November 23, 2007 | Tips from Us >
Radium Hot Springs, Wildlife Tours
Find more information about Radium Hot Springs - Wildlife Tours
View a larger image on flickr.com
Every fall the city of Radium Hot Springs host Head Banger Tours. And no, you don’t have to be a groupie of Iron Maiden, Metallica, or Cinderella to join! This tour consists of getting in a car, finding the bighorn sheep, and watching them bash their heads and horns together.
Unfortunately, the tour wasn’t being offered the night I was in town, but after my stay at Bighorn Meadows Resort (see the blog entry), I imagine the evening would be educational and exciting. For more information contact info@RadiumHotSprings.com.
November 23, 2007 | Tips from Us >
Radium Hot Springs, Wildlife Tours
Find more information about Radium Hot Springs - Wildlife Tours
View a larger image on flickr.com
After a sweet soak beside the rock cliff splattered with fabulous fall colours, and after Misty’s fantastic deep-tissue m"aaaaaaaah"ssage at the new Radium Hot Springs spa, I packed up my newly mineralized bathing suit and headed back to our van. As we drove away slowly, a group of bighorn sheep stopped us on the street, wandered aimlessly across the highway to the hot springs, jumped onto the concrete wall by the sidewalk and literally jumped over into the pool. Or so it looked to us.
Actually, there is a grassy patch between the wall and the pool, and after eating their fill, the sheep peaked their heads back over the wall, hopped over, and then scampered away back across the highway. I loved it!
That night, we stayed at Bighorn Meadows Resort, where we were greeted by a herd of about 70 bighorn sheep, with some of them having very, very big horns, and none of them looking like they just had a relaxing spa experience! And even though it seemed a bit unnatural to see the sheep grazing on the golf fairway, it was an incredible experience to see them so close up, just hanging out, doing what sheep do – EAT.
Every year, many sheep are killed by travellers travelling too fast. Please drive slowly through Kootenay National Park and all wildlife areas.