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As an Aussie, having the opportunity to walk on a frozen lake is quite a rare experience. Well, that was about to change for me as I am now living in Banff, surrounded by mountains, snow and true Canadian winter weather, resulting in a majority of the lakes freezing over. Discover Banff Tours offers an Evening Icewalk and Campfire that takes you out to Lake Minnewanka equipped with a headlamp and ice cleats and you are set, off for a walk on the lake.  I learned that the lakes in the area that don’t completely freeze are fed by hot or warm spring water.

The best times of day to see wildlife

Banff National Park is blessed with abundent wildlife and one of the thrills of visiting this area is seeing them.  It's not always easy to see wildlife here but you can improve your chances by looking at certain times of the day.  Most animals, particularly larger ones, are very timid.  They will avoid human encounters as much as possible which makes spotting them a challenge.

It has been a quick turnaround but our new website is now live!  Thanks to the team at Pacwebco for doing a great job on the site.  We still have a little content juggling to do but once everyone learns how to manage content on the site that will come quickly I am sure.  Check out the site and send us your comments.  We'd love to hear from you.

Daymon Miller
General Manager