Tuesday, August 9, 2016

8/9: Radium Hot Springs, Invermere, Canal Flats

Similar profile along the road to yesterday: early big climb and relatively easier afternoon. 

After the big climb, we basically descend all the way into town to Radium Hot Springs. So named because analysis of the spring water turned up trace amounts of radon, less than what's in the air, but more than in other water sources, I guess. 
The hot pool was also 39C like Banff's Upper Hot Springs. This facility is part of the same chain of hot spring management, and we managed to get some pics of the old timey bathing suits:

Lunch was at a unremarkable but still top 10 by Yelp restaurant. 

Then we had the bulk of riding ahead of us, some 40mi in tough headwinds. This stretch of BC is more residential, though the views by Columbia Lake are still spectacular. If you can't afford living on Lake Como...
Real estate must be cheap, as there's farmland abutting the lake:

We saw quite a few cows and horses. Here's a curious one:

We're staying at a humble RV park campground, which trades showers and laundry for nice views. Canal Flats, this town, is pretty small, with this huge mill:






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