Invermere

I was in Radium on the weekend and made a trip down to Invermere to check things out there too. Such a beautiful drive/ride along Hwy. 93 and lots of scenic vistas to stop and view. It's the 'shoulder season' and Radium was pretty quiet, which is why we wanted to go in the first place.
Of course, we had a few dips in the Radium Hot Springs, so named for the traces of Radon in the water. Less than what you'd find in the luminous dials of an old school wrist watch, but there none the less and something I never knew!
We went in and checked out a lot of the great art galleries in Invermere, including Bavin Glassworks, where we met Pat Bavin, the founder of the hotshop. Pat and his son, Ryan, have worked in tandem to create some unique pieces, as pictured below. The detail in colour and shading of their fish is truly amazing and it's hard to imagine just how they've managed to form such beautiful works of art from molten glass.

We also checked in at the Kicking Horse Coffee, locally roasted in Invermere. We sure like it and stopped in to get some directly, plus it happens to be across the lane from Arrowhead! That's the local brewery that provides un-pasteurized beer to local merchants, meaning you can only get it in and around Invermere proper. Reminds me of the old Big Rock days, before they hit the big time.
So, if you're up for a gorgeous ride that takes a couple of hours and ends with a soak in the spa, check out these two little gems of a town!

Invermere's Iron Moose

Bavin Glass workshop

Nice details in this Bavin glass

Kicking Horse Coffee has a pretty cool building

Arrowhead brew room

83 Honeys was tasty enough to warrant a dozen to go!

Until now I never knew that Radium Hot Springs has traces of Radon in the water, hence the name.

Eccentric Radium home

Yup, wild turkeys walking around in Radium, co-incidentally near the unusual home shown in the previous photo!