Our drive from Yoho National Park took a detour from Hwy 1 along the Bow Valley Parkway in order to avoid the road works & hopefully spot some animals. We were in luck (I guess). We saw a couple of mule deer buck (above).
We visited a few scenic spots around Banff including Bow Falls (above) & the Fairmount hot springs (below).
Haven't done a couple of the sights it was time to do the oblagitory shopping for souvenirs in Banff's main street. My favourite!
The things we do.....
Eventually we were over shopping & decided that with the cloud clearing a bit, we should go see a few more sights. We headed up to the Norquay lookout. From there you can see the entire Banff town ship & the surrounding mountains such as Rundle & Sulphur.
We had dinner in Banff & made sure we were back to Lake Louise before dark to avoid a repeat of the driving terror of the previous night.
The less said about the second night in the horrid hotel the better.
We visited a few scenic spots around Banff including Bow Falls (above) & the Fairmount hot springs (below).
Eventually we were over shopping & decided that with the cloud clearing a bit, we should go see a few more sights. We headed up to the Norquay lookout. From there you can see the entire Banff town ship & the surrounding mountains such as Rundle & Sulphur.
Sorry. The photo looks better without a box head blocking the view....
If you look on the small hill beyond the main town in the photo above, you'll see the Fairmount Hot Springs (also below). It's another of the Fairmount's many hotels & other assets around the world.
From the lookout we drove around beside Vermillion Lakes. It's a shame the weather wasn't a bit clearer because the autumn colours were everywhere. Unfortunately the photos just ended up a bit drab but OK.
