Some Orange hawk weed flowers were in the parking lot.

Conor at the paintpots, the trail ran past this natural wonder.

Colours of the paintpots. Ochre dirt and green water.

Hiking through the avalanche gully on Ochre Spring Mountain. The gully is the main access to the peak.

Hiking through the avalanche gully on Ochre Spring Mountain. The gully is the main access to the peak.

Conor spotted a Rocky mountain Grouse, it had four chicks with it.

bebe grouse.

bebe grouse.

Crossing the first bridge at Helmet / Ochre junction. The trail would start to climb from here.

Crossing the first bridge at Helmet / Ochre junction. The trail would start to climb from here.

Helmet Creek winds it's way through the forest as we hike above it.

Limestone peak appears in the distance beyond the ridge. Our campsite is below it's steep cliff face.

Along Helmet creek.

This bridge was pretty bouncy. I was overly excited and started across while Conor was still on it.. not the best idea.

Entrance to Helmet falls Campground.

Airing out the boot linings.

Helmet Creek Patrol Cabin KNP. Conor is on the porch reading his very large book that he brought along.

The KNP Helmet Creek Patrol Cabin outhouse is surrounded by wildflowers.

Our tent is on the right. We opted to not sleep with the rain cover on. It did cool off, but we weren't cold.