Monthly Archives: December 2017

Walk through old growth larch past a cool creek to reach an subalpine basin below the NW headwall of Mt Evans 2728m (8951’), the second highest mountain in the south Purcells. It is best climbed as part of a backpack. … Continue reading →

MEACHEN CREEK FSR TRAILS – Meachen Creek Falls, White Boar Lake, Mayo & Alisa Lakes, Hourglass Lake, Haystack Lake & Sanca Pass. Maps: 82F/9 St Mary Lake & 82F/10 Crawford Bay. Drive: From Marysville, drive NW on Hwy 95A about 500m … Continue reading →

PLAID LAKE This relatively large lake has been a popular east shore hike, popular with fishers and families. There is some local history at the rock dam at the north end of the lake. Read the history article by Terry … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving Mountain October 2nd was a perfect hiking day on Thanksgiving Mountain in the Gray Creek Pass with golden larch trees, blue sky, perfectly clear air, and snowy peaks like icing on the cake. The seven hikers agreed: it had … Continue reading →

CRAIG PEAK   2443 m   8015’ by Kim Kratky  Map: 82F/7 Boswell Craig Pk., 3.5 km. south of Haystack Mtn., is one of a series of minor-league protruberances along the east and south side of Sanca Creek on Kootenay Lake’s East … Continue reading →

MT DAVIE   2392m   7848’ Davie, clearly visible from many Nelson Range peaks and the Kootenay Lake ferry, is 5 km. east of Kootenay Lake’s main arm and south of Gray Creek. This is a very easy hike, most suitable for … Continue reading →

UNNAMED 2492 m   8176′ by Kim Kratky  Map: 82F/7 Boswell North of Sherman Lake. This minor but attractive peak, featured in Janice Strong’s Mountain Footsteps, makes another ideal fall outing. Access is via Sanca Creek FSR on the East Shore … Continue reading →

MOUNT SKELLY  2304m   7559’ by Kim Kratky  Map: 82F/7 Boswell “Scrape, scrape.” What’s that sound? It’s me scraping the bottom of the barrel for an autumn West Kootenay peak I haven’t been up yet. And so here it is, another … Continue reading →

MOUNT SIMPSON  2575m   8600′ – Climb Every Mountain   by Doug Sly  I believe that hiking, far more than getting there, is the total experience of being there. John Carter Now that Americans have named all their mountains, they should start … Continue reading →

Peaks at Crawford Creek Headwaters Map: 82F/15 Kaslo Back in 1991 and 1992 I made three day trips with the KMC to this drainage northeast of the Kootenay Bay ferry terminal and climbed three peaks between 2510 and 2550 m. On … Continue reading →