We're both feeling sneezy still so we didn't rush about, with checkout being 11 am. We packed our things then did a little shopping and had a maple latte at Communitea before heading onto Highway 1. At Castle Junction route 93 leaves Banff National Park and enters Kootenay. Our first stop after an hour was at Marble Canyon which is a deep narrow gorge. There are several bridges which crisscross back and forth giving great views.
After this we started walking along the Paint Pots trail but realising it was long, we went back to the car to eat our salad before driving further up the trail head and taking up the walk again. It's an interesting walk with a boardwalk taking a path across meadow and marshland. At the end are three iron rich pools that bubble up in an orange ochre colour.
After the hike we drove the final hour to Radium Hot Springs - the plan was to visit the hot springs but we ran out of time. We have further hot springs on our itinerary when we reach Jasper.
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