The Rivards

One of our last stops on our way home was The Enchanted Forest. It is situated in one of the beautiful old growth forests of the Monashee Mountains, and right on the Trans Canada Hwy.

The park contains sculptures and interactive displays based on fairy tales and nursery rhymes.

Celeste finds treasure…

“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the cutest kid of them all?”….must be Celeste, of course!

Daddy gets himself in a heap of trouble…

Celeste finds a cool place to play in one of the Three Little Pigs’ home…

There was an old lady that lived in a shoe

Daddy helps Celeste get ready for a canoe ride.

B.C.’s tallest treehouse.

A happy but exhausted little girl.

While driving back from the hot springs, we passed through Glacier National Park which is part of the Columbia Mountains Natural Region, in the interior wet belt of British Columbia. The park is appropriately named after the glaciers found in its mountains. Since we were surrounded by so many amazing views we couldn’t resist pulling over and taking a moment to enjoy it all.

One of many beautiful waterfalls…

Wildflowers…

Celeste takes a stroll through a field of wild flowers…

Celeste had trouble getting out of her comfy king size bed this morning…

but after mentioning that we were going swimming in the hot springs she was ready to go.

The hot springs are located on the south side of Kootenay National Park, just a 3 hour drive from Calgary, AB. The pools are odourless, and surrounded by natural rock walls, and guaranteed to soak your worries away.

The water was warm and relaxing. We could definitely get used to this!

Some of the sites of Kootenay National Park…

A lone bighorn moutain sheep takes a late morning stroll along the highway…

Hoodoos…sedimentary rock that has been eroded by the elements. I was surprised to see these here as they are usually found in hot, dry areas.