Roadtrip 2015 | Jasper, AB | Fairmont, BC

After being away from each other for 6 months, my husband and I decided to do a week long road trip together starting from Jasper, Alberta and ending at Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia. My husband was offered an opportunity to work 4 hours north from where we live in his field of study. Therefore, we have spent limited time together throughout these past 6 months. With that said, we really needed this trip away!

We started our trip off going to our neighboring provincial park, Jasper. We have been there many times but we never get tired of going there. My husband surprised me with a two night stay at a cute log cabin facing a "roaring" river with rainbow lake chairs surrounding the view. We spent our day adventuring around Maligne Lake, Maligne Canon, and Jasper Park Lodge.

Our next and final stop of our road trip was going to Fairmont Hot Springs, BC. Along the way we stopped at a magnificent spot with vibrant coloured Paint Pots in Kootenay National Park. This was an Ochre field where the iron mixes with glacier water to make up a wonderland of red, orange, and yellow artwork. It was definitely a site to see! We stayed at the Fairmont Hot Springs lodge and spent numerous of hours out in the sun at the hot spring pools since we had unlimited access to it. We also took advantage of the beautiful hikes in the surrounding valley area especially the nearby hoodoos. Towards the end of our vacation, we took a day trip out to a heritage town called Fort Steele which displayed the early settler life of the Kootenay region of BC. This trip was our first summer vacation as a married couple and has made me excited for many future summer vacations to come.


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