Piccadilly Motel Radium Hot Springs

... that bears had been frequenting the campsites, now this is a normal speach that you get in most of the National parks, but apparently they have been seen recently where we are camped so lets hope they pay us a visit . The mighty Columbia River starts here, and flows all the way to Portland Oregon, but here it is about 10 feet wide and two feet deep.

... we all congregated along the creek. It is lush, deep moss green with a small island in the middle. We soaked our tired feet in its icy waters and basked in the sunshine, reading, napping, visiting, and generally lazing about. This is why we love backpacking!


























By 16h30, our stomachs ...

3 day trip
27 km ..... and a scramble

Animal sightings: Lesser Yellowlegs (bird) , deers, grouse (but no grizzlies hehe)

Flowers: lots of common fireweed throughout burned forest, indian paintbrush and other alpine wildflowers

Theme song: Buffalo Soldier (Bob Marley)

Note to self:

Go with the Floe ...... get it ? ah!

C'est quétaine Annie :P

... to Jackson, although not nearly as wealthy and pretentious (sorry, Jackson, but it’s true!).

We have experienced some sticker shock while being in Canada. Not even considering exchange rates, prices are much higher for just about everything – campground fees, gas (over $4 gallon), food. Our budget has taken a serious hit, but it has been worth it to experience the Canadian Rockies.

... build Highway 93 through this narrow canyon, they routed a small stream through a tunnel underneath the highway. Just south of here that stream runs into the mighty Columbia River (yes, the Columbia River). The Columbia is flowing Northwest through Radium Hot Springs. We traveled on to Kootenay Valley Viewpoint at Sinclair Pass for a scenic overlook of the valley. On the way there we spotted a lone female Bighorn Sheep.

We parked at ...

We left Banff this morning and headed for Kootenay National Park on the British Columbia side of the continental divide. Since our campground for the night is located at the very southwest end of the park, we planned to do some of the sights along the travel route. Out first stop was Marble Canyon. The pictures show how deep this canyon is, with several natural bridges carved by erosion from the stream. The trail went as far as a beautiful waterfall.

The ...

... rapidly, with the “t” silent….more like koo-n-ay.

Just before we got to Ft. Steele we ran across our first moose! Actually, it was crossing the highway quite a distance ahead of us and from our perspective; our first thoughts were “horse on the loose”. As we got closer and watched it lumber up the hillside, Wendell said “too tall; got to be a moose”. There was traffic approaching from ...

... which is in Kootenay Provincial Park. As we searched for the best site we drove right into a herd of Big Horn Sheep (not INTO them, but, you know, into their midst). They were grazing right in one of the campsites! We later found out that this was a daily occurrence, but every time they passed through we still stopped to watch. Redstreak was a great campground, up on a plateau with magnificent views of the Valley. They also had heated ...

... for hot and one should be for cold. I asked the cashier if it was ok to put hot drinks in this container and he just kinda looked at me funny. "Uh. I don't know. No one has ever done it." his eyes wandering into a dazed state of perplexion. I have never been one to shy from the unknown so I would be the first to try it out. Kev and I hummed and hawed over our abundance of choices. I ended up making a special mixture of ...

I managed to take three separate shots of windmills: a row of them across the mountains, an old windmill and a new windmill turning with its' mystic beauty in a field. When I got home I "photoshopped" the 3 shots into one. A fun learning experience.


The mountains ...