Blogs from Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Ce matin, on est allé à la même source thermale que hier, il n’y avait personne, une chance on a pu s’arroser. Une heure plus tard, nous étions en route vers le Lac Louise. Arriver au village du Lac Louise, il pleuvait vraiment fort. On s’est installé au terrain de camping. Plus tard, quand tout était installé, on est parti en bicyclette sous la pluie. Nous avons fait le tour du village et finalement on a décidé de monté en bicyclette au Lac Louise mais, moi j’étais trempé alors je suis retourné au rv. Quelque minutes plus tard, victoria Anne et louise arriva trempées elles aussi. Liam Antoine et bob avaient continué, mais ils ne s’étaient pas rendus au lac. Mais ils étaient allés boire un chocolat chaud et ils étaient revenus. Jo... read more

Leaving Jasper in small groups, as the park passes require us to travel together, we detour off to Mount Edith Clavell. Named for a WW1 Nurse shot for helping prisoners escape despite the fact she nursed the wounded for both sides. On from there down the lovely windy 93A, to the Athabascar falls. Very impressive falls through broken quartz rocks. And then on again to the equally impressive Ice Fields Parkway, although we didn't see much of it with the rain and overcast day. Tonight is Radium Hot Springs, which conjures up visions of an American version of Bath. Nice enough town, with strong German influence (we didn't eat at the Salzburg) but the springs themselves appeared more 1950's open air pool than anything. The motel is very alpine chalet strewn with flower boxes and very ... read more

. Today we really started our “Glacier National Park Adventure!” We stayed the night in Kalispell at a hotel, then got up early, commenting on how nice it was to have a bathroom attached to the room—even if it was the $67 special. Our destination Glacier National Park!! Statistics Starting Destination: Kalispell, Montana Ending Destination: Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada Ending Destination GPS: N: 50° 37.631 W: 116° 04.190’ Elev: 2780’ Miles Driven: 387.1 Miles Hiked: Approx. 5 Experienced: Getting into Canada without showing ID… Best multiple use word: Dam Hungry Horse, Dam… In reading the local tourist information, we had noticed that there w... read more