✅ You might enjoy watching my walking tour of Downtown Banff: ua-cam.com/video/7Hh714oJQgY/v-deo.html ✅ Or more of my movie length travel vlogs in this playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLOVadUHX1B-KebDA70EtEazWML08Ib0MI.html 💲 Check rates & book the hotels in the video: yelloww.co/BanffHotels
I very much enjoyed the whole video. It was a great overview of a trip I want to go on. The specifics of your trip were very helpful. I encourage longer videos. Thanks so much.
This was SO FUN! Love these long videos of your family's travels! Also really loved the small appearances of OCGirl, I hope we get to see more of her in the future! Thank you for taking us along on your adventure!
Looks like a fun time for all ages. Great vlog watching it. Time went by fast for the lenth enjoyed it very much. I will watch it no matter the length of your vlogs.😀 Always appreciate all the hard work that goes into making the vlogs. Thank you
Fun Fact: The Calgary Tower was actually built in 1967 and complteted in 1968. It used to tower over all of the downtown buildings but now you can hardly see it with all of the new buildings.😅 It was awesome to see you come to my home city and the mountains, great video!
Hi Chris. What an excellent road trip through the Canadian Rockies. Canada is such a beautiful country. You could enjoy the natural beauty while you were driving or at the places you were staying at.Glad you all had a wonderful trip. Appreciate you all for the effort and time you put into making this video. Thanks for sharing your adventures. Very well done.🤞🤙😁
Yay Alberta! Even as a Calgarian I forget how awesome our province is sometimes. On a side note, I've been fortunate enough to travel the world a lot the past couple years, and your travel videos have been absolutely invaluable to me. So many great tips, and things I probably wouldn't have done if not for your channel. Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for letting us join you guys on your vacation! This was wonderful - will look at the hotel reviews Really love the long format- and appreciate it I’m sure it takes a lot of work the production quality is amazing because of all the information (by the way sound effects were hilarious)
Love the video - Banff & Jasper are on our bucket list so this will definitely help with planning! Scenery looks AMAZING! Also really enjoy the long format (though not a fan of the sound effects each time you mention a time or do a taste test).
Absolutely fantastic video! Sorry you missed Heritage Park, it’s awesome. The Waldhaus Restaurant at Banff Springs Hotel is so much better for fondue than Grizzly House (which used to be good in the 70s). It’s nice you included Calgary as well. Even off season, the cost must have substantial to say the least even with the great exchange rate for Americans. Lastly, coming from sea level to this much higher altitude, you did great as it can feel exhausting until the body adjusts. Oddly too, food has less flavour punch at higher altitudes. Glad to have found your channel!
Really enjoy the extra long vlogs, Chris! And thanks to O.C Girl for her efforts as well! Thanks to you both. Looking forward to the other videos in the series.
Excellent video ! I really like the long video version. As a Canadian I think you did an awesome job showing off the Canadian Rockies and the beauty of Banff, Lake Louise and the surrounding areas. Very informative , gorgeous pictures, and video footage, makes me want to go back again . Now that you've been to the West Coast, you must come to the East Coast and visit Toronto Ontario, and the Niagara Region. Thanks Chris really enjoyed watching this video.
California Linda shares great family video, a return road trip is planned for 2026, as our last visit was in 2016. The Calgary Stampede was a lot of fun and the West Edmonton Mall unbelieveable. Princess would enjoy the Pirate Ship. Thank you for the great restaurant and hotel reviews . 🎉🎉
We decided a few weeks ago that we would do a Vancouver, Calgary, Banff trip for my 60th birthday in two years and just started to research it and then this drops!
Long form, excellent. Thanks to OC Girl and Uncle too! DC native most of my life, it'd be cool to see a long form of the DC metropolitan area, or anywhere on the East Coast.
This is an excellent video on this area! So beautiful there in Canada. I had some sticker shock looking up room rates for that gorgeous Fairmont Lake Louise, I can’t imagine spending $2,000 a night on a regular queen room but wow if I win the lottery that’s where I want to stay for sure!! This area is stunning!
I just returned from my own Banff trip so this was fun to watch to see how your experience was different. We also stayed at Fairmont Lake Louise and loved it. The lake view was spectacular! We also love the afternoon tea but was sadly disappointed in the food at Louiza. The Lakeview Lounge was okay but we loved a cocktail they had called the Lakeview which was the color of the lake, a beautiful blue. Also, in Banff we were so disappointed in the food quality at The Grizzly House. We will gladly warn others not to go for overpriced and low quality food. Fun fact though, each table has a phone so diners can call each other. The owner was a swinger so he added phones to all the tables so that the extra fun couples could call each other. It’s on the back of the menu and our waitress confirmed it. We didn’t like the food but we had fun testing out the phones to make sure they work and they really did. Instructions on the back of the menu. Haha!!!
If you go back try going through Cochrane on your way to Banff. It’s just outside Calgary and it’s got some really good famous ice cream!! Plus it’s a really cute town.
I am going on a trip to Banff for two nights (staying in Canmore) and one night in Radium Hot Springs and one in Revelstoke - driving from Oregon. If you only have 3 days in the area - what would be your absolute musts to do? Thank you 😊
I'd say my must dos would be to visit Lake Louise and do one of the hikes there.. Johnston Canyon hike. And the Banff Gondola. That's my three to keep it simple 😀
Love watching all your videos. One question for you. We would love to come from NZ to Canada for Christmas - out of the Fairmont Whistler, Lake Louise or Banff which one is your favourite? Thanks so much
For the hotel itself, definitely Lake Louise.. but if you're coming in the winter the Whistler one might be cool because the town of Whistler has alot more activities nearby. I guess it depends what you're in to.. I've got a review of both the Lake Louise and Banff Fairmont coming soon
Are you going to make an informative video on the area like you did for Vegas, please? I am planning to visit next year and I live in a Mediterranean island, and to me being in the Rockies is like being an alien. The trip will cost a bunch so I need it to be perfect. Thank you! ❤ P.S. where those Adam the Woo references?
@@YellowProductions I shared this video on a Canmore Banff tourist group. They love it! You do great work and I am glad you came to my part of the world. I am from Victoria BC but live in Alberta. I work as a flight attendant sometimes, I always go to your UA-cam first to find the deets on places. Thanks for being awesome 😎
"Canada Geese" refers to the specific species of geese like those Chris found under the Peace Bridge. "Canadian Geese" refers to any of various types of geese found around Canada. So, referring to the geese under the Peace Bridge as "Canadian Geese" was not wrong but more specifically, they are "Canada Geese".
Canada formally switched to metric on April 1, 1975...no April Fool's joke, I swear. Typically, the only signs still using miles predate April 1, 1975, as I suspect may be the case with the Johnston Canyon sign. In 1926 the Walter Camp family bought the log teahouse and developed the bungalows around it; they got approval from the Banff Park superintendent to build a pony trail to the upper falls and that was completed by 1930. I don't know when the wooden sign with miles on it was actually created, but I suspect it was either before 1975, or that the current sign is a refurbished or replacement sign that kept the distance in miles for sentimental reasons.
I just returned from my own Banff trip so this was fun to watch to see how your experience was different. We also stayed at Fairmont Lake Louise and loved it. The lake view was spectacular! We also love the afternoon tea but was sadly disappointed in the food at Louiza. The Lakeview Lounge was okay but we loved a cocktail they had called the Lakeview which was the color of the lake, a beautiful blue. Also, in Banff we were so disappointed in the food quality at The Grizzly House. We will gladly warn others not to go for overpriced and low quality food. Fun fact though, each table has a phone so diners can call each other. The owner was a swinger so he added phones to all the tables so that the extra fun couples could call each other. It’s on the back of the menu and our waitress confirmed it. We didn’t like the food but we had fun testing out the phones to make sure they work and they really did. Instructions on the back of the menu. Haha!!!
Thanks for the report on your trip J! Agreed that the food quality at The Grizzly House is mediocre at best... really just a place to go for an interesting dining experience. Glad to hear you tested out the phones.. we didn't give them a try as I assumed they didn't work anymore :)
@@YellowProductionsBtw, we did the raft tour at Bow Falls where you saw the raft. It was $75 pp and we loved the experience. It’s for all ages, babies to older adults. My 80 yr old mom loved it. Highly suggest for your next Banff trip. And our absolute favorite meal was at The Bison. Great service, cocktails and the food was comparable to the best restaurants we have in LA. We had the octopus app, roasted broccoli, and tomahawk steak. Everything we ate was the best we ever had. Being from SoCal I’m sure you agree, many restaurants while traveling can disappoint but we were so impressed by The Bison. You must bookmark it. 😉
✅ You might enjoy watching my walking tour of Downtown Banff: ua-cam.com/video/7Hh714oJQgY/v-deo.html
✅ Or more of my movie length travel vlogs in this playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLOVadUHX1B-KebDA70EtEazWML08Ib0MI.html
💲 Check rates & book the hotels in the video: yelloww.co/BanffHotels
Chris, the princess is getting so big. You are such a loving, caring Dad.
Awww... thanks Karen!
Calgary and Banff are amazing, thanks for covering this area. It's just after the longest day of the year now and it's light until 10 p.m. it's crazy
That's alot of sunlight!
Golly gosh, you have made my planning for our Canada trip SO much easier, your videos have been amazing!
Glad they were helpful!
I am traveling myself but I can't wait to watch this; would love to see how you explored the area over a week!
Awesome Josh! And we definitely watch your video to help us prep for this trip 😀. Enjoy your current travels!
Your daughter is so fun to watch. My only grandchild is 3, she reminds me of her.
Thanks mreppen!
@@YellowProductions I’m Canadian living in Aliso Viejo, CA. So glad you are there. It took me 58 years of my life to get there. Incredible
I very much enjoyed the whole video. It was a great overview of a trip I want to go on. The specifics of your trip were very helpful. I encourage longer videos. Thanks so much.
Thanks Judy. Glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate the feedback on the longer videos!
This was SO FUN! Love these long videos of your family's travels! Also really loved the small appearances of OCGirl, I hope we get to see more of her in the future! Thank you for taking us along on your adventure!
Thanks cottagefulloflove!
Thanks for an amazing video! Beautiful scenery!
Thanks Sandy!
Looks like a fun time for all ages. Great vlog watching it. Time went by fast for the lenth enjoyed it very much. I will watch it no matter the length of your vlogs.😀 Always appreciate all the hard work that goes into making the vlogs. Thank you
Thank you so much Vi!
We appreciate you, O.C. Girl! 🥰
I love a long format vlog!😜💛
Thanks Joyce!
Fun Fact: The Calgary Tower was actually built in 1967 and complteted in 1968. It used to tower over all of the downtown buildings but now you can hardly see it with all of the new buildings.😅 It was awesome to see you come to my home city and the mountains, great video!
Awesome! A full Calgary travel guide coming up 😀
@@YellowProductions The tower was originally called The Husky Tower but renamed to The Calgary Tower in 1971.
great editing! thanks for the effort, well done OC girl! Love watching Chris and Princess!
Thanks Tasha!
Hi Chris. What an excellent road trip through the Canadian Rockies. Canada is such a beautiful country. You could enjoy the natural beauty while you were driving or at the places you were staying at.Glad you all had a wonderful trip. Appreciate you all for the effort and time you put into making this video. Thanks for sharing your adventures. Very well done.🤞🤙😁
Thanks James for watching -- we enjoyed this one quite a bit!
Even if I’m not planning to go to these places soon, all your videos have basically become my “comfort food”. Keep up the amazing content!!
Right on Ralph! Happy to keep you fed!
Loved it! I’ve done a lot of it but was very nice to see your family do it. Love Canada but then I’m biased and Canadian 😊🇨🇦
Thanks Michelle!
Yay Alberta! Even as a Calgarian I forget how awesome our province is sometimes. On a side note, I've been fortunate enough to travel the world a lot the past couple years, and your travel videos have been absolutely invaluable to me. So many great tips, and things I probably wouldn't have done if not for your channel. Thank you so much!
Thanks so much Christoph!
Great video! Very succinct and engaging 👌🏿
Thanks so much for letting us join you guys on your vacation! This was wonderful - will look at the hotel reviews
Really love the long format- and appreciate it I’m sure it takes a lot of work the production quality is amazing because of all the information
(by the way sound effects were hilarious)
And glad you loved the long format and the sound effects 😀
Great video!! Really enjoyed it.
Awesome! Thanks dry cell!
Love the video - Banff & Jasper are on our bucket list so this will definitely help with planning! Scenery looks AMAZING!
Also really enjoy the long format (though not a fan of the sound effects each time you mention a time or do a taste test).
I'm not even a huge outdoors type and this makes me want to go. Also, I really love your long form videos. Keep them going!
Thanks so much daily dares for letting me know you like the long form 😀
Absolutely fantastic video! Sorry you missed Heritage Park, it’s awesome. The Waldhaus Restaurant at Banff Springs Hotel is so much better for fondue than Grizzly House (which used to be good in the 70s). It’s nice you included Calgary as well. Even off season, the cost must have substantial to say the least even with the great exchange rate for Americans. Lastly, coming from sea level to this much higher altitude, you did great as it can feel exhausting until the body adjusts. Oddly too, food has less flavour punch at higher altitudes. Glad to have found your channel!
Really enjoy the extra long vlogs, Chris! And thanks to O.C Girl for her efforts as well! Thanks to you both. Looking forward to the other videos in the series.
Awesome... thanks so much Lex!
Excellent video ! I really like the long video version. As a Canadian I think you did an awesome job showing off the Canadian Rockies and the beauty of Banff, Lake Louise and the surrounding areas.
Very informative , gorgeous pictures, and video footage, makes me want to go back again . Now that you've been to the West Coast, you must come to the East Coast and visit Toronto Ontario, and the Niagara Region.
Thanks Chris really enjoyed watching this video.
Thanks Colleen! Yes... we are making our way across Canada :)
Thank you Chris and
O-C Girl 👍👏👏👏 and of course your amazing family
Thanks Lydia!
Thanks for the info + video!
Thanks Jimmy!
This long format vlog is awesome Chris. I'm glad I ran into your channel!
Thanks so much! 😀
Looks like an awesome trip!! We're glad you enjoyed your time in Canmore with your family! Come revisit us soon! 🏔
It sure was! Thanks Explore Canmore Kananaskis :)
What a feel good video!! I needed that today. Thanks Chris and family!!
Awesome to hear Joe!
Stunning video Chris. Got so many happy memories of their. Thanks for a brilliant video.
Thanks Claire!
Great video! Takes me back to when we visited Banff in 2022
We’re considering a Banff road trip! What a coinkydink! Love the vid!! Safe travels! 😊
Thanks Roderick! We enjoyed it! So hopefully this helps you decide on yours
California Linda shares great family video, a return road trip is planned for 2026, as our last visit was in 2016. The Calgary Stampede was a lot of fun and the West Edmonton Mall unbelieveable. Princess would enjoy the Pirate Ship. Thank you for the great restaurant and hotel reviews . 🎉🎉
Thanks Linda! I can definitely see why you'd like to go back!
Great video, very helpful planning my trip with my mom.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video Chris! Just booked a similar trip for a client so glad see you enjoyed your trip!
Awesome! I hope they enjoy it :)
We decided a few weeks ago that we would do a Vancouver, Calgary, Banff trip for my 60th birthday in two years and just started to research it and then this drops!
Sweet! Check out my Vancouver guide if you haven't already: ua-cam.com/video/8_kjhaBoApQ/v-deo.html -- and Calgary is coming up
Was very interesting to watch. Outstanding job!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video! I live in Calgary but never had the chance to venture out to the Icefields. I’m influenced to go visit it!
Thanks! And it's definitely worth the trip!
amazing video … thank you
Wao! Great video! I enjoyed as it I was there!
Thanks Claribel!
Canada is a beautiful country.
Another fantastic informative video!
Thanks as always Janelle!
Long form, excellent. Thanks to OC Girl and Uncle too! DC native most of my life, it'd be cool to see a long form of the DC metropolitan area, or anywhere on the East Coast.
Thanks Garry!
Thank you for an amazing video
My pleasure Lily! Thanks for watching!
This is an excellent video on this area! So beautiful there in Canada. I had some sticker shock looking up room rates for that gorgeous Fairmont Lake Louise, I can’t imagine spending $2,000 a night on a regular queen room but wow if I win the lottery that’s where I want to stay for sure!! This area is stunning!
Thanks Margaret! On the hotel prices. That's why we went in May.. hotels were way way cheaper. Summer rates are insanr
@@YellowProductions Thanks for the tip! I bet it’s lovely in spring or early fall too!
Just get a room in Canmore, just as nice area. Lake Louis is a tourist trap and you will likely spend less than a hour there.
Loved it.
Thanks Suzanne!
Great video thanks
Thanks Jonathan!
I just returned from my own Banff trip so this was fun to watch to see how your experience was different. We also stayed at Fairmont Lake Louise and loved it. The lake view was spectacular! We also love the afternoon tea but was sadly disappointed in the food at Louiza. The Lakeview Lounge was okay but we loved a cocktail they had called the Lakeview which was the color of the lake, a beautiful blue. Also, in Banff we were so disappointed in the food quality at The Grizzly House. We will gladly warn others not to go for overpriced and low quality food. Fun fact though, each table has a phone so diners can call each other. The owner was a swinger so he added phones to all the tables so that the extra fun couples could call each other. It’s on the back of the menu and our waitress confirmed it. We didn’t like the food but we had fun testing out the phones to make sure they work and they really did. Instructions on the back of the menu. Haha!!!
If you go back try going through Cochrane on your way to Banff. It’s just outside Calgary and it’s got some really good famous ice cream!! Plus it’s a really cute town.
Thanks for the tip for next time
Awesome j9b Chris drop a like.
Thanks as always Adam
No problem
I am going on a trip to Banff for two nights (staying in Canmore) and one night in Radium Hot Springs and one in Revelstoke - driving from Oregon. If you only have 3 days in the area - what would be your absolute musts to do? Thank you 😊
I'd say my must dos would be to visit Lake Louise and do one of the hikes there.. Johnston Canyon hike. And the Banff Gondola. That's my three to keep it simple 😀
@@YellowProductions thank you. Did you go to the Cascades of Time gardens? With all the snow, I'm wondering if the flowers are out.
Love watching all your videos. One question for you. We would love to come from NZ to Canada for Christmas - out of the Fairmont Whistler, Lake Louise or Banff which one is your favourite? Thanks so much
For the hotel itself, definitely Lake Louise.. but if you're coming in the winter the Whistler one might be cool because the town of Whistler has alot more activities nearby. I guess it depends what you're in to.. I've got a review of both the Lake Louise and Banff Fairmont coming soon
Dont forget to visit the Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary
You should go in July to the Calgary Stampede that's when the weather is the best there.😎
We did May because we couldn't afford the July hotel rates 😀
In downtown Calgary try *Thi Thi Vietnamese Submarine* .... Used to be my favorite sandwich when I lived there in 2001
Thanks for the tip!
Hi Chris! We are at the Residence Inn Calgary in mid-August. Is there another review from the hotel? Thanks.
Hi Neil.. no.. we checked in really late so we didn't get a chance to a full hotel review
Great video! I must say, you really like your poutine! I guess it is not so available in the USA?
Yeah... Poutine is not really a thing in the USA... you can find it in some parts of the USA... but not in most parts
Great vlog! Did you stop by the Garden of the Gods while in Colorado Springs?
I have been to the Garden of the Gods before in Colorado Springs.. not on this past trip.. still need to make a proper video on Colorado Springs
@@YellowProductions 😎
Did you make it all the way to Jasper when you came? Have you heard? The entire town burned to the ground :(
That's sad to hear... but no.. we only made it as far North as the Icefields parkway.. didn't make it to Japser... bummer
The little girls already learning how to pour wine 😂😂
thanks I could tell that was a lot of work
Thanks Dave!
What time of the year is this? What month?
May
Are you going to make an informative video on the area like you did for Vegas, please? I am planning to visit next year and I live in a Mediterranean island, and to me being in the Rockies is like being an alien. The trip will cost a bunch so I need it to be perfect. Thank you! ❤ P.S. where those Adam the Woo references?
Yes.. my usual travel tips style episodes are coming up
That was not a big horn sheep lol 😅
Yeah. Didn't think so 😀
@@YellowProductions I shared this video on a Canmore Banff tourist group. They love it! You do great work and I am glad you came to my part of the world. I am from Victoria BC but live in Alberta. I work as a flight attendant sometimes, I always go to your UA-cam first to find the deets on places. Thanks for being awesome 😎
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YP inna hoooussssee!! :)
Hum At 15:52, this is a deere.
"Canada Geese" refers to the specific species of geese like those Chris found under the Peace Bridge. "Canadian Geese" refers to any of various types of geese found around Canada. So, referring to the geese under the Peace Bridge as "Canadian Geese" was not wrong but more specifically, they are "Canada Geese".
Thanks for that clarification DoomGoober!
I drive to Calgary
Canada formally switched to metric on April 1, 1975...no April Fool's joke, I swear. Typically, the only signs still using miles predate April 1, 1975, as I suspect may be the case with the Johnston Canyon sign. In 1926 the Walter Camp family bought the log teahouse and developed the bungalows around it; they got approval from the Banff Park superintendent to build a pony trail to the upper falls and that was completed by 1930. I don't know when the wooden sign with miles on it was actually created, but I suspect it was either before 1975, or that the current sign is a refurbished or replacement sign that kept the distance in miles for sentimental reasons.
Thanks for that clarification on miles and kilometers!
Daddy wearing a short 🩳 in snow ❄️ nope 👎🏼 but I still like your videos okay 👍🏼
Hah
Ok 8 or 9 days?! 😅
Hah. Thanks for catching that. In the intro I didn't count our travels Day back.. but in the title I did. They match now 😀
@@YellowProductions no problem, hope I didn't sound rude. To be honest my daughter caught it...
1:03 hours : those are female caribou I believe.
Ah. Thanks so much!
I’m afraid to visit Banff because of increased bear attacks. Canada bears are hungry now
Just stay on the busy trails
wer's usi girl?
I just returned from my own Banff trip so this was fun to watch to see how your experience was different. We also stayed at Fairmont Lake Louise and loved it. The lake view was spectacular! We also love the afternoon tea but was sadly disappointed in the food at Louiza. The Lakeview Lounge was okay but we loved a cocktail they had called the Lakeview which was the color of the lake, a beautiful blue. Also, in Banff we were so disappointed in the food quality at The Grizzly House. We will gladly warn others not to go for overpriced and low quality food. Fun fact though, each table has a phone so diners can call each other. The owner was a swinger so he added phones to all the tables so that the extra fun couples could call each other. It’s on the back of the menu and our waitress confirmed it. We didn’t like the food but we had fun testing out the phones to make sure they work and they really did. Instructions on the back of the menu. Haha!!!
Thanks for the report on your trip J! Agreed that the food quality at The Grizzly House is mediocre at best... really just a place to go for an interesting dining experience. Glad to hear you tested out the phones.. we didn't give them a try as I assumed they didn't work anymore :)
@@YellowProductionsBtw, we did the raft tour at Bow Falls where you saw the raft. It was $75 pp and we loved the experience. It’s for all ages, babies to older adults. My 80 yr old mom loved it. Highly suggest for your next Banff trip.
And our absolute favorite meal was at The Bison. Great service, cocktails and the food was comparable to the best restaurants we have in LA. We had the octopus app, roasted broccoli, and tomahawk steak. Everything we ate was the best we ever had. Being from SoCal I’m sure you agree, many restaurants while traveling can disappoint but we were so impressed by The Bison. You must bookmark it. 😉
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