One of our group walks at the CVF convention was a 6 or 10 km walk to Banff Cave and Basin. This is where it all began. The hot springs were discovered back in 1883 and Banff became a National Park (the oldest one in Canada) in 1887. Due to having to attend a meeting that afternoon (boo!) I opted for the 6 km walk. What can I say...another beauty of a walk. There isn't such a thing as "ugly" in Banff - well unless you count (and I do) the construction sites of McMansions in the area. So off on another walk....on another stunningly beautiful day. No time to shop during a group walk - and no time to go back and snoop around in here either! This was on the side of the building above. Enlarged picture on a poster of the endangered Banff Springs snail found in the mineral waters....you could barely see them in the water - mere dots! Banff Cave and Basin Visitor Centre The original Springs. Elevated wooden paths took you around
Tales of travel from a sixty plus girl at heart from the prairies of Canada.