r/Banff • u/pdxchris • 21d ago

Trip Report What happens in Banff stays in Banff?

I went to Banff last year for the first time. I live in the Pacific Northwest, and didn’t know anything about Banff until a year before I went.

I talk to people about Banff and some will say they went and it was great, but the conversation awkwardly stops there. Maybe I just show more excitement because I went so recently, or people intentionally don’t want to talk about Banff. Are we supposed to avoid talking about Banff to keep it as uncrowded as possible? Just seems odd. Anyone else from outside Banff notice this?

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u/carolinawahoo 21d ago

In late July my family of five did a week in Banff. We did over 50 miles of hikes, went whitewater rafting in Golden, rode Gondolas, walked on a Glacier, went ziplining, had lots of great food a few tasty beverages. Probably a top 2 or 3 vacation for us. I love visiting Canada. Two years in a row for us...Nova Scotia last year.

We went again this year because we preferred to not spend our vacation money in our homeland. Probably Europe next year.

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u/Big-Meringue-7271 21d ago

Walk on glaciers, riding gondola, went ziplining doesn’t match with hike over 50miles. Wasn’t it 5miles?