Canada 2018 - Day 12 - Banff
Wednesday
We were eager to see the area around the town of Banff so decided to leave the car in the parking lot and walk an 11 km trail to Bow Falls (which we can see from our bedroom window) to the Hoodoos.
There was also a great view of our hotel from the the side of the river.
It was a great trail with changes of elevation from the valley floor to a ridge high in the hills giving a great view of our hotel back in the town.
The Hoodoos are spires of rock that were deposited by the glacier that carved the valley millions of years ago.
On our return journey we saw a skunk, it was like a giant hairy caterpillar walking through the undergrowth.
We then took a detour to Tunnel Mountain - there is no tunnel there but when the route was being surveyed for the Canada Pacific Railway a tunnel was planned until they found a better and undoubtedly cheaper route.
The Fens Loop is marshy almost wetland trail the other side of town, we had a little look at the shops but headed out to the trail.
There was a slight incentive in that in these three locations there was a geocache placed by Parks Canada and if 3 caches were found you are eligible to purchase a geocoin souvenir which is a great memento of our trip.
We finished the day with a couple of pints in the Banff Brew Pub and an excellent dinner and the best apple pie I have ever eaten.
After walking 23 km today we had a dip in the hot tub and outdoor pool.
We were eager to see the area around the town of Banff so decided to leave the car in the parking lot and walk an 11 km trail to Bow Falls (which we can see from our bedroom window) to the Hoodoos.
There was also a great view of our hotel from the the side of the river.
It was a great trail with changes of elevation from the valley floor to a ridge high in the hills giving a great view of our hotel back in the town.
The Hoodoos are spires of rock that were deposited by the glacier that carved the valley millions of years ago.
On our return journey we saw a skunk, it was like a giant hairy caterpillar walking through the undergrowth.
We then took a detour to Tunnel Mountain - there is no tunnel there but when the route was being surveyed for the Canada Pacific Railway a tunnel was planned until they found a better and undoubtedly cheaper route.
The Fens Loop is marshy almost wetland trail the other side of town, we had a little look at the shops but headed out to the trail.
There was a slight incentive in that in these three locations there was a geocache placed by Parks Canada and if 3 caches were found you are eligible to purchase a geocoin souvenir which is a great memento of our trip.
We finished the day with a couple of pints in the Banff Brew Pub and an excellent dinner and the best apple pie I have ever eaten.
After walking 23 km today we had a dip in the hot tub and outdoor pool.
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