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The CPR built the N&S Railroad to connect the mining regions of the Slocan and Sandon area to the main line from Revelstoke to Nakusp. North of Nelson long stunning Slocan Lake is the home of two more joined rail … Continue reading →

SLOCAN VALLEY RAIL TRAIL 49.70km Following the Columbia & Kootenay Railway line between South Slocan and Slocan City, this multipurpose trail allows only non-motorized traffic: walking/hiking, horse riding, cross-country skiing, mountain biking, and snowshoeing. HISTORY       Massive railroad … Continue reading →

COLUMBIA & WESTERN RAIL TRAIL – Castlegar to Midway 164 km HISTORY Rossland/Trail to Castlegar. Constructed in 1896, its route connected silver and gold mines at Red Mountain and Rossland and a smelter at Trail. Augustus Heinze was the force … Continue reading →

KETTLE VALLEY RAILWAY Kettle Valley Railway (KVR) was a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway that operated in southern British Columbia between Midway and Hope. At Midway, it connected to the CPR’s Columbia & Western Railway, leading to Grand Forks … Continue reading →

GREAT NORTHERN Rail Trail (Nelson & Fort Sheppard Railway – Salmo to Nelson) Rail Trail to Troup Beach  COLUMBIA & WESTERN Rail Trail (Castlegar to Midway) KETTLE VALLEY Rail Trail  (Midway to Hope) SLOCAN VALLEY Rail Trail  (Columbia & Kootenay Railway … Continue reading →

A series of interconnected trails and roads in Ymir village form a scenic loop to explore this local favourite. YMIR (pop 230). Ymir was originally known as Quartz Creek. The townsite was laid out in 1897 by railway magnate D.C. … Continue reading →

The Salmo-Troup Trail extends approximately 48 kilometres between Salmo and Nelson. This stretch of trail is part of a much more extensive proposed system of trails known as “The Kootenay Loop”, which connects to the Trans Canada Trail network in … Continue reading →

Svoboda Road is primarily a mountain biking area with 15 trails, 10 of them black diamond. The main interest for hikers is a moderate hike up to a nice viewpoint above the West Arm of Kootenay Lake. Location: Just east … Continue reading →

Cooking Before Dehydrating. There is no need to cook a vegetable before drying if it is one that you would eat raw in a salad such as pepper, tomato, mushroom or onion. All you have to do is clean, cut … Continue reading →

TOMATO SAUCE LEATHER The secret ingrediente italiano per deliziosi pasti used to make Italian-style backpacking meals such as Unstuffed Peppers, Seafood Raminara, Spinach & Bean Raminara, and Macaroni with Cheesy Tomato Sauce. Method: Start with your grandma’s homemade tomato sauce … Continue reading →