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Banff & Lake Louise, Canadian Rocky Mountain Jewel

One of the most beloved travel destinationsand return service. Most skiers opt to ski
in Canada is the Banff and Lake Louise areaall three resorts during their stays.Lake
located in the province of Alberta. TheLouise is about 45 minutes (35 miles) further
town of Banff is 90 minutes (75 miles) westinto the mountain range and home to one of
of Calgary and is within the Banff Nationalthe largest ski areas in North America.
Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. One canWorld class events are held here as well as a
see the Rocky Mountains from Calgary sinceprevious winter Olympics and the resort Lake
the Banff area is at the eastern edge of theLouise is serviced by the ski shuttle system
Canadian Rocky Mountain range. It is alsofrom Banff. Even for non-skiers, a day trip
one of the most visited areas in Canada allto Lake Louise is a must. The largest hotel
year round since the rugged beauty of thethere, the Chateau Lake Louise, is right
mountains and the protected wilderness drawsbeside the beautiful Lake Louise itself.
tourists from around the world. During theThere is a glacier named Victoria Glacier
winter, the three local resorts of Sunshinewhich is nestled between snow capped
Village, Norquay Mystic Ridge and Lake Louisemountains. During the winters, the lake is
offer some of the best snow skiingcompletely frozen and people can walk right
around.There are numerous shops, restaurantsacross it. The hotel usually sets up a
and small to mid-sized hotels in the town ofskating area on the lake. During the
Banff which is why the majority of travelerssummers, one can still see some of the white
use it as the base during their stays. Thesnow capped peaks along with the glacier but
town itself is small enough to walk around inwhat makes things really special is the lake
since large scale development is limiteditself too which is an emerald green color.
since Banff is located within a nationalOn certain days and hours, the lake gives a
park. As a result, the town of Canmore juststunning reflection of the mountain/glacier
outside the national park boundary has becomescene. This combination offers one of the
a recent spot of development. This offersmost beautiful and photographed scenes in
tourists with rental cars another choice forCanada. No motorized boats are allowed in the
accommodations. There is a complete range oflake but there are canoe rentals available.
accommodations from budget motels to theTaking a canoe across the lake while seeing
ritzy and majestic Fairmont Banff Springsthe glacier and mountain range is one of the
Hotel overlooking the nearby valley. Manymost special, peaceful activities one can
hotels have views of the mountain ranges anddo.The wildlife in the Banff and Lake Louise
I can personally claim that there isarea is another attraction. There are
something very magical about waking up andwildlife spotting tours available but every
seeing a snow capped peak first thing in thetime I have traveled to the area, I've seen
morning, particularly during the non-winterdeer and elk along the roads and highways.
season.Like the choice of accommodations, theI've even seen them wander right into the
range of dining opportunities covers thefront of the Banff Springs hotel. The road
entire spectrum as well. Travelers can dinethat leads up to the Norquay Mystic Ridge ski
at the most fancy eating establishments orresort just outside of Banff is a golden spot
buy their own groceries at the local grocer.for wildlife. On every drive up that
One thing for beef lovers is not to miss theparticular road whether during the winter or
Alberta prime rib here which is a localsummer, I have always seen curly horned
specialty. It practically melts in yourmountain goats. Many are so used to cars
mouth. Some restaurants serve very generousthat they would just move aside for vehicles
24 ounce (or higher) portions called mountainto get by but would still stay on the roads.
cuts for those who think they can eat itThis makes great photo opportunities.One
all.There are numerous activities during thething to be careful of especially when hiking
non-winter seasons including hiking,is the possibilities of bears. During the
horseback riding, fishing, golf and a hotnon-winter seasons, pay attention to the
springs spa heated naturally by the mountain.local rangers who give reports of bear
The wonderful mountain scenery just makessightings as it is not recommended to go on
these activities seem that much more specialtrails where bears have been recently.Many
here. Imagine golfing with views ofworld tourists think of Canada as a land of
mountains in the background and glimpses ofwonderful natural scenery and although the
elk. Of course, the winters have the skiingcountry is much more than that, the Banff and
and snowboarding but there are other winterLake Louise area is probably one of the best
activities such as dog sledding andexamples of Canadian natural beauty. It is a
snowmobile tours. For skiers and boarders,place that draws visitors, foreign and
there is a very good bus shuttle system setCanadians alike, back to the area like it
up which picks skiers up at various locationsdoes for me every few years.Clint Leung is
around town and transports them to any of theowner of Free Spirit Gallery an online
three ski resorts mentioned earlier. Somegallery specializing in Inuit Eskimo and
shuttle stops are right outside of the manyNorthwest Native American art including
hotels so for many, it can be door to slopecarvings, sculpture and prints.



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