We recently got home from a trip to Banff National Park in Canada. We picked one of the busiest weekends in the summer to visit thanks to Canada Day on Tuesday and resulting 4 day weekend--but those were the dates that worked the best for us. So you work with what you've got. Here's what we did and how we liked it. Friday, Day 1:  Morning flight to Calgary, picked up rental car, then hiked around Nose Hill Park--about 15 minutes from the airport. Stopped at the ubiquitous Tim Horton's for a donut, then a grocery store for some food for the trip. We checked into our hotel, Days Inn near University of Calgary, then went to the Church of Jesus Christ Calgary Temple. Afterwards we had dinner at a Japanese "Fusion" restaurant which reminded us of Southern food cooked by Japanese people. Lots of wild roses which Alberta puts on their license plates, "Wild Rose Country" Calgary skyline We noticed Calgary seems to get windy frequently in the evenings. I ate wit...