Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
(and Professional Travelers)
The two RV Gypsies enjoy Radium Hot Springs
in British Columbia, Canada |
August 28, 2009 |
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Redstreak Campground in Radium - a nice full hook-up site, but branches from the trees on the site scratched the entire side of the RV. No Wi-Fi, No TV, but you could wash your RV and toad. There is a show nightly at 8 P.M. at the campground theater. Bear area so all bear attractants must be in truck of car or in a bear proof locker. No food or food bowls unsecured at campsite - no cooking in tents or tent-trailers. | |
on the
road just outside the campground - looking down at the town of Radium |
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Big Horn Sheep on the road
by the entrance to the campground |
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Outside the visitor center that is just below the campground road - appropriate signage and statues considering we just saw the Big Horn sheep on the road approaching the visitor center. | |
Radium Hot Springs in Kootenay National Park
of Canada - eastern B.C's largest day spa. |
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This is a very large outdoor
heated pool. |
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Radium Hot Springs began with the unleashing of powerful forces that left its tale in heaving, tortured rocks. The earth's crust cracked along a fault, more then two kilometers deep. The shatter zone around the fault lets groundwater seep close to the earth's core heating, pressurizing and returning it to the surface. The soothing mineral-rich warm water and the stunning Rocky Mountain scenery combine to relax tired muscles and bring peace of mind. However, there were so many people in this pool, that Karen did not find it as enjoyable as Liard or Chena Hot Springs. It was like swimming in an ordinary, but large, swimming pool. | |
Scenery across the street
from Radium Hot Springs |
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Radium Hot Springs has a wonderful spa. Karen got a body massage that was fabulous, plus a full-body mud wrap that was also great. During this time, Karen also used the indoor hot tub with jets that she enjoyed more than the big hot swim pool outside. Although Karen found the "hot pool" disappointing, the spa area was fantastic. The Radium massage spa and service was much nicer than Banff's massage spa. |