Banff National Park
By: David Torres
Banff National Park was established in 1885 making it one of Canada’s first-ever registered national parks. It’s located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains of Alberta just an hour and a half west of Calgary. The park encompasses 1,641,027 acres of diverse ecoregions. It’s surrounded by other protected nature areas on every side including Jasper National Park, Yoho National Park, and Kootenay National Park.
The area that is now known as Banff National Park was first discovered by a group of a railway workers in 1883 when they stumbled upon one of the natural hot springs. Shortly … Continue