Monthly Archives: September 2020

ROSSLAND 1023m (3356 feet) Once one of the greatest mining camps on the Pacific Slope, prospectors first found ore bodies in the area in 1887. In 1890, several more magnificent ore bodies were found on the slopes of an extinct … Continue reading →

HEART LAKE   2240m 7350’ This tiny alpine lake is set in pretty meadows. This hike is not well known outside the local area – a local gem most don’t want advertised. So please don’t tell anyone about this hike. Rating: ♦♦◊◊◊ … Continue reading →

A lovely hike above East Trail on a mountain biking network maintained by the Kootenay Columbia Trails Society. Includes walking through town to make a loop. Several trailheads give access. The Trailforks app is useful for sorting out all the … Continue reading →

EMERALD LAKE   2067m   6789′ Visit this pretty alpine lake below Mount Jardine. on an out-and-back trail.  Rating: ♦♦♦◊◊ Location: South slopes of Mt Jardine Difficulty: B2 moderate Elevation Gain: +449m Distance: 4.4 km one way Time: 6-7 hours Season: July to … Continue reading →

A shady little trail for mountain biking, walking or running. It’s an out-and-back smooth, flowing route through a magical mossy forest. The trail is quiet and calm. Notice the telegraph resistors still wired to some of the trees. Rating: ♦♦◊◊◊ Location: … Continue reading →

This virtually flat trail traces the Slocan Lake shore through the village of New Denver and then out of town to an abandoned mine on the water. Return the same way or make a loop back to New Denver using … Continue reading →

Slocan Lake is a beautiful 40 km long lake cradled in the mountains. In the boom days of the 1890s when the Silvery Slocan was the most famous mining region in BC, its eastern shore and surrounding mountains had a … Continue reading →

HISTORY Although it was the Blue Bell, the Silver King and the mines of Hot Springs Camp (Ainsworth) that lured prospectors and promoters to West Kootenay in the 1880s, it was the Slocan country between Kootenay and Slocan Lakes that … Continue reading →

Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort. The hot springs originate around the Cody Caves above and to the east of Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort. The water works its way down through fractures in the rock, increasing in temperature at a rate of … Continue reading →

By Shannon Harrison, KootRocks  Ainsworth Hot Springs. The hot springs originate around the Cody Caves above and to the east of Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort. The water works its way down through fractures in the rock, increasing in temperature at a rate … Continue reading →