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Narrator: Nestled in the vast expanse of the
Canadian Rockies, Banff National Park is an
UNESCO world heritage site and one of the most
scenic places on the planet. While the summers
are busiest, with visitors coming from around
the world to explore the breathtaking mountain
environment, winters provide an equally
beautiful and often overlooked opportunity to
experience nature in it's most pristine state.
With world class skiing and snowboarding and
unbelievable backcountry opportunities, Banff is
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hands down one of the top winter travel
destinations in the world.
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Mind blowing vistas, bottomless powder, and
underground wonders. This week on Epic Trails,
we're exploring Banff National Park.
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Eric: I'm Eric Hanson. When I see a trail I
see more than a path from point A to point B. A
good trail is the ultimate opportunity to
explore. To discover new landscapes, and to
challenge myself. When I don't have a pack on my
back I'm thinking about my next big adventure
because my mission is simple. My mission is to
discover the world's most epic trails.
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Eric: Banff and Lake Louise are stunning
places at any time of the year. But there's
something particularly charming about the area
when it's covered by blanket of fresh snow.
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It was September only a few months ago that I
was here last exploring the area by foot. And
now that it's March, I'm excited to be back and
see a totally different side of the place.
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But before setting off into the backcountry, I'm
enjoying a quick tour around Banff to see some
of the places that I visited before the snow
started falling.
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I don't know if it's possible to communicate
just how beautiful this place really is. Except
to say that It feels like a winter wonderland.
But as much as I'm enjoying the views I can feel
a nervous anticipation building inside the
adventure ahead. And so, to get things underway
I'm meeting up with Paul of the Amisca mountain
guides to go over some avalanche safety skills
before heading deep into the backcountry.
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Paul: Eric?
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Ya, hey. How's it going? Paul?
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Yes.
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Nice to meet you. Sweet.
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Let's head up on the lift and, it's a good
spot to talk some avalanche training where we
can overlook the valley.
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Oh sounds sweet.
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Cool.
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So we'll be doing backcountry and Lake Louise.
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Yep.
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And how much terrain do they have back there
for us? And how much competition will be have
for that terrain?
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The terrain for Lake Louise we have given the
stability pretty endless so we can come off the
lift and kind of head up and overlook some of
the terrain and I'm just picking where we're
gonna head off and go.
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Thank you.
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It's a pretty spectacular place up here.
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it is eh?
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That's amazing.
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So the trick with the probe is that's the
handle in there right? So we want to throw it
down the hill if we throw it we're not gonna
have much space and as we throw we're gonna
hold the top of the handle there, and pull.
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Sweet.
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Alright.
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Ok so I buried that, I buried the transceiver
down with a shovel head on top of it so you
could kind of narrow the numbers down.
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So this is where we need to kind of be slow and
methodical in here. Once we've got our point, we
don't' want to waste any time that probe is
going to either be hand it to you and it's gonna
be straight in the middle and if we don't hit
anything then we're gonna kind of start to kind
of work our way around and for simplicity now is
just to remember to work in a clockwise
direction.
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so 15 minutes that's the proposed, supposed
time that somebody would have?
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15 minutes is critical, after that the chances
of survival after 15 minutes deteriorate
rapidly.
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After receiving the quick avalanche safety
lesson from Paul I feel a lot better prepared to
head into the backcountry. We'll be doing that
first thing tomorrow as we hike our way into
Shadow Lake Lodge.
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Eric: Beautiful morning here in Banff, we're
setting out on a snowshoeing track and we're
heading out to Shadow Lake Lodge, it should be
an awesome day getting into the backcountry and
to supposedly this really awesome lodge, and
love that the snow is coming down. Should be
great.
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Thanks for breaking trail Paul.
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I appreciate that.
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There's nothing quite like travelling in the
backcountry after a big snowstorm. Everything
is so quiet, peaceful, and filled with beauty.
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Got a lot steeper here.
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Paul: Ya.
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Eric: Had an awesome day here snowshoeing back
to Shadow Lake Lodge, hiked about 8 miles to get
here, and now we just got this pristine
wilderness area of whoa, sinking in, beautiful
lake here, just an awesome setting and it's been
snowing all day. Can't wait to get inside and go
sit by the fire, get some hot tea. I hear
there's even a sauna.
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Hey there.
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Not bad.
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Feels pretty good out here.
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I'm gonna go back inside now.
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With the arrival of the new day, the snow is
pretty much stopped and like ghosts, the
mountains we couldn't see yesterday are
revealing themselves through a thinning cloud
cover. I just love the mornings in the
backcountry. They're so peaceful, but at the
same time there's an underlying anticipation
for the adventures that lie ahead.
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Where we going?
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Paul: So we're gonna head in this direction.
900 meters through the trees and we should hit
Shadow Lake.
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Head to Shadow Lake?
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Ya head to Shadow Lake.
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Sweet. It's a gorgeous morning.
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Ya it's beautiful.
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Let's do it.
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Blue sky.
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Couldn't ask for a better day.
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After you.
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Thank you Paul.
From Shadow Lake Lodge, there are a wide variety
of day hikes to choose from, depending on how
adventurous you want to be. But knowing that we
have an 8 mile hike out to finish the day, we
choose one of the easier day hikes, a 2 mile
trek around Shadow Lake itself. Which provides a
truly spectacular view of the surrounding
mountains.
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Whoo!
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As beautiful as it is out here, I'm surprised we
haven't seen anyone else along the way even
though I know how many people are intimidated
about hiking in the winter. But with the right
clothing and gear there's almost never a bad
time to be outside. And snow shoeing is actually
a very accessible way for people of all fitness
levels to get outside and explore.
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Take a little snack break?
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Ya.
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Make a platform.
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Looks like the sun is trying
to poke through too.
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Been pretty steady with the snow.
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Be nice if we got a little sunshine.
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Do you think it's gonna keep
snowing for the whole day?
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It's supposed to be like this
for the next couple of days.
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Couple of days?
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Ya. Consistent easing off
sometime tomorrow afternoon.
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That's gonna be good for the skiing.
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Ya and then the rest of
the week is blue bird sky.
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Nice.
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Are you good?
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I love it, this is awesome out here I just
love the atmosphere when it's snowing it' so
peaceful and quiet.
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Although I could easily spend a week up here
doing the different day hikes, having made the
two mile lap of the lake, we start the 8 mile
hike out from Shadow Lake Lodge.
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Although I'm sad to leave, I'm excited about
what lies ahead. Because we've got a lot more
exploring to do around Banff National Park.
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Eric: No winter trip to Banff National Park
would be complete without taking advantage of
the world renowned skiing, and so Paul and I
swap our snowshoes for a snowboard and ski's
and head to lake Louise Ski resort.
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So we'll get a practise run somewhere?
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Paul: Ya, ya.
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I need to knock some rust
off my snowboarding skills.
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Little practise run to warm up.
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There you go.
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So psyched this is going to be awesome.
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Ya have a look at the map and.
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One of the coolest things about Lake Louise is
that it delivers first class inbound skiing and
snowboarding. But it also offers lift access
backcountry terrain for those with the training,
the tools and the willingness to put in some
extra effort for fresh tracks.
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So let's go.
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let's get back there.
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Right on.
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Before heading out of bounds we make a quick
stop at the avalanche beacon training area. With
all the snow we've been getting there's no doubt
that the skiing and snowboarding is going to be
amazing. But there's also an increased
avalanche danger.
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Since I'll be Paul's personal rescue team. Paul
wants to be sure that I'm 100% comfortable
using the tools in my pack.
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This right here.
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Looks like.
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Ok perfect.
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if you have the right safety gear and know how
to use it, you can hike the ridges at the top of
Lake Louise to reach some incredible backcountry
terrain. And although it's hard-work going up,
it's made a lot easier knowing that every
struggling step gets you closer to the prize.
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Nice work.
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Thank you.
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alright.
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Alright let's go skiing.
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Alright we got the preparation
now let's do this.
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Although there was a time in life when I did a
lot of snowboarding it's been a number of years
since I've strapped on a snowboard and what a
place to start again.
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Paul and I are about to drop into some of the
most fantastic looking terrain I've ever seen.
I'm from Arizona so this is a little bit
overwhelming for me. I'm a little bit nervous
and a lot a bit excited. This is going to be
pretty rad.
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Ok Eric if you traverse out on my ski line and
then drop in 5 meters right of my tracks
skiing's pretty good and then just make your
way down to us.
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Copy that! I'm dropping in, in 3, 2 and 1.
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Having successfully having made it down the
first section without an epic face plant I can
feel my body loosening up, and I start to really
enjoy the feeling of floating through the
fresh, dry Canadian Rockies powder.
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Ya the first time people com e out here when
you kind of leap out and head towards lake
Louise and then start heading into the mountains
and the terrain opens up, the views are amazing,
you can see right here behind me you can drive
for another 2.5, 3 hours and still get the same
terrain. You know different mountains but the
views, the views are amazing,
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Having the right gear for the backcountry is
more than just having the appropriate safety
gear. In particular, climbing skins make
traversing and going up hill much easier. Which
means your left with more time and energy to
enjoy the ride down.
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Feel like we're at the top of the world here.
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Paul: Ya the one thing about this area is
there's access for everybody you know it's so
easy to getting the backcountry for anyone that
wants to come out and do low level activities
from snowshoeing, to cross country skiing to
backcountry skiing to ski mountaineering to some
of the hardest face climbing in the world and
it's accessible to everybody which is amazing.
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Hell of a good day Paul.
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Nice work.
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That was awesome.
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Nice work.
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So much fun.
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Back with the crowds now.
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Makes a difference.
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Ya it really does.
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Eric: Located within the boundaries of Banff
National Park, housing and development in the
town of Banff is closely monitored and capped
which has allowed one of Canada's top tourist
destinations to maintain it's authentic
character and while Banff is a beautiful and fun
place to spend a night, I've got different
plans. As I'm meeting up with Gordon Stermann of
White Mountain adventures to explore Johnston
Canyon under the stars.
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Hey Gord.
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Gord: Hey Eric how are you?
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Good to see you again.
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Nice to see you too, ya it's been awhile.
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Good ya I know.
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I'm ready for some adventure.
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Ok well let's go out for a night walk.
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Sweet, last time I saw you
we were flying helicopters.
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That's right.
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Through the Canadian Rockies
just a few months ago.
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What you can't see right now is this whole
thing is a sheet of ice. All the way down but
it's covered in snow. And it all starts right
up there at those frozen.
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Waterfalls.
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Look at that water, isn't that
clean? Clear, clear, clear.
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I just want to dip my water
bottle right in there.
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You probably could it would
be clean enough to drink.
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One of the most popular hikes in Banff
National Park, the Johnston Canyon trail winds
it's way up a spectacle gorge through tunnels
and past towering waterfalls. The hike is
stunning during the day time, but hiking it at
night under the light of the stars is a mind
blowing experience.
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Banff National Park is more than just Canada's
most popular national park, it's also Canada's
first national park. And it all started here at
the Cave and basin in 1883. And so I'm meeting
up with Megan from Parks Canada to learn more
about this historical place.
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How are you doing?
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Megan: I'm great how are you today?
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I'm great.
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Awesome welcome to the cave and basin the
birthplace of Canada's national parks.
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Awesome thank you.
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Ya, so this was the original swimming pool at
the Cave and basin that led to the creation of
our whole national park system. The water in the
cave here is about 30 degrees Celsius through
the whole process rain water, snow melt, goes
down through the cracks in the Rocky Mountains
about 5 kilometres under the ground about the
same height that Cascade mountain is high and
then it resurfaces here as nice hot water. So 30
degrees is a pretty comfortable bath
temperature, and if you had any health issues
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people were coming here to take
in the thermal waters.
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Well it's a super cool place. The waterfall
that cascade there is gorgeous.
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Ya it's pretty unique part of me is sad that
partially sad that you can't swim in here
anymore like I appreciate that it's protected
now so it won't get destroyed or abused. But
part of me goes oh man.
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So inviting.
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Ya.
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So imagine the bigger picture, the Canadian
government is building the railway across the
entire country to link us up from sea to sea.
It's the winter 1883 three young men decided to
stick it out do some prospecting see what they
could discover, maybe make some money and they
were rafting down the boat river, when they saw
steam rising up from the hillside here. Imagine
you're climbing down a tree trunk and you strike
a match and the whole cave lights up before
your eyes.
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That's a pretty cool discovery.
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It would have been phenomenal I can't even
imagine. There has been indigenous use here for
thousands of years, and we do feel that it's
important to recognize that it is a place of
spiritual healing for many indigenous groups in
the area.
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As my trip to Banff national Park comes to
it's end, a soak in the Banff hot springs is a
welcomed opportunity to cut the winters chill
and relax after a few long days of exploring the
backcountry. It also gives me the chance to
reflect on what's been another incredible trip
to the area. There aren't many places in the
world that are truly world class four season
destinations, and Banff National Park is
definitely one of them. But I've only seen two
of the four seasons which means I'll definitely
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be back to experience more of Banff
National Park's Epic trails.21071
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