Luckily we were planning on an easier day anyway because of the rain and colder temperatures. Bailey and I rode the gondola up to the top of Sulphur Mountain which was gorgeous! It’s not a cheap thing to do but we love cable cars and this one did not disappoint. It gave us a beautiful view of the park and the rain and a bit of fog made it seem even more magical!
At the top it was 10 degrees (Celsius!) colder than it was at the bottom. And the wind and rain were crazy! We wanted to do the little hike/stair walk to the tip of Sulphur Mountain but we went outside and were almost blown away by the wind so that was a no go. We enjoyed the views from the top (mostly from inside) and definitely considered the experience worth the stop and money.
After riding back down, Spencer and Rachel picked us up and we went to the Banff Farmer’s Market for lunch. The Farmer’s Market only happens on Wednesday’s so it was so lucky we got to visit! We all got different food and enjoyed the live music and handmade goods.
It started raining pretty hard but we decided to walk Banff Avenue anyway. After just a few shops the sky cleared and it was sunny again. The rain is crazy here! We loved the shops and bought tons of fun stuff. There were some good deals and unique souvenirs. We love this sort of thing! The Avenue is so cute and I think anyone would enjoy it. Bailey and I especially enjoyed our cheesecake/Skor bar beaver tail treat.
We left Banff to go to a steakhouse because the boys had been talking about a good steak since day one haha. And us girls wanted to see a bit of Calgary, so it worked out well to do a drive through after dinner! We ended up at the Calgary temple which is just gorgeous. Going to temples in other places always makes me feel at home. So does Walmart, which we also hit tonight haha.
Tomorrow we check out of our hotel to head south. We are excited for the rest of our trip but a little sad to be done with Banff. We barely scratched the surface! It is a huge park and so diverse. You can easily spend a week there! Not to mention the surrounding national parks. I’d love to come back to see more of Banff but also hit Jasper and Yoho. I’m so grateful that we had the opportunity to see what we could of Banff though! It totally lived up (and exceeded) the hype! Yes it was very busy and kind of expensive, but honestly it deserves to be because of its beauty. And Utah friends, it really isn’t much farther from home than Disneyland is, you should really plan a visit out here!
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