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Classic Banff Footage Shows Some Pretty Risky Behaviour (VIDEO)

WATCH: Classic Banff Looks Awesome, If Not Risky
The Huffington Post Alberta

Feeling nostalgic for simpler times?

Look no further than this vintage video of Banff National Park. Can you believe tourists used to feed bears from car windows? That's absolutely crazy by today's standards!

The video, uploaded to Steve Sim’s YouTube channel “BanffDriving”, is just part of a larger promotional video, "Calgary, The Living West," a 1962 film from the Calgary Convention and Visitors Bureau.

And, don't forget these amazing retro photos of Alberta's most popular park, pulled from the Library and Archives of Canada:

Banff, In Colour

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