Monthly Archives: October 2017

SULLIVAN LAKE-SALMO MT: 106 km. from Nelson to Sullivan Lk.; take #22 up Sullivan Crk.; Pass Crk. Pass jct. at 10 km., continue straight on #2220; pass Gypsy Meadows; at 30 km. turn L. onto #270 which takes you to … Continue reading →

DEER PARK ROAD: leaves pavement at Syringa Creek Park; continues W. to Deer Park; Cayuse Creek road goes R @ km. 11.2; Little Cayuse Creek road goes R @ km. 12.8; driven to km. 13.5 (Deer Creek road) in 01/12; … Continue reading →

ASHNOLA RIVER ROAD: turn S off Hwy. #3, 3 km. W. of Keremeos, cross covered bridge and follow paved road till it turns to dirt; at km. 11.8, Crater Mtn. FSR goes R; at km. 13, pass BCFS rec site … Continue reading →

PEDRO CREEK FSR: turn east (right) off Hwy. 6 at km. 23 north of Playmor Jct.; drive a few hundred m. on pavement; then bend left by barn onto signed road; bear L at km. 5.6; bear L at km. … Continue reading →

GOAT CREEK ROAD: not explored LYLE CREEK ROAD: turn R off Hwy 31A at the Retallack townsite, 26 km. from Kaslo; drive through open section; go sharp R at .2 km. (signed “private property”) ; @ km. 1, go up … Continue reading →

KOOTENAY LAKE VILLAGE ROAD: drive past Procter Store to junction by railway tracks; keep R here on Kootenay Lake road; in ca. 300 m., reach a chained, posted road on R; turn onto it & ride this old logging road … Continue reading →

BONNINGTON RANGE COLUMBIA ROAD: turn off Hwy. 3 at junction past weigh station; follow signs for refuse transfer station; continue past this to gravel pit where pavement ends; drove 1.4 km. past end of pavement to a gate (“Popoure gate”); … Continue reading →

KUSKANAX CREEK ROAD: take the road to Nakusp Hot Springs; beyond the springs, the road is on the N. side for 4 km, then on the S. side for 5 more km, before returning to the N. side; the road … Continue reading →

Kootenay Lake is big, some 105 kms long and up to 5 kms wide. The Purcells are to the east and the Selkirks to the west of the lake. The West Arm of the lake flows west from near its … Continue reading →

MOUNT NANSEN   2475m   8,025′ MOUNT ROBERT SMITH   2446m   8,025′ Mt Robert Smith and Boomerang are on the west boundary of Kokanee Glacier PP. When Enterprise Creek Road was blocked at 5 kilometres, access to these peaks was very difficult from … Continue reading →