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Banff, Alberta is one of the busiest resort towns in Canada – approximately 4.09 million people visited Banff National Park in 2018/19. Most visitors come during the peak seasons (mid-June to mid-September for the summer attractions, and mid-December to mid-March for winter attractions). But if you want to enjoy a quiet getaway in the mountains…
A few weeks ago Mark and I decided we’d better get our butts in gear if we wanted to get a camping trip in before the season was over. This summer just seemed to go by really fast, and before we knew it the temperatures were starting to drop. So, one weekend we headed down…
Whoever said “you can never go home again” obviously never grew up in the Northern Alberta prairies. After a 20+ year absence, returning to my old stomping grounds for a long weekend in August felt both familiar and alien. But one place that definitely brought back happy childhood memories was the picturesque site of Historic…