My TripAdvisor Review No.538: Bow Falls, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Bow Falls Is Worth A Wow!

Bow Falls presented a spectacular sight with the Bow River gushing down from the higher reaches of Banff town. The water was cascading down with a roaring sound. We walked along the trail next to the parking lot and then climbed some steps to get a view of the cascading water from a vantage point.

The Falls are located between the famous Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel and the Banff Springs Golf Course, and less than a kilometre from the Banff Avenue Bridge across the Bow River. There is a small parking lot next to the viewpoint.

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Date of experience: August 2019

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My TripAdvisor Review No.537: Banff Avenue, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Pot Of Gold At The End Of The Road.

We stayed one night at the ‘Banff Voyager Inn’ which is located at the north end of Banff Avenue, in the picturesque town of Banff, Alberta. It is the main street of the town along which most of the hotels, restaurants, shops, museums and art galleries can be found. We walked about 2 km to the end of the Avenue to the bridge across the Bow River. There is the beautiful and serene Central Park and The Bow River Trail at the south end of Banff Avenue.

We were blessed with a beautiful rainbow while we were walking, and captured it on our cameras so that we could track our pot of gold at the end.

On the way back we visited the IGA Superstore and picked up some groceries to take back to our room. It was truly an enjoyable walk with the views of the snow-capped peaks all around us.

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Date of experience: August 2019

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My TripAdvisor Review No.536: Moraine Lake, Banff NP, Alberta, Canada.

Get The Best Views On The Rocks.

After visiting Lake Louise our bus took us to Moraine Lake about 14 km distant. The colour of the water here was slightly more blue than the waters of Lake Louise which was more a shade of emerald. These unique colours are due to the reflection and refraction of light from the rock flour sediment particles suspended in the water.

We could not help but compare the two lakes. Both the lakes were equally crowded with tourists, but the scenery around Moraine Lake was very different because it was surrounded by a pile of rocks which afforded some unique hiking trails up the rocky pathways to the top within a short distance around the lake. After climbing up the 'Rockpile Trail' we got stunning views of the lake from the top. The lake is surrounded by mountains and is known as 'The Valley Of The Ten Peaks'.

Moraine Lake is so called because of the pile of rocks (moraine) brought down by the glacier which offered a unique vantage point for grand views. It is definitely one of the prettiest lakes in Banff National Park, not to be missed just because of its slightly smaller size.

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Date of experience: August 2019

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My TripAdvisor Review No.520: Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

Beautiful Banff, UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Banff National Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, together with the other national and provincial parks that form the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks. There are beautiful mountain landscapes to explore with tall peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, hot springs, canyons, limestone caves and fossil beds. There is a lot of wildlife in the forested regions which include Grizzly Bear, Black Bear, Wolves, Cougars, Wolverine, Red Fox, Weasel, River Otter, Coyote, Elk, Moose, Deer, Mountain Goat, Bighorn Sheep and many other smaller animals like Beaver, Squirrel and Chipmunks.

We took a guided coach tour and first visited the photogenic lakes; Emerald, Louise and Moraine stopping the night in Banff town. Next day we visited Bow Lake, Peyto Lake and drove up to the Columbia Icefields and Jasper National Park via the Icefields Parkway, which is supposedly one of the most scenic motorways in the world, and justifiably so. The scenery on both sides of this Highway No. 93 was spectacular with snow capped peaks even in summer, and many sparkling lakes and waterways glinting between the tall trees in unique shades of blue, green and indigo.

It was a truly memorable trip in which we picked up a canvas of beautiful landscape paintings that will forever remain etched in our minds as long as we live.

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Date of experience: August 2019

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