Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Kokanee Glacier Day Trip - Sara makes a nice new friend.... See video too.

We spent the day hiking from Gibsons Lake up to the new Kokanee Glacier Cabin and then up to Sunset Lakes and return to Gibsons Lake. Beautiful day. We met the marmot on the return and have not stopped laughing.

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Hiking Guides
Canadian Mountain Holidays Inc. 800-661-0252 Heli Hiking
Discovery Canada-Outdoor Adventure 250-353-7349 Kaslo
Summit Reflections Hiking & Climbing Adventures250-354-4884 Nelson
Mountain Pursuits - Guided Hiking 250-423-6739 Fernie
Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa 800-661-5161 Ainsworth
Peak Freak Expeditions250-352-9133 Nelson
Nipika Mountain Resort 877-647-4525 Invermere
Ymir Yurts 888-488-4327 Nelson
Wright Wheels250-352-9236 Nelson

BC Backcountry Lodge Association List of all members
Association of Canadian Mountain Guides

West Kootenay Hiking Trails
West Kootenay hiking trails
Recreation Trails Gov. B.C. Forestry
Champion Lakes Provincial Park Salmo area
The Stone Mural Tour Salmo
Jap Mountain Walk Salmo
Lower Erie Peak Walk Salmo
The Upper Erie Canyon Trail Salmo
Old Salmo Road & Cemetery Walk
Salmo River Walk Salmo
The Galena Trail New Denver
Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park
Valhalla Provincial Park
Kootenay Lake Forest District Trails Nelson
Revelstoke
Mount Begbie Summit Trail


East Kootenay Hiking Trails
Kimberley
St. Mary's Alpine Prov. Park
Top of the World Prov. Park
Golden
Beaver Lake Interpretive Trail
Begbie Creek Trails
Bugaboo Provincial Park
Columbia Forest District
Coursier Lake and Pingston Lake
Dawn Mountain Nordic Trails
Fortress Lake Lodge 250 344-2639 Golden
Fred Laing Ridge Trail
Gorman Lake
Keystone Standard Basin Trail
McCrae Lake Trail
Moonraker Trails Recreation Area
Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park

Mount Cartier Trail
Prairie Hills- Quartz Creek Area
Rocky Mountain Forest District Trails
Sproat Mountain Lookout Trail


Bounday Country
Christina Lake Trails

Sunday, June 11, 2006

These trails often require high clearance 4WD vehicles to get to the trail head. The snow remains in the alpine until around early to mid July. A map and compass, spare clothing and waterproof jacket should be brought.

The Trails are split into two geographical sections

West Kootenays - West of the Purcell Divide

East Kootenays - East of the Purcell Divide
The Kootenays is still very much a place of great wilderness. Vast forests, rivers, mountain ranges and icefields cover much of the land. Mining, trapping and logging opened up the Kootenays - earlier from the South where the terrain proved easier. The newer roads from Revelstoke, Vernon, Creston and Grand Forks connected the Kootenays to the rest of Canada. Mining and Logging created most of the access to the wilderness with a rich history still visible.

Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, Valhalla Provincial Park, Purcell Wilderness Conservancy, Glacier National Park, Nancy Greene Recreation Area, White Goat and Grizzly Wilderness Areas protect quite a sizable wilderness.



Hiking Websites

Trails BC - Kootenay



There are a number of awesome hiking guides in the region that can maximise your enjoyment of the Kootenays.

Leni and her team at Discovery.



There are a number of frontcountry and backcountry lodges that offer wilderness hiking, guiding and accomodation services.



Vehicle Accesible

Ainsworth Retreat

VMT



Helicopter or Hiking Access

Ymir Yurts

Valhalla Lodge



Hiking Club

Kootenay Mountaineering Club



Environmental Stewardship and Advocacy.

Valhalla Wilderness Society

Box 224, New Denver V0G 1S0