You can walk from Banff to the gondola via Mountain Ave, which isn't recommended by me. Better is to walk to the Banff Springs Hotel, and take the trail from their rear car park to the Rimrock Hotel.
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 This chap is walking next to a wolf reserve, and we saw poo with fur in it. 2 + 2, call me Ray Mears. |
 Having a drink with Professor Von Beard (aka Andy) at the Hot Springs Cafe near the gondola base |
 Banff and Tunnel Mountain from the gondola window |
 At the top. Everybody pose for the view and look really cold! |
 The Banff Springs Hotel |
 Joining us for the views |
 Looking left from some bunch of Rockies, to Highway 1 to Lake Louise, to the Sulphur Mountain summit weather station |
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 Looking right from Sulphur Mountain, to Banff and (behind) Cascade Mountain, to the Bow Valley, to Mount Rundle |
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 An über-zoom of the Rockies beyond Highway 1 |
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 A rock climbers dream |
 Jo does modelling pose #625 |
 It's the Mulligans! |
 The gondola terminal and Spray Valley beyond |
 We win the "who can find the biggest car" competition |
 Frozen stream on the trail back down to Banff |
 Frozen streams are slippery! |
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