Banff National Park Travel
Banff National Park is one of the most spectacularly beautiful destinations in Canada, and one of its most famous tourist attractions. It is beloved for both its overwhelming landscapes, beautiful and tame wildlife, and outdoor activities. Four million tourists visit Banff every year, which indicates that whether you're Canadian or a visitor from abroad, Banff National Park offers something for everyone.
Banff was delared Canada's first national park in 1885. In more recent years it has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, because of its rugged but sublime scenery set in the Rocky Mountains. The national park takes up 6641 square kilometers (that's 2564 square miles for Americans), with mountain peaks reaching over 3030 meters (that's 10,000 feet) in elevation. Its grassy meadows, shale mountains, limestone covered in lichen, and forests of spruce, pine, fir and aspen trees all combine to create an other-worldly kind of beauty you will never forget.
The wildlife of Banff is also spectacular. There are 54 kinds of mammals living here, for example grizzly bears, cougars, white tailed deer, mule deer, moose, elk, bighorn sheep, and mountain goats. The woodland caribou, an endangered spiecies, are also found there. Banff is not like other national parks where you have to walk for hours and far off the beaten path to find animals. It is almost impossible to avoid them unless you stay in your hotel room the whole time. Animals share this park with humans, and will become a regular part of your day while you're there.
There are many activities to enjoy in Banff including birdwatching, fishing, exploring the caves of Castleguard, dipping into hot springs, and boating. It is also a center of winter sports, with skiiers and snowboarders from all over the world coming here for a dream holiday of riding the slopes amidst the heavenly natural wonders.
Unless you are coming for skiing/snowboarding, which is possible from December into April (and possibly in mid-late November if you're lucky), then the best season to visit Banff is July and August when the summer weather is mild. Days will be moderately warm and nights will be pleasantly cool. All other seasons are cold, so if you come outside of summer make sure to bring plenty of warm clothes.http://rice-cooker-review.blogspot.com/2009/10/tiger-rice-cooker.html
