The girlfriend thought that I was crazy for wanting to go camping by myself, but I couldn’t think of a better way to get away from everyone and everything for 5 days, and no better place than Banff, Alberta. I originally wanted to go to Bow Valley Campground, but it was full, so I continued into Banff. I’m glad I did as the convenience of a town less than 5km from the campsite was definately nice.
Tunnel Mountain campground is definately a nice place, where you aren’t side by side with other campers. Thats one advantage of being a tent camper in Banff is that the campground is much nicer… I rode my bike through the part that allows trailers, and its like parking along the highway. WAY nicer in a tent. Also, someone must of told the mosquitos to beat it this year as there was nothing but squirrels, birds, deer, and bears in the park. Saw 3/4, but no bears…
I went on a few sweet bike rides while in Banff, and the above map shows my favourite one. I started out in tunnel mountain, down into the townsite, around Bow Falls, out to the Trans Canada Highway, and then back up the other side of tunnel mountain. The ride back up that hill was absolute murder, but it still made for an awesome 19k bike ride. This was also the first time that I’d been on a bike in the mountains, and due to the obvious altitude difference I got wasted much quicker than I would at home. I can now see why athletes train at those elevations to better prepare their bodies for competition.
Anyway, here are some of the pics that I snapped while out in Banff:
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