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Butter Mountain Trail is a good mountain bike trail that starts at Rosebery Provincial Park and ascends the ridge between Wilson Creek and Slocan Lake. Difficulty: C1(2) difficult. Distance: 8 km Elevation gain: 900 m Time: 6 or 7 hours.

Destigmatizing Drug Use Has Been a Profound Mistake Blue America needs to send a stronger, more consistent message that hard drugs should be shunned. By Keith Humphreys and Jonathan Caulkins A drug user prepares to inject himself in North Philadelphia. (Teun Voeten / Panos … Continue reading →

This report was written by Nomad Mania (and primarily by Harry Mitsidis). Here is the link to the original article. https://nomadmania.com/people-who-visited-every-country/ Ultimate Report on People Who Visited Every Country in the World 11 January, 2024 Have you ever wondered who … Continue reading →

MY TRAVELS IN 2023  I continued in 2023 on my quest to see all 193 countries in the world. At the end of 2022, I had been to 161/193 countries, Nomad Mania regions – 830/1301– #54 in NM and #2 … Continue reading →

Drive. From the north follow Hwy 22 towards Genelle, curve around China Creek, up the hill, past the firehall, and turn off the highway on the right halfway down the long straightaway hill. From the south follow Hwy 22, go … Continue reading →

A pleasant (B2) hike in the Goat Range just west of Meadow Creek. Meadow Mountain has great views of much of the Goat Range. Distance: 5.4 km one way Elevation: 530 m Time: 3 hr, 5.4 km, 510 m elevation Drive: … Continue reading →

This is one of the high points just west of the Kinnaird Bluffs climbing area in south Castlegar. Difficulty: B2 moderate Time: 2 hours one way Drive: From Castlegar, take Columbia Ave. (Hwy22) south towards Trail, just after the speed limit … Continue reading →

McNally Creek lies between Hanna Ck. and Murphy Ck. on the west side of the Columbia Valley just behind Oasis.  Difficulty: A2 easy Distance: 11 km. Drive. On Highway 22 to the Rivervale/Oasis intersection, just a few kilometres north of … Continue reading →

ROSSLAND RANGE CABINS. The Rossland Range provides the best backcountry skiing in the West Kootenay. There have always been several “cabins” distributed all over the range. These were built by enterprising guys over decades. Many were simple A-frames sheeted in … Continue reading →

ROSSLAND RANGE CABINS The Rossland Range provides the best backcountry skiing in the West Kootenay. There have always been several “cabins” distributed all over the range. These were built by enterprising guys over decades. Many were simple A-frames sheeted in … Continue reading →