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Monday was the end of the Civic Holiday weekend and the campground was busy with people leaving to go home. We decided to take a day trip towards Banff. Highway 93 goes east from Radium through Kootenay National Park for about 140 km to join with the Trans Canada highway #1 south to Banff. We noted a number of scenic stops along the way and the sun was out so off we went!

We followed the Kootenay and Vermilion Rivers for much of the trip (until we got to the Continental Divide). The colour is amazing – nice turquoise like many of the glacial rivers and lakes.

We stopped along the road at several scenic places. A short half hike from the parking lot brought us to Numa Falls.

Next stop was Marble Canyon. We took time here to eat the lunch I packed before heading out on the hike to see the canyon. Once again the colour of the water was amazing. The trail was .7 km one way with some elevation gain. There were a number of bridges crisscrossing the river.

It was a beautiful hike and our timing was perfect. Just as we got within sight of the parking lot, it started to rain. We drove the last 18 km to Castle Junction in Banff National Park where we could get cell signal and check weather. Since it showed showers in the area for the next few hours, we turned around and headed back to our campsite. As we approached Radium, we had our first viewing of a big horn sheep. Unfortunately we weren’t able to get a picture of it.

Monday was the end of the Civic Holiday weekend and the campground was busy with people leaving to go home. We decided to take a day trip towards Banff. Highway 93 goes east from Radium through Kootenay National Park for about 140 km to join with the Trans Canada highway #1 south to Banff. We noted a number of scenic stops along the way and the sun was out so off we went!

We followed the Kootenay River for much of the trip (until we got to the Continental Divide). The colour is amazing – nice turquoise like many of the glacial rivers and lakes.

We stopped along the road at several scenic places. A short half hike from the parking lot brought us to Numa Falls.

Next stop was Marble Canyon. We took time here to eat the lunch I packed before heading out on the hike to see the canyon. Once again the colour of the water was amazing. The trail was .7 km one way with some elevation gain. There were a number of bridges crisscrossing the river.

It was a beautiful hike and our timing was perfect. Just as we got within sight of the parking lot, it started to rain. We drove the last 18 km to Castle Junction in Banff National Park where we could get cell signal and check weather. Since it showed showers in the area for the next few hours, we turned around and headed back to our campsite. As we approached Radium, we had our first viewing of a big horn sheep. Unfortunately we weren’t able to get a picture of it.