From backcountry exploring to lounging in hot springs, southern British Columbia's Kootenay-Columbia region has it all:
This is a land that can keep you enthralled for years.
Murphy Shewchuk's Kootenay Trips & Trails will help you explore the region from the US Boundary north to Valemount, and from the height of the Rockies west to the Okanagan — all done with personal insights, detailed descriptions, and full-colour maps and photographs.
Murphy Shewchuk
is an award-winning writer who has been exploring British Columbia for well over half a century. His words, photographs, and maps have appeared in over 400 magazine articles and more than a dozen books, including Okanagan Trips and Trails, Coquihalla Trips and Trails, and Cariboo Trips and Trails.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
NAVIGATION
Getting There — and Getting Back Using Maps, Simple Tools and GPS Units to Survive
THE REGION
The Kootenay-Columbia Region: Hugging the BC / United States Boundary
Chapter 1
Crowsnest Highway 3:
The Southern Trans-Provincial Highway Background
Chapter 2
Crowsnest Highway 3: The Southern Trans-Provincial Highway
Part 1: Osoyoos to Christina Lake
Chapter 3
Crowsnest Highway 3: The Southern Trans-Provincial Highway
Part 2: Christina Lake to Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
Chapter 4
West Kettle Route—Highway 33: Kelowna to Rock Creek
Chapter 5
Up the Kettle River without a Paddle:
Rock Creek to the Monashee Summit
Chapter 6
Phoenix Road: Exploring one of Boundary Country's richest mining areas
Chapter 7
Granby Loop: Grand Forks to Greenwood via Granby River and Boundary Creek
Chapter 8
Old Cascade Highway:
Christina Lake to Rossland via the Santa Rosa Summit
Chapter 9
Ancient Valley of Ducks:
Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area
Chapter 10
Kimberley, Cranbrook, Fernie & Area Trails, Rail Trails & Greenways
Chapter 11
Elk River Forest Service Road: Trails, Lakes and Mountain Peaks
Chapter 12
Highway 3B — Nancy Greene Lake to Salmo:
Snow, Gold and Colourful Communities
Chapter 13
Highway 3A — Castlegar-Nelson-Creston
Chapter 14
Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park: Glaciers, Lakes and Wilderness
Chapter 15
Gray Creek Road: Kootenay Lake to Kimberley
Chapter 16
Highway 6: Vernon to Nakusp Motorcycles and Mountain Passes
Chapter 17
Highway 6: Nakusp to South Slocan (Hwy 3A) Mountains, Lakes and Silver Cities
Chapter 18
Highway 31A New Denver to Kaslo:
Silver Mines and Rushing Rivers
Chapter 19
Sandon and Idaho Peak: Silver Mines and Mountain Tops
Chapter 20
Kootenay Highway 31: Giant Lakes, Fighting Trout, Hotsprings and Silver
Chapter 21
Big Bend Highway 23: Revelstoke to Mica Creek — and beyond
Chapter 22
Mount Revelstoke Road: Meadows in the Sky Parkway
Chapter 23
Highway 23—Revelstoke to Nakusp: Ferries, Hotsprings & Waterfalls
Chapter 24
Backroad to the Bugaboos:
Exploring the Heart of the Purcell Mountains
Chapter 25
Historic Railways: Rail to Trails Introduction
Chapter 26
Columbia & Western Railway Trail: Castlegar to Midway
Chapter 27
The Great Trail (TCT) — Midway to Penticton:
The Kettle Valley Railway Carmi Subdivision
Information Sources
Bibliography
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Index
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