view gallery W2.7 km | Tunnel Mountain Campgrounds “You Are Here / Vous ĂȘtes ici” - Banff, AB, Canada in 'You Are Here' Maps There are three large campgrounds next to each other on Banff’s Tunnel Mountain. This map shows the loop trail around them, and other trails nearby. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 01/29/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery W2.9 km | Tunnel Mountain What’s in a Name / La Signification d’un Nom - Banff, AB, Canada in Signs of History Why is this small mountain near the Banff townsite called Tunnel Mountain if it doesn’t have a tunnel in it? The reason has to do with the early history of the railroad. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 01/26/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery W2.9 km | Mountain View Cemetery - Banff, AB, Canada in Worldwide Cemeteries Banff’s “new” cemetery (1950) is tucked away near the base of Tunnel Mountain. Due to its location in Banff National Park, and the strict space limitations, there are firm, non-religious guidelines about who may be buried here. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 01/25/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery W3.1 km | Hoodoos “You Are Here / Vous ĂȘtes ici” - Banff, AB, Canada in 'You Are Here' Maps Parks Canada has put up enamelled metal trail signs on the busiest trails near the town of Banff. This one is on a fork in the trail between the Hoodoos Viewpoint and the Surprise Corner viewpoint overlooking Bow Falls. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 01/26/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery W3.2 km | Trail Rider Crossing - Banff, AB, Canada in Uncommon Crossing Signs This trail rider (equestrian) crossing on busy Banff Avenue also has flashing lights to alert drivers when in use. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 09/27/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery W3.5 km | Tunnel Mountain Trailer Court campground - Banff National Park - Banff, Canada in Campgrounds Tunnel Mountain Trailer Court campground is one of just two full hookup (power, water, and sewer) campgrounds in Banff National Park. (The other is Lake Louise Hard-Sided campground.) posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 10/01/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery W3.5 km | Tunnel Mountain Village 2 - Banff National Park - Banff, Canada in Campgrounds The Tunnel Mountain Village 2 campground is the closest campground to the town of Banff. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 09/30/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery W3.7 km | Tunnel Mountain Village 2 bus stop “You Are Here” - Banff, AB, Canada in 'You Are Here' Maps This bus stop is near the entrance to the Tunnel Mountain Village 2 campground, and not far from the entrance to the Tunnel Mountain Trailer Court campground. It is free to board the bus at a campground bus stop, but not to return. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 01/30/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery SE3.9 km | Sleeping Buffalo - Tunnel Mountain - Banff, Alberta in Simulacra Tunnel Mountain according to First Nations legend appears as a sleeping buffalo located at Banff, Alberta. posted by: wildwoodke location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 01/21/2008 last visited: 08/05/2014 |
view gallery W4.2 km | Bankhead Station - Banff, Alberta, Canada in Train Stations/Depots This station was relocated from the town of Bankhead to the lower flank of Tunnel Mountain in 1926. It is now part of Hostelling International’s Banff Alpine Centre. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 09/03/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery W4.3 km | Bear, Hare, and Owl - Banff, AB, Canada in Outside Wooden Display Carvings A bear cub climbs a dead tree trunk, while an owl looks out from a knothole and a hare freezes at the base of the tree. This is one of several Pete Ryan wood carved statues near the entrance to Banff’s Douglas Fir Resort and Chalets. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 02/05/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery W4.3 km | Bear, Hare, and Owl - Banff, AB, Canada in Bear Statues A bear cub climbs up a dead tree trunk, while an owl looks out from a knothole and a hare freezes at the base of the tree. This is one of several Pete Ryan wood carved statues near the entrance to Banff’s Douglas Fir Resort and Chalets. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 01/25/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery W4.3 km | Eagle, Beaver, and Squirrel - Banff, AB, Canada in Outside Wooden Display Carvings A tree trunk supports an eagle, a young beaver, and a squirrel. This is one of several carved wooden statues of wildlife by Pete Ryan that are near the entrance to the Douglas Fir Resort and Chalets on Banff’s Tunnel Mountain. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 02/05/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery W4.3 km | Imperious Raven with Bear - Banff, AB, Canada in Bear Statues A giant raven is perched on a stump, and a bear is climbing up the stump. A raven’s head is carved in relief in the side of the stump, in a style similar to that used by Indigenous cultures of the Northwest Coast. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 01/25/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery W4.3 km | Shadow Douglas and her cubs Peyto and Ginger - Banff, AB, Canada in Bear Statues A mother bear stands on a large tree stump, while two young cubs play below her. This is one of several carved wooden statues of wildlife near the entrance to the Douglas Fir Resort and Chalets on Banff’s Tunnel Mountain. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 01/24/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery W4.3 km | Shadow Douglas and her cubs Peyto and Ginger - Banff, AB, Canada in Outside Wooden Display Carvings A mother bear stands on a large tree stump, two young cubs play below her. This is one of several carved wooden statues of wildlife near the entrance to the Douglas Fir Resort and Chalets on Banff’s Tunnel Mountain. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 02/05/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery W4.3 km | Imperious Raven with Bear - Banff, AB, Canada in Outside Wooden Display Carvings A giant raven is perched on a stump, and a bear is climbing up the stump. Carved as a relief in the side of the stump is a raven’s head, in a style similar to that used by Indigenous cultures of the Northwest Coast. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 02/05/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery W5 km | Banff Rotary Park playground - Banff, AB, Canada in Rotary International Markers This sign at the entrance to the Rotary Park playground reflects the international draw of Banff. Established by the Rotary Club of Banff in 1978, this playground has been regularly updated since then. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 01/12/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery W5 km | Banff Rotary Park playground - Banff, AB, Canada in Public Playgrounds Established by the Rotary Club of Banff in 1978, this playground has been regularly updated since then. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 01/10/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery W5 km | Little Free Libray #158972 - Banff, AB, Canada in Free Community Book Exchanges This Little Free Libray is in Banff Rotary Park, near to the playground. It is one of six Little Free Libraries erected in Banff in 2022. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 01/23/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery W5 km | Banff Rotary Park - Banff, AB, Canada in Rotary International Markers This park’s creation was spearheaded by the Rotary Club of Banff in 1978. It adds some much-needed green space to this part of the Banff townsite. posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 01/12/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery W5 km | The Keg - Banff Caribou - Banff, AB, Canada in Steakhouses Yes, there are TWO Keg restaurants in Banff. This one is located inside the Caribou Lodge hotel, which is on Badger Street, not Caribou Street. Confused yet? posted by: Country_Wife location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 12/07/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery SW5.8 km | Banff Transformer Substation Building - Banff, Alberta in Historic Transformer Sub-Stations Buildings Built in 1905, this station transformed the 6,500 watts coming from the Bankhead power plant so that it could be used to power the town's streetlights and homes. posted by: Trail Blaisers location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 04/02/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery SW5.8 km | Banff Powerstation - Banff, Alberta in Alberta Heritage Markers Restored in 2000, this circa 1905 heritage building was once the electricity substation that powered the town's streetlights and homes. posted by: Trail Blaisers location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 04/01/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery SW5.8 km | CCM 91.2 in Canadian Benchmarks Canada Lands Survey Disk CCM 91.2 posted by: polecat42 location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 01/28/2011 last visited: 08/10/2018 |
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