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# Banff National Park
- URL: https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/banff-national-park/
- Published: 2017-07-30T15:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-04T14:41:53.000Z
- Description: Banff National Park has it all: mountains, forests, lakes, waterfalls, glaciers, grizzly bears and lots of visitors. Three days clearly wasn't enough.
- Author: Ivar Hagendoorn
- Tags: Photography

Banff National Park has it all: mountains, forests, lakes, waterfalls, glaciers, grizzly bears and yes, lots of visitors. I had scheduled three days for Banff National Park. That clearly wasn't enough. I had a great time and would love to go back one day.

![Bow Lake Banff National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/08/banff-national-park-1.jpg)

Bow Lake, Banff National Park

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Plain of Six Glaciers, Banff National Park

![Banff National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/08/banff-national-park-2.jpg)

Bow Lake, Banff National Park

![Valley of Ten Peaks Banff National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/08/banff-national-park-7.jpg)

Three of the peaks in the valley of the ten peak in Banff National Park

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![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/08/banff-national-park-6.jpg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/08/banff-national-park-8.jpg)

Left: View from Icefields Parkway; Middle: Along the hike to Sentinel Pass; Right: Waterfall in Johnston Canyon

![Helen Lake Banff National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/08/banff-national-park-9.jpg)

Helen Lake as seen from the path towards Cirque Peak

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/08/banff-national-park-10.jpg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/08/banff-national-park-11.jpg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/08/banff-national-park-12.jpg)

The hike to Helen Lake and Cirque Peak is one of the most beautiful hikes in Banff National Park.

![Helen Lake Banff National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/08/banff-national-park-14.jpg)

Helen Lake as seen from the path towards Cirque Peak

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