Banff National Park

Today we visited the Banff National Park, and were treated to stunning views of lakes, mountains and cascading waterfalls. We walked along a trail around Lake Moraine, and then visited Lake Louise. We also took a gondola up to the top of Mount Sulphur, from which we could survey the park, with its vast pine forests and beautiful landscape, and see the exclusive Banff Springs Hotel. The scenery was quite unlike anything that most of us had seen before - it was vast, mostly uninhabited, and extremely picturesque.

The tourists pose in front of Lake Moraine.

We were able to get right up close to some of the park's waterfalls.

The landscape at Lake Moraine.

Another shot of Lake Moraine.

Unfortunately, we have yet to see a bear, but we hold out hope.

Mr Tidball and a bear... who's scared of who?

The view from the top of the Mount Sulphur was spectacular.