Photo-Finish Friday -- Mountain Morning

The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. (Psalm 72:3)

From Sinclair Pass, Highway 93, north of Radium Hot Springs, B.C.
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The Bible quote is from KJV. The part referring to mountains is on a sign along the road at the north end of the village.

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Gratitude Monday -- A Good Soaking

Radium Hot Springs, B.C.

Our weekend guest had to cancel. This was sad.
It left Mike with a weekend off so we went to Radium Hot Springs, B.C. for a good soaking. We've been wanting to go for months and this gave us the opportunity.
It's about a five -hour drive from home with most of that time in the mountains. We chose the Jasper-Banff Highway on the way there and hit some nasty weather. Icy bits, snow on the highway and more of it falling. Several vehicles were embedded in snowbanks along the road. Many of them were empty and had likely been there a while.
We had a lovely soak in the mineral springs with the occasional visit to the smaller, jacuzzi style hotter pool (108F or 42C). There was even one brave soul swimming in the cold pool.
It was a cool, near-spring day and the warmth of the water was especially welcome. As you can see in the photo there is snow on the mountains. It makes the mineral springs feel all that much healthier.
We came back along a different, bare, dry highway under the strengthening March sun
I'm grateful I got a chance to have a proper soaking in the springs, grateful for trip itself, and grateful that I live within easy driving distance of mountain hot springs.

Gratitude Monday - Moose Edition

A cow moose and her calf.

We took off for a quick weekend getaway on Saturday. We drove down the Icefields Parkway then went south through Banff National Park to Kootenay National Park and beyond.
It was a lovely drive and very relaxing. We soaked in the healing waters of Radium Hot Springs and spent a quiet night at a motel in Skookumchuk, BC.
The place has a lovely feel to it and who can resist that name?
If you're curious, Skookumchuk is a Chinook word that means strong or turbulent current.
It was good to get away for a mini-vacation and to see something different. Change is good.
But more than anything else I am grateful to the mother and baby moose for showing themselves. I've passed by this muskeggy lake many dozens of times. I've always said it needed a moose. On Saturday I got two of them.


ETA: I originally left out the first "k" in my first reference to Skookumchuk. Sorry for any confusion.