More mix of trees in the valley
My wife talked me into taking a long weekend trip to Banff. I will think of it as a camping trip as I was cut off from communication with the outside world... But it was in and around the Banff area so not so camping.
The first stop on the trip was in the Bow Valley, a trail called 'Many Springs.' It takes you down to Mirror Lake and then around before finally showing you the springs that heat up the lake and keep it free from ice year round.