Chris Gardiner Photography & Design

Banff, Alberta, Canada It was earlier this year we decided as a family to take a summer vacation to Banff Alberta.  Banff is a location near and dear to me since you could say its where it all began for me. In a few ways in fact, and if you want to find out how - then keep reading at the bottom.  In the meantime, I've got a few short video compilations to share, hosted on my youtube channel.  We ended up flying out as early as we could muster on the morning of July 1st. So while we were a bit bagged(tired), and accidentally found ourselves amidst some very slow traffic through Canmore,  we were treated to the Banff Canada Day parade upon our arrival. And what a treat!  Parades in our area aren't quite like this. There were at least 5 marching bands we saw. Having this experience at the beginning of the trip had us humming some of the same tunes along our hikes for the days following. Here are some of our clips from the Parade in Banff on Canada Day 2025. Secondl...