We visited in april and there was snow on the ground but the water was a flowing and a beautiful turquoise color.
Marble canyon kootenay geology.
Marble canyon is a beautiful place to visit in kootenay.
Relax in the red chairs at the end.
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Marble canyon is one of the most colorful canyons in kootenay national park with its green dwelling cliff plants grey limestone and glacial meltwater that is a spectacular icy blue.
There was a 1 5 km looped trail leading alongside the canyon and over a series of foot bridges with some inclines on the way up but still an easy trail.
Marble canyon is one of the most colorful canyons in kootenay national park with its green dwelling cliff plants grey limestone and glacial meltwater that is a spectacular icy blue.
Marble canyon is located in kootenany national park.
Kootenay national park marble canyon on july 7 2014 january 8 2017 by geoks in kootenay np our primary motivation in dragging unenthusiastic k to marble canyon after spending most of a day exploring for burgess shale fossils near stanley glacier was to collect the information needed to log the marble canyon earthcache.
It is an unique and popular year round attraction at the confluence of tokumm creek with the vermilion river.
8 4 km return 365 m elevation gain hike up to a stunning alpine basin and watch glacier meltwater tumble down massive rock walls.
1 6 km return 20 m elevation gain admire the shapes and sounds of carved chasms as you hike along the trail.
Stanley glacier trail.
Marble canyon trail.
Kootenay national park is a national park located in southeastern british columbia and is one component of the canadian rocky mountain parks world heritage site the park consists of 1 406 km 2 543 sq mi of the canadian rockies including parts of the kootenay and park mountain ranges the kootenay river and the entirety of the vermilion river while the vermillion river is completely.
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The narrow gorge that the bridges take you over gives you a better view of how tokumm creek has slowly cut and carved its way through the limestone over.