Across the river and Up a gravel road to this primitive natural park site. Limited parking. No…read morefacilities. 100m walk on the grassy ridge to one of the best valley river mountain views in the valley. Great spot for a picnic. Bring a couple lawn chairs. Nice mature Douglas Fir trees. You will have a dusty vehicle on your way back. We had the entire place to ourselves just some campers near the parking spot. Peace quiet and nature.

This hike is listed on a number of local websites and tourist brochures, and after talking to…read moresomeone at a visitor information center, my husband and I decided to try it out. All the descriptions list this hike as "easy", and as someone who is in pretty good shape but not an experienced hiker, I would have described this trail as being of "moderate" difficulty. The area is a little remote, and I would have felt more comfortable with bear spray or bear bells to scare off any locals. There is a small parking lot in the area, and the trail is located at the wooden trailhead sign (not the wider vehicle path heading into the forest in the opposite direction). The trail is steep and narrow in a number of sections, so much so that I wondered if we had the wrong trail at one point, and in one area the trail snakes along side of a slope with a fairly significant drop on one side and a sharp upslope on the other. Good hiking shoes are highly recommended for extra traction and stability. That being said, the views of the falls at the end are spectacular. The waterfall is roaring, powerful, and totally awesome. The return trip took us just about two hours, with about 15 minutes at the falls themselves. It's a great shorter hike, and only 20 minutes from Radium Hot Springs.

It's like the Chamonix of Canada. (with way less people and way less infrastructure)…read more It's a mountaineer's playground. Black and white speckled granite fangs jut out of massive glacier systems. There is so much to climb here, you could spend every summer here and not get it all done! Just be sure to wrap your car in chicken wire so the porcupines don't eat the hoses/tires of your car! (seriously)

Bugaboo Spire is world-famous in the climbing community, for good reason…read more It contains a coveted 50 classic climb. (5.8) It also contains the historic "Kain Route" (5.6). It's a fun moderate climb. The crux is "the gendarme" a "5.6" move that is extremely trick and very exposed. You'll wonder how the hell Conrad Kain did it in crappy old-timey leather boots! Any of these routes are a LONG day from the hut, so make sure you start early. (before the sun)

It was a great experience and Elizabeth was a wonderful guide. I would definitely recommend and do…read moreit again.

I just completed the 1:00 excursion. What a great way to end my week here at Panorama. Elizabeth…read morewas a fantastic guide. She was fun, knowledgeable and attentive. It was an excellent time and worth doing again.

"The World's Best 5.4"…read more Many people call the ridge route on Pigeon Spire this and...based in my limited experience...they ain't wrong! Pro is plentiful and bomber, exposure is HUGE, and the moves are solid. It's solid enough that I climbed it in mountaineering boots, my rock shoes stayed in the pack It can be a little tricky reaching the third summit if you come in early season. When we were here we were the first team to climb it! Why? Rock climbers are skeered of climbing on snow.

Luxor Corrals is an excellent way to experience the Kootenay River Valley. The bar has both Mules…read moreand Horses to ride and the owner sets you up with one based on your experience and how long your going to ride. It was an amazing experience. I rode a mule named Dreamwalker, who was very sweet. Riding a mule wasn't so different from riding a horse. The only difference I found was that he had a huge drive to eat. No matter how much I tried to pull his head up, he would resist and bring his head down for his favorite snack, alfalfa. The terrain wasn't too rough for an hour ride. It was actually very scenic! Wild flowers were everywhere and the view down to the river valley was gorgeous. At a few points I did feel a little nervous because the trail was a little too narrow and the drop did seem a little treacherous; but, I would do it all over again if I could.

It was the first time myself and my two teenage granddaughters have ever been ziplining. Our pros…read morewere awesome! Linus 'the wizard' was so helpful and Theo made us feel so safe. They both made us comfortable and kept us laughing! We had such a great time!

I came from California and this zip lining experience absolutely added to an amazing vacation: The…read moreinstructors are cool, knowledgeable, and are self aware about being as quick as they can during set up and orientation to get people on the actual zip lines ASAP. My instructor was Brodie. Dude is such a chiller and knows how to have fun, highly recommended you request him if possible. The zipline course also has great views of the surrounding mountains and wetlands, a real highlight for me. Also got to meet Mike, the Mayor of Radium. Really love what he's doing w the town.