After a busy day the day before we decided to go check out the Miette Hot Springs. The hot springs are up a winding mountain road which was very beautiful and seemed to have a large population of big horn sheep.
After enjoying a relaxing time in the hot springs I decided to explore some of the trails near the town of Jasper. The trail I was on made it’s way up a steep hill with a great view of the town and surrounding mountains.
Stormy skies of the town of Jasper
Looking out from a cliff top, the town of Jasper is to the left.
One of the rivers that winds through the park near the Town of Jasper
Tags: 2010 road trip, bighorn sheep, jasper, jasper national park, Miette Hot Springs
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I got up and packed up my tent while it was snowing, today I would be heading from Banff to Radium hot springs. I would be passing through Kootenay National Park which will be the 5th National park of my trip! My first stop in Kootenay national park was at the the continental divide between the Pacific watersheds, not nearly as exciting you would would expect.
After a short stop it was on to see the “paint pots”. The paint pots are a natural phenomenon where cold iron rich minerals bubble up through small pools staining the surrounding earth a deep ochre. Unfortunately these pots where mostly frozen over.
On the way into the paint pots there was a really nice swampy grass land which was pretty different after spending the past week or so in very mountainous terrain.
Next stop was the Radium hot springs which was very nice change from the freezing temperatures, out side the hot springs where was a herd of big horn sheep.
After relaxing in the hot springs it was time to make camp. Just as I finished setting up my tent at Dry Gultch provincial park the weather got scary. A blizzard quickly moved in with strong winds causing trees to blow down and visibility was reduced to under 10 feet, fun stuff!
Tomorrow time to head to Rossland before making the last leg of the trip to Vancouver.
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I woke up to a brisk day but not nearly as cold as the previous night. Before heading down to Banff I made a trip to Maligne Canyon which is a little ways outside of Jasper.
After this it was time to make the long drive down to Banff, on the way the weather started to turn for the worse…
One of the things about the roads through the Rockies especially the Ice fields Highway is that even along the sides of the roads there are some breathtaking views and scenes. Here is an example of just one of the waterfalls along the highway.
Not to long after stopping here I saw my first real wildlife, bighorn sheep.
Tomorrow time to explore some of Banff!
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