Banff on fumes

We've made it to Banff - our home for the next 4 weeks. We hear that back east there have been some 90 degree days, with humidity. Not here; we are still wearing our winter jackets for temperatures that are in the upper 40s and low 50s. The sun was with us a good part of the day and that feels very warm. It's still spring and I'm sure with the coming of summer we'll soon be able to wear shorts.

The drive from Redstreak Campground in Kootenay was short and spectacular. What a great way to enter the Canadian Rockies.

Our welcome into Kootenay National Park. Notice the mountain goat sticking his heard out to the right of the sign.

The pass from the entrance to the hot springs.

The main parking area for the hot springs was fairly full, but not the overflow lots. They were empty.

The red rock that give Redstreak its name.

Kootenay National Park

More Keetenay

In our haste to get to Banff, we neglected to fill up with fuel in Radium Hot Springs and we missed the road sign that said - Gas in 143 km. Fortunately, the route to Banff was downhill and we were able to conserve on fuel. Never-the-less, the last 20 miles we drove with the low fuel warning light on and a message that kept coming up that told us we were low on fuel, did we want to look for a gas station?

Just about to leave British Columbia and...

be welcomed to Alberta and Banff National Park. The park boundary is right at the Provincial border.

Descending into the Bow Valley of Banff National Park with...

plenty of snow-covered mountains.

A road crossing for wildlife. 

Mt. Rundle with Banff at it's base.

We arrived at the Tunnel Mountain Trailer Court and site #111. This fellow supervised our settling in.