lake Minnewanka.

Bruce is taking in the scenery.

Snow everywhere but I wore just my top most of the time. The sun was warm. I was wondering how long the snow stayed on the mountains although the glaciers always maintain snow.

This was where the boardwalk went. Quite a distance but I’m still not up to that high a hike. We were up around 7,500 feet.

We did get to see a mama mountain goat and her kids.

I thought going down would be like a roller coaster but it was very smooth.

Once down we sat around a fire pit waiting for our bus.

This evening we went into the hot tubs at the resort. What a fabulous view.

We are off to Kamloops tomorrow.

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