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Category Archives: Kootenay National Park
Estella Mine – East Kootenay – Hiking British Columbia
The Estella Mine was staked as a claim in the late 1800s but saw little activity until 1927. Since then a foray of owners and intermittent activity extracted primarily zinc, lead and silver with traces of cadmium, copper and gold. Estella … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alberta, B.C., BC, British Columbia, Calgary, Canada, Columbia River Valley, copper, Cranbrook, Estella Mine, Estella Mines Ltd., gold, hang gliding, hiking, hikingwithbarry, lead, parasailing, Purcells, Rocky Mountains, Silver, Tracy Creek, Wasa, Wasa Lake Provincial Park, zinc
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Stanley Glacier – Kootenay National Park – Hiking British Columbia
It will be a three season day. Stanley Glacier is an easy, tourist-popular, 9.6 KM (6 mile)return hike. Following a 7:30 AM start from Calgary, the 165 KM (103 mile) drive west through spectacular mountain scenery on the TransCanada, past … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1968 Vermilion Pass Forest Fire, Alberta, Banff, Banff National Park, Boom Mountain, British Columbia, Castle Junction, Castle Mountain, Continental Divide, hiking, hikingwithbarry, Kootenay National Park, Mount Whymper, Parks Canada, Stanley Glacier, Stanley Peak, Storm Mountain, TransCanada Highway, Vermilion Pass, Vermilion River
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Marble Canyon – Kootenay National Park – Hiking British Columbia
Winter hiking may require a frequent change of clothing. The trunk of my car is filled with clothing, as well as emergency and avalanche gear, crampons, boots, poles, and snowshoes. You never know what you are going to need as … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alberta, Banff, Banff Avenue, Banff Hot Springs, Banff National Park, BC, Boom Lake, Boom Mountain, British Columbia, Calgary, Canada, Cascade Mountain, Continental Divide, hiking, hiking alberta, hiking Canada, hikingwithbarry, Kootenay National Park, Marble Canyon, Tokumm Creek, Tokuum Creek, Vermilion River
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Radium Hot Springs – Kootenay National Park – Hiking British Columbia
It is a clear, bright day, ideal for the three hour road trip from Calgary, Alberta to Radium, British Columbia. After a stop for a photo of Castle Mountain at Castle Junction, Hwy 93 south will deliver me to Radium on winding, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alberta, BC, British Columbia, Calgary, Canada, Castle Junction, Castle Mountain, Continental Divide, hiking, hiking alberta, hiking british columbia, hiking Canada, hikingwithbarry, Kootenay National Park, Kootenay National Park, Mount Rundle, Paint Pots, Radium, Radium Hot Springs, Redstreak, TransCanada Highway, Vermilion Lakes
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Crowsnest Lake, Star Creek, East Kootenay Power Plant – Crowsnest Pass – Hiking Alberta
The Crowsnest Pass is a spectacular area for hiking through rich Canadian history. After breakfast in Blairmore, I drive west on Hwy 3 to park at the closed-for-the-winter, Alberta-British Columbia border Visitor Centre on the east end of Crowsnest Lake. I walk across the highway, … Continue reading →
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