Canmore & Banff - Rocky Mountains (1st trip)

Over the weekend I went to Canmore and Banff in the Rocky Mountains. The mountains are lovely.
The snow has pretty much all melted, except for higher up in the mountains.
I went with a couple that I have been hanging out with (climbing etc). We had planned on going for a walk / hike, but we decided to just hang around the towns instead (we had to be back in Calgary by ~5pm, so there was limited time). And I am kinda glad that we did decide that, because throughout the day (and over the weekend), I heard more and more stories about how it's active bear season... It makes sense, but it's new to me... They're coming out of hibernation so are around looking for food. When you go walking (in the mountains), you're supposed to carry bear mace (just in case). So I'll make sure that I have that for my next visit (likely this weekend).

The first two photos below are views from / within Canmore. It's a sweet town and apparently it has one of the best bagel cafes / shops around (I had a gluten free spinach scone, instead).

This next one was taken in Banff from the balcony of a pub where we had lunch. It was a beautiful day, so sunny and around 21 degrees.

I tried to take photos of the towns with the mountains in the background... to show you some of the buildings and things around.

I'll take some more pics when I head back this coming weekend.

I'm moving into my new place on Friday after work. It might only be until 1st August (or August 1st as it is in Canada), which might be a good thing. I am not sure if I will like sharing... so I will just see how it goes.

:)
I'll update again soon