From there it was off to Sulphur Mountain. We walked the 5.8 km to the top. It felt like 5.8km straight up. Was very spectacular as we climbed looking out over Banff, Lake Minnewanker and the Bow Valley. Saw squirrels, a chipmunk and a grey jay.
Lunch at the top was fish and chips and then we came down on the gondola. Perhaps if we had that over again Jill might have walked - a bit scary.
From there we drove down to Fairmont Banff which is a pretty famous hotel on the junction of The Bow and Spray River. There was no parking available so we didn't stop but did get some photos later when we went for a drive at the golf course.
Next was Bow Falls and a drive along Golf Course Drive Loop which is an area where native animals are often seen. Apart from a glimpse of a coyote running across the road, the animals were in hiding today.
Still on the animal search, we drove to Minnewanker Lake and the loop road. This is a very spectacular area north of the Banff township. Here we did see some elk (or that's what we thought they were). Saw what they call a magpie (have seen a few of these). Smaller than our magpie with quite a long tail and glossy green colouring on the back and tail.
A picnic tea on the lake's edge waiting for a bear to come along. We parked the car close in case it did happen. Apparently, the bears are about, feeding upon berries getting ready for hibernation. Just on dusk, we drove into Johnson Lake and Cascade ponds and then it was on the road back to Canmore.
