Brendan and I made it to Banff after a long day of traveling yesterday. Up at 4 in the morning for our 6:30 flight from Bangor to Atlanta, then Atlanta to Salt Lake City, and then Salt Lake City to Calgary. We arrived 5:30 pm which is really 7:30 our time, and then it’s an hour and a half drive to Banff. Now I’m sure you’re wondering why we flew all the way down to Atlanta to get to Calgary way up in western Canada. Well they were free tickets and of course they never put you on the most direct flights. You can’t really complain though when they’re free.

The town of Banff is actually located inside Banff National Park which means you have to pay a fee to go there. The Canadian National Parks entrance fees are different than United States National Parks entrance fees. In the U.S. the fee you pay is per vehicle and allows you access for an entire week while Canadian National Parks fees are per person and daily.

Banff is breathtaking! We spent our first day just getting the lay of the land in Banff, and recovering from our long day of traveling! We hiked to Bow Falls which is just outside of town and then to the top of Tunnel Mountain which overlooks the town of Banff. I was a little winded from the higher elevation we’re at here.