The Hoodoos Trail is now a trail in the Nature Trust of B.C., located nor far from Fairmont, B.C. A short hike goes from the trailhead to a viewpoint, then a short loop can be walked before returning. A rim trail, though, has been in place for much longer. It skirts the edge of the bluffs and goes … Continue reading…
Whitetail Lake lies in a valley in the Purcell Mountains about 28 km from Columbia Lake in the East Kootenays. Access is by the Findlay Creek Forest Service Road near Canal Flats. The final section is on the Whitetail FSR to the Whitetail Lake recreation Site. The lake is a destination for camping and fishing, but we traveled out there … Continue reading…
There are a set of recreational trails on the east side of the Rocky Mountain Trench southeast of Invermere. The Swansea Mountain Recreational area has hiking trails, mountain bike trails, and a base for paragliding and hang gliding using the Swansea Forest Service Road. We hiked from the lowest parking area to the summit of the mountain, a round trip … Continue reading…
We drove some backroads out of Invermere to visit Lake Enid, about 6 km west of Wilmer. A small recreation site is there with a good boat launch and a hiking trail around the lake. We paddled the lake and then I hiked the trail around the lake to finish the outing. Enid Lake is not a large body of … Continue reading…
We paddled out of Kinsmen Beach on Windermere Park to the Athalmer Bridge, then downstream on the Columbia River to the wetlands and back on a warm day in early May. Windermere is a large lake and a complete circuit would be a longer paddle of 30 km, best done in 3 outings. We contented ourselves with a 10 km … Continue reading…
