Marble Canyon Canadian Rockies
Our visit to marble canyons was one of our favorites in the canadian rockies.
Marble canyon canadian rockies. Cliffs in marble canyon where a treasure trove of cambrian fossils was discovered in 2012. South of marble canyon on highyway 93 is numa falls on the vermillion river. Although we did both. Canyon hikes are great for rainy days not suited to exposed treeline forays and for shady days when features in the depths are easier to see.
Beautiful canyon and waterfall we hiked to marble canyon from the paint pots as the parking area was closed due to construction in september 2019. It typically has a short walking path that is quite easy when it s own parking area is open. Bridges over chasms allow appreciation of nature s handiwork from different angles including directly above. We visited in april and there was snow on the ground but the water was a flowing and a beautiful turquoise color.
Unlock the beauty of the canadian rockies in winter. Marble canyon is easily accessible off of the 93s in kootenay national park between banff and radium. Kootenay national park is one of the lesser visited parks in a chain of spectacular parks in the canadian rockies between banff and jasper. Straddling the trans canadian highway the park offers hot springs awesome mountain views and.
It is an unique and popular year round attraction at the confluence of tokumm creek with the vermilion river. More beautiful and scenic than johnston canyon. Gaines and his colleagues discovered the marble canyon fossils in 2012 as they were tracing cambrian rocks on foot across the rockies in hopes of finding more burgess shale type deposits. The hike wasn t hard.
Marble canyon is located in kootenany national park. Marble canyon is a canyon surrounding tokumm creek just above its confluence with the vermilion river at the north end of kootenay national park in the canadian rockies of british columbia canada.