Banff

The ride to Banff was only slightly less stimulating that the ride to Kamloops.  Banff is a resort town in the pocket of three major snow-capped mountains.  Lots of shops, restaurants and over-priced hotels.  I found a hostel, and have met people from Germany, New Zealand, Australia, and of all places Maine.  I had dinner at a Canada chain called Boston Pizza.  The food and company were nice, but I've never heard of that one out East.  The bartender said they wanted a name that people have heard of, "like Boston Cream Pie, Boston Red Sox" and the like.  I thought about skipping town, and trying to make Calgary, but another 90 miles around dinner time along with the time zone change talked me out of it.