Banff Alberta in winter

I stayed a February night in Banff, one of our top 10 hiking towns in the world.

Wanting to do some day hiking, I stopped by the National Parks office for advice.

Unfortunately, the local trails are a mess in winter. Snowy, icy and often CLOSED.

I still managed a short afternoon walking from town to the Banff Springs Hotel.

Shortly after I gave up. And caught the bus up the mountain to the Hot Springs.

I’ll come back in summer. 🙂