Where Locals Hike in the West Kootenay
The Premier Trails in Southeast B.C. near Kaslo & Nelson
Like beads of sweat on straining, bulging muscles, water trickles down from the Kootenay mountain summits. Rivulets gather speed and volume, cascading into the region's inland fiords. In this part of British Columbia, if it's not submerged, it's vertical. Three distinct mountain ranges give the area, generally referred to as the Kootenays, a tightly pleated, accordion topography.
From lakeshore level, you'll barely glimpse alpine country above the soaring, densely forested slopes. Where are the rugged peaks, meadows, and glaciers? The 50 hike descriptions in Where The Locals Hike in the West Kootenay will guide you through the Selkirk and Purcell ranges of southeast B.C., ensuring you'll find the most magnificent scenery in Valhalla, Kokanee Glacier, Goat Range, and St. Mary's Alpine parks.
272 pages, full colour throughout, with 120 photos
Boot-tested and written by Kathy & Craig Copeland
Provincial-park and trailhead-locator maps
2nd edition updated April 2007
ISBN 978-0-9689419-9-7
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