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| 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.

Destigmatizing Drug Use Has Been a Profound Mistake Blue America needs to send a stronger, more consistent message that hard drugs should be shunned. By Keith Humphreys and Jonathan Caulkins A drug user prepares to inject himself in North Philadelphia. (Teun Voeten / Panos … Continue reading →

This report was written by Nomad Mania (and primarily by Harry Mitsidis). Here is the link to the original article. https://nomadmania.com/people-who-visited-every-country/ Ultimate Report on People Who Visited Every Country in the World 11 January, 2024 Have you ever wondered who … Continue reading →

MY TRAVELS IN 2023  I continued in 2023 on my quest to see all 193 countries in the world. At the end of 2022, I had been to 161/193 countries, Nomad Mania regions – 830/1301– #54 in NM and #2 … Continue reading →

Drive. From the north follow Hwy 22 towards Genelle, curve around China Creek, up the hill, past the firehall, and turn off the highway on the right halfway down the long straightaway hill. From the south follow Hwy 22, go … Continue reading →