During Spring Break in March, Paul and I were able to take some much needed time off.  We decided that the short drive to Banff was going to be our destination.  We are super lucky to be so close to a world destination.  

Going to Banff during Spring Break is a risky choice.  The weather might be awesome- or you might be in a blizzard, wishing you packed your parka.  The town might be packed shoulder to shoulder with tourists- or you could be rubbing elbows with the locals. 

We were able to get a good deal on a condo close to town and thank goodness it was only the two of us, as I don’t think there would have been room for even Ruby to join us!  It was super tiny and dated.  But, we decided to make the best of it (since we didn’t plan on being in the room much anyway) and we got out on a couple of great hikes.  

One of the hikes that we chose to start out on was the famous Johnston Canyon.  Now, this is basically a walk along a canyon but it is very beautiful and worth it.  Paul is a TRUE hiker . . . he wants to be out in the woods, stomping through the forest, establishing his own path, so this was definitely not his idea of a good time!!  But, he sucked it up and we were able to get a good video out of it! 

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