Comments on: 7 Best Places To See Wildlife In Banff National Park

By: Laurel

Laurel — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 11:36:10 +0000

In reply to Marta Kulesza. @Marta - Great tip and I completely agree.

By: Marta Kulesza

Marta Kulesza — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 23:05:34 +0000

I spent 14 months living in the Canadian Rockies and the best piece of advice I can give to people looking to spot wildlife is to get out early. As soon as roads, hikes, road side stops or lakes become busy, the wildlife that frequent the area soon make themselves scarce.

By: Tari Missey

Tari Missey — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:48:45 +0000

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By: Laurel

Laurel — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:53:40 +0000

@Barry – Don’t give away all the secrets, that’s for another post :). I thought the one day trip down from Sulphur Mtn was still free during off peak season? Maybe it’s changed. Would be so nice to meet up with you but unfortunately I don’t think I’m going to have a chance as I will be visiting my family in P.C. and only spending a couple of days in Calgary visiting friends before my fiance and his family arrive.

By: Sheril Benedict

Sheril Benedict — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:32:04 +0000

Nice pics ..

By: Barry

Barry — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:44:45 +0000

Nice post, Laurel. Black, brown and Grizzly Bears retreat from their lairs in snow-bound higher altitudes to feed on fresh vegetation in the warmer and snow free valleys. Highway 1 A between Banff and Castle is a good bet. Also the TransCanada between Lake Louise and Field, BC. The draw is the river delta and the railroad tracks where grain carrying cars unintentionally leak feed onto the tracks. Bears know this. Often the outcome is not so good. I have seen tourists leave their parked cars with children in tow to approach bears and cubs on the river delta east of Field. It is not a risk I would assume or recommend.

Did you know the Sulphur Mountain Gondola charges for a one way trip up the mountain in Banff? Years ago, if you hiked up, there was the choice to take a free ride down. No more.

Maybe we can fit in a coffee during your summer visit. My son and I are planning to attempt the Triple Crown in Waterton the first week of August.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:36:56 +0000

@Inka – Hiking in Germany is very strange for me since you don’t have to listen for every sound or branch to see if it’s a bear or a cougar. I actually miss that about hiking in Canada, although it does make hiking in Germany more relaxing.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:21:07 +0000

@Explore Rockies – Agreed, there are so many great places to go.

@Cathy – The wolves have been raised in captivity since they were young, so they’re used to people. I can imagine there would be a ton of grizzlies in Glacier, I love seeing them, but wouldn’t want to surprise one of them.

@Dalene – I think you have to be pretty lucky to see a grizzly bear. I hiked a lot when I lived in Canada and have only seen them 8 times. Great feedback on the wolf hike, thanks for sharing and nice to hear from someone who has done it.

@Banff is truly amazing. My plan is to write about another destination once a week, since as much as I love Germany, there are a lot of other wonderful places too, but I’ve been so caught up with Germany it hasn’t been happening as regularly as it should. Now that I’m going back to Canada in the summer I’ll be writing more posts on Canada.

By: inka

inka — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:35:43 +0000

What a wild life! Germany’s animals are pretty tame in comparsion, don’t you think?

By: robin

robin — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:03:30 +0000

Nice change of pace, Laurel to hear your take on a Canadian destianation. The place looks spectacular and right up my street!