Banff, Alberta

I left snow clouds in Hay River to find rain every day in Banff, with snow predicted by end of the week.  This is seriously limiting my sightseeing.

There is a shuttle from the campground into the town of Banff, which is nice because driving in a resort town is a pretty big mess.

View from the hotel terrace

Mt. Rundle and Mt. Cascade, part of the Rocky Mountains, dominate its skyline.









The Banff Springs Hotel is a luxury hotel that was built during the 19th century as one of Canada's grand railway hotels; constructed to resemble a Scottish castle.  It is huge and pretty cool.







I had some of the best halibut I've ever had in a restaurant downtown Banff, better even than most in Alaska.

My waiter is from Austrailia.  He was telling me that there are so many Australians in Banff that they form their own community.  He was telling the truth because most of the locals I've talked to all have the accent.








So today I ran out into the rain to see what I could see ....

I'm here until Friday morning, but with a 90% chance of rain tomorrow and snow expected on Thursday and Friday, I don't know that I will see many more sights.  I'll have to catch the rest when I come back in the Spring.