Ndiqale ukuya eBanff phantse kwiminyaka engamashumi amabini eyadlulayo ndiyokunyusa ingxowa mali yeLightHawk, iqela lokusingqongileyo elithatha abenzi bemigaqo-nkqubo-yeecongressmen, senators-phezulu emoyeni ngeenqwelomoya ezincinci ukuze zikwazi ukubona ukuba kwenzeka ntoni ngaphakathi emahlathini. Ukusukela ngoko, bendiye eBanff ngaphezulu kweshumi elinambini lamaxesha, bobabini ngeLightHawk kunye noBobby Kennedy Jr. kwi-Alliancekeeper yakhe. Ndizama ukudibanisa ulonwabo kunye nale migudu-ndiyathanda ukunyuka kunye nokuskiya kwiindawo ezikufutshane.

IiRockies zaseCanada zintle ngaphandle kwenkcazo. I-Alberta liphondo elihle kakhulu. I-Banff ijongeka njenge dolophu encinci, idolophu yaseSwitzerland. Umoya namanzi acocekile kakhulu. ICanada ikhusela kakhulu amahlathi ayo amandulo kunokuba kunjalo eUnited States — abantu cinga amahlathi ethu aqhuba kakuhle kuba abona isiqwenga sobuhle, isithuba sehlathi ecaleni kweendlela zikaloliwe noohola bendlela. Kuyinto sleight-yesandla ukugcina abantu bonwabile, kodwa ayisiyiyo eyenzekayo. Kuya kufuneka siyeke ukugawula imithi kumahlathi ethu amandulo ukwenza ezimbini-ezine kunye neplywood. Sonke singabamahlathi emveli, kwaye sinegalelo ekusebenziseni kwawo.

U-Ed Begley Jr. unokubonakala ngaphakathi UGary ongatshatanga ( NgoLwesithathu ngeye-8: 30 ebusuku. ET / PT, CBS) kunye Ukuhlala no-Ed (iziqendu ezitsha ziya kubhengezwa, iPlanethi yeGreen TV) .

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Ndihlala ndihlala e Imithombo yaseFairmont Banff ihotele kunye ne-spa, kufutshane nombindi wedolophu. Iindawo zokutyela zinabapheki abakumgangatho wehlabathi, abazotywe bevela kwihlabathi lonke ukuze baphile kwaye basebenze kuloo ndawo-kwaye ngubani ongafuniyo ukuhlala apho? 4 05 Spray Ave .; Ngama-866 / 540-4406; firmont.com ; iphindwe kabini kwiidola ezingama-459 .

Kukho ezinkulu Iindlela zokunyuka intaba kwindawo ejikeleze iBanff. Ungaya kwi-Sunshine Meadows kwaye uqale ngokuhamba. Thatha iSunshine Meadows Alpine Shuttle uye kwiNdlela yokuFikelela ephezulu; 403 / 762-7889; ngcangcangcoang.com .

Kukho ii-shuttles rhoqo kwi Ilali yelanga , eyona ndawo iphambili yokuskiya, apho ukhwela khona igondola iye phezulu. Ukushushuluza kuyamangalisa, kodwa ndithanda ukuhlala kude needayimane ezimnyama. Ukuqhutywa kwamehlo eebhokhwe kuyintandokazi. 877 / 542-2633; skibanff.com .

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