Banff National Park in the Alberta province is Canada’s first and most popular park. Founded in 1885, it is also a World Heritage site based on its representation of the Earth’s evolutionary history and geological values. For non-scientists, that means the 2400 acre park is an endless Kodak moment, where glaciers, mountain peaks, waterfalls, canyons and lakes take your breath away at each turn.
Banff is a Scottish word, which comes from a region in Scotland from where many of the railroad workers came who built the trans-Canada railroad. To promote tourism to the area, the railroad also built a …
