By BestHike editor Rick McCharles.
In Banff, Alberta for medical tests — all labs in the big city of Calgary booked for weeks — I made time to walk all the hikes available directly from the Rocky Mountains townsite.
Gorgeous.
I’m now convinced that April is the best month for the local town hikes. It’s fascinating to watch the spring breakup of rivers.
One night I saw elk crossing on Bow River ice. A few days later it was liquid.
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Beautiful.