Harrison Hot Springs

Over the Thanksgiving long weekend, we headed over to Harrison Hot Springs; a great little touristy town with heaps to offer.
This is a picture of Harrison Lake.
Harrison Hot Springs is about a 90 minute drive from our place. The town lies at the feet of the Rocky Mountains - it is mountains mountains mountains after this place. As the name suggests, there are actual hot spring that you can swim in. The natural temperature of the water however, is a frightening 74 degrees Celsius. Thankfully, several places around the town, including a public pool and some resort hotels, have temperature controlled pools set at a beautiful 38 degrees Celsius. We went for a dip in the public pool and it was soooOOOOooooo nice. Ashley felt sleepy afterward, the kids ravenous, but I felt wonderfully relaxed and energized.
After the swim we walked along the lakeside. We are thinking of coming here again in the winter and perhaps staying overnight. There was so much to do here. We didn't even have time to walk along the many trails, nor visit nearby Minton Gardens, which is supposedly quite lovely. It was a great place to visit....not sure why we hadn't come here before. B.C is indeed beautiful, it just has so much to offer.