Kootenay National Park

"1-Spring"

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Canada Picture by David Aaronson
Travel story: Kootenay National Park

Across the continental divide from Banff National Park is Kootenay National Park in British Columbia. One of the more interesting spots there are the paint pots. The paint pots are a series of three springs which are so iron-rich that the water and the surrounding rocks and dirt are tinged a reddish-brown color.



This is one of the three springs (1) which are located quite close to one another - about a kilometer or so from the trail head. The indians who lived in... More