Monthly Archives: January 2024

Your detox might do more harm than good to your body No quality studies support the long-term benefits of cleanses. And while experts say there may be some short-term benefits, they come with sizable caveats. Cleanses and detox diets are … Continue reading →

The Karakoram Highway known by its initials KKH, also known as N-35 or National Highway 35 or the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway) is a 1,300 km (810 mi) national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in the Punjab province of Pakistan to the Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit-Baltistan, where it crosses into China and becomes China National Highway 314 (from Kashgar, to Abbottabad, Pakistan. An extension of the … Continue reading →

A milking operator at a dairy farm in the Netherlands. Although archaeologists aren’t exactly sure why humans started drinking cow’s milk—which they couldn’t digest—it has since become a staple of the modern diet. PHOTOGRAPH BY LUCA LOCATELLI, NAT GEO IMAGE … Continue reading →

This new radio tower above Ootischenia overlooks the Columbia River valley. Views are great. There is lots of deadfall, so it is best to wait for good snow depth and use snowshoes.  Difficulty: C2 Distance: 6.5 km one way Elevation gain: … Continue reading →

| A slipper concept Common sense is not actually very common Very few claims meet with universal agreement image: getty images Jan 17th 2024 ECONOMIST The two researchers set out to fix that. They started by noting that the standard … Continue reading →

It is colourful: yellow skunk cabbage, rusty brown mining artifacts, black bears, green vegetation anomalies, white snow and blue skies. A historical/geological adventure. Difficulty: easy to moderate. Time: 4 hours. Drive. Meet in front of the bakery at the Kootenay … Continue reading →

The Elder Trail is a Kootenay Columbia Trail Society trail that includes a wagon road to what once was the Elder family property above Wilmes Lane in West Trail, a fairly steep, but well built, trail on one side of … Continue reading →

The destination is the unnamed peak(s) above College Creek (the high point to the southwest when viewed from the YCG airport). There are good vistas in all directions. Difficulty: B2/C3 moderate Distance: 5-6 km Drive. From Castlegar, drive 8 km … Continue reading →

The objectives are three peaks – Crowe, Neptune, and Neptune’s Knob –  over a 1000 m elevation change. There is a possibility of a fourth peak, Mt Mackie, an additional 500 m vertical and 2 hours. Drive: Meet at the … Continue reading →

Butter Mountain Trail is a good mountain bike trail that starts at Rosebery Provincial Park and ascends the ridge between Wilson Creek and Slocan Lake. Difficulty: C1(2) difficult. Distance: 8 km Elevation gain: 900 m Time: 6 or 7 hours.