Was able to visit Banff this past July and it’s the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen with my own eyes.

Thank you!

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This is just kind of a swampy offshoot of the bow river. The mountain is Mt Edith.

I've lived in both. They're different. The Bow Valley (Banff) is certainly more stunning as the valley is tighter with more craggy summits. The Athabasca valley is quite wide near Jasper and doesn't have quite the same hemmed in feeling. Some people prefer one or the other. I prefer the steep, tight valley of the Bow. The town of Jasper is much nicer though and feels like less of an outdoor shopping mall than Banff's town

Whenever I see “Banff” I can’t help but think of Nightcrawler.

Wow, that is a perfect pic. Lovely

Can you please explain like I'm from a climate that never sees snow? It looks like a river, a snowy river bank and some mountains to me. All of your comments make me think I'm missing something.

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Looks like matterhorn

Looks like a Bob Ross painting.

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I've been to Banff. Taking pictures there is pretty much easy mode for r/earthporn

Is that the Paramount mountain?

I was lucky enough to have been able to visit Banff, it is breathtaking

Breathtaking 😍

From Banff on west to the coast is my happy place, so many beautiful areas in BC (and that bit of Alberta)

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Love Banfff, great pic.

What's this lake/mountain called? I'm visiting Canada later in the year!

Goodbye, unicorn!

It's the lonely mountain!

The Icefield Parkway is worth the drive. My favorite drive I've ever done

Wow! That so damn pretty!

I actually think most of the alps could be mistaken for somewhere in the cascades pretty easily.

Of course being from Calgary I'm probably a little biased toward the rockies.