This year we traveled all over British Columbia, visiting different hot springs.
I want to share my observations with you.
Ainsworth was a small town of a few houses. In fact, it was the biggest town in the area in 1891. It had a large population of twenty! Ainsworth was a last name of the man from California, who have purchased the place more than a hundred years ago, called it his name (I have no idea what the town name was before), and got the hot springs pool running in a more or less decent shape for the miners to get warmed after a long day.
The pool belonged to the hotel we stayed in, but was also accessible for other people. Where were all they coming from? It seemed even more strange, since there was no more settlements in the area... In fact, it was even too crowded; I didn't like it.
There was a long curved cave near the pool with the hot (41 degrees) water from the springs. I was not impressed with it, it looked dirty.
There was not too much entertainment around Ainsworth. Kaslo, a very nice small town with a hundred years history, some old buildings, still standing; 800 meters long caves with stalactites and stalagmites, one hour tourist attraction; a beautiful lake which you can not reach because of its steep banks. That's it.
Well, I would give it the "C" mark.
Ainsworth:
Hot pool:
Kaslo:
Beach (one needs to ferry accross the lake):
Ainsworth was a small town of a few houses. In fact, it was the biggest town in the area in 1891. It had a large population of twenty! Ainsworth was a last name of the man from California, who have purchased the place more than a hundred years ago, called it his name (I have no idea what the town name was before), and got the hot springs pool running in a more or less decent shape for the miners to get warmed after a long day.
The pool belonged to the hotel we stayed in, but was also accessible for other people. Where were all they coming from? It seemed even more strange, since there was no more settlements in the area... In fact, it was even too crowded; I didn't like it.
There was a long curved cave near the pool with the hot (41 degrees) water from the springs. I was not impressed with it, it looked dirty.
There was not too much entertainment around Ainsworth. Kaslo, a very nice small town with a hundred years history, some old buildings, still standing; 800 meters long caves with stalactites and stalagmites, one hour tourist attraction; a beautiful lake which you can not reach because of its steep banks. That's it.
Well, I would give it the "C" mark.
Ainsworth:
Hot pool:
Kaslo:
Beach (one needs to ferry accross the lake):