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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Hoodoos and Banff Snails

What is this man doing? He is counting snails! There is a tiny brown snail that lives in the mineral waters in Banff and this scientist is working on a Sunday performing a snail census with a clicker in his hand. The cave basin is closed for renovations for two years, but the board walk up the hill is still open and you can see and smell the sulpherous mineral wasser. Yes, the pools are really that colour.

There is a little wild garden at the base of the hill in front of the mineral bath.

We took a mini hike up to view the Banff Hoodoos and I was thrilled to see some wild onions growing along the path. If you look closely you can see the river rafters in the bottom right of the photo.

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