by Brian Patton | Nov 4, 2020 | banff, Banff National Park, Home page News
Stoney Squaw, Tunnel Mountain, Mount Eisenhower, Chinaman’s Peak. Some of the most popular short-hike destinations in the Bow Valley that experienced name changes over the past 40 years or may do so soon. I can’t remember the first time I hiked the 2-km...
by Brian Patton | Mar 31, 2020 | banff, Banff National Park, Home page News
Click on Epic Films for the Great Indoors to access the Banff Centre’s page featuring films from the cancelled world tour and 2018 available for free viewing at home during the coronavirus crisis. You can watch these selections on your digital tablet or computer, or...
by Brian Patton | May 15, 2017 | banff, Banff National Park, hiking
There will be more Roam buses and Parks Canada shuttles plying the roads of Banff National Park this summer as the park and Town of Banff gear up for the busiest summer ever. Parks Canada shuttles will be free, and Roam bus fares nominal. The expanded shuttle...
by Brian Patton | Dec 14, 2016 | banff, Banff National Park, government, hiking, National Parks
Planning a trip to the mountain parks this summer? Prepare for gridlock. Canada, the Canadian Rockies, and particularly Banff, are everywhere you look these days. On the cover of the December-January issue of National Geographic Traveler and as the subject of a...
