Banff on Sunday, June 5th

Banff is a National Park in Canada and is really nice. The roads going to Banff are not marked the best and I missed a turn and ended up in Calgary. But with the help of a friendly person we got out of there! One piece of advise don't go into Calgary pulling a 5^th wheel and get fuel before you get into the city. The city gas stations are not camper friendly and most of them we couldn't get in. We made it to the campground, which is very nice and the pull-thru sites are very spacious. There was someone staying at the same campground, that I had talked with about going to Alaska on one of the forums and I wanted to meet them. There camper was very close so I went and introduced myself. They are very nice people and we plan to go out to dinner one night while in Banff. It is funny as we both just retired and are basically on the same route to Alaska.
Banff surprised us as it is a very nice and fun town. Also much larger than we had imagined. There are lots of tourists from all over, visiting this fun place. We really like it here and would return in a heart beat. There are lots of hiking trails and we took a nice hike up to Tunnel Mountain Overlook with an elevation of over 5,500 feet. Another free stress test hike with beautiful sites along the way. One of the most fascinating things to see was the Fairmont Hotel. What a wonderful site from the overlook. We have seen numerous Elk while in the campground and some deer. They are really neat to see and always draw a crowd of people. As we keep going north it is staying daylight longer, last night it was almost 10 before it got dark.
We sometimes think we are having to much fun! NOT!  Life is great!
Please remember David in your prayers as he will goingt into Iraq in a few days. God Bless our Troups!!