CANADIAN ROCKIES - British Columbia: Including the Alaska Highway - page 471

DRIVING HIGHWAY 93
Climbing eastward from the town of Radium Hot Springs, Highway 93 (still known locally
as the Banff-Windermere Highway) enters the boundary of Kootenay National Park at nar-
row Sinclair Canyon, a natural gateway to the wonders beyond. After squeezing through
the canyon, the highway emerges at the actual springs that give the town of Radium Hot
Springs its name.
MM Radium Hot Springs
The soothing Radium Hot Springs (250/347-9485, 9am-11pm daily in summer, noon-9pm
daily the rest of the year) lies inside the park but just three kilometers (1.9 miles) northeast
of the town of the same name, which is outside the park boundary. It was discovered many
centuries ago by the Kootenay people, who, like today's visitors, came to enjoy the odorless
mineral water that gushes out of the Redwall Fault at 44°C (111°F).