KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK AND VICINITY - Canadian Rockies: Including Banff and Jasper National Parks - page 270

a wide variety of platters to share, including Cowboy Caviar (nachos and baked beans) and
a surprisingly good barbecued chicken soup. For a main, the half-chicken, half-ribs and
all the extras for two ($34) is a good deal. Across the road, Horsethief Creek Pub and
Eatery (Main St. E., 250/347-6400, lunch and dinner daily, $14-24) serves up similar fare
in more modern surroundings. Both places have a few outdoor tables.
As always, Husky House Restaurant (250/347-9811, 7am-11pm daily, $9.50-17), at
the corner of Highways 93 and 95, serves a solid menu of no-frills North American fare at
reasonable prices. Just around the corner is Screamer's, the place to hang out with an ice
cream on a hot summer afternoon. The ice cream here has been researched many times,
most often when returning from camping trips in the Columbia Valley. Also along this strip
is Mountainside Market, with an excellent choice of groceries and an in-house deli and
butcher.
The restaurant at the Radium Resort (3 km/1.9 mi south of town, 250/347-6268,
breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily) caters mostly to golfers throughout the day and resort
guests in the evening, but everybody is welcome. Enjoy lunch on the outdoor patio for
around $15, or dine on sea bass smothered with a fruit-filled salsa for $28 in the evening.
Buffets are offered on Wednesday (usually pasta) and Saturday (roast beef) nights from
6pm ($31 per person).
INFORMATION
On the east side of the highway, just south of the Highway 93/95 junction, is the Radium
Hot Springs Visitor Info Centre (250/347-9331 or 800/347-9704,
www.radiumhotsprings.com ) . This building is also home to the national park information
center. It's open weekdays in spring and fall and 9am-7pm daily in the busier summer
months.
NORTH FROM RADIUM ALONG HIGHWAY 95
From Radium, Highway 95 follows the Columbia River north for 105 kilometers (65
miles) to Golden, from where the TransCanada Highway heads east, through Yoho Nation-
al Park and across the Continental Divide to Banff National Park. Between Radium and
Golden are several small, historic towns worthy of a stop. The first is Edgewater, where
a farmers market is held each Saturday. Continuing north is Brisco, gateway to the moun-
taineering mecca of Bugaboo Provincial Park. Named for a member of the 1859 Palliser
expedition, Brisco was founded on the mining industry and later grew as a regional cen-
ter for surrounding farmland. Brisco General Store is a throwback to those earlier times,