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Mount Brennan is an absolute beast of a day hike. Monstrous. Sitting on the edge of Goat Range Provincial Park, Mount Brennan dominates the area's views at over 2900m. It is the highest point in the Southern half of the Selkirk Mountain Range. The summit is an obtainable, but challenging hike. Do NOT do this … Continue reading Mount Brennan: The Highest Peak in the Southern Selkirks
Mt Crawford is one of those hikes you'd prepare for a full day of hiking if you didn't know any better. Climbing to a 2350m summit has got to be a long trek. Well, it's actually only 4.7km round trip and there's just no way to say it's not worth doing when you get such amazing … Continue reading Mt Crawford: An Easy Scramble to the Best View of Kootenay Lake
Almost any Nelson local has completed the hike to Pulpit Rock. And, there's a reason its locals hike it multiple times and recommend it to anyone who has yet to do the hike: The views are amazing for such a short climb. The trailhead is down Johnson St. just across the big orange bridge from … Continue reading Pulpit Rock: A Classic, Easy Kootenay Hike
One of the Coolest Waterfalls in the Kootenay region is a short, 350m, downhill hike away. Fletcher Falls, only a 10-minute drive South of Kaslo, is known around the Kootenays, and even BC, as being one of the greatest waterfalls. If you're a waterfall junkie, you need to check it out. The parking area for … Continue reading An Easy Hike to One of the Greatest Kootenay Waterfalls
Trail's End is the extension to the Balancing Rock Trail in Creston, BC, and is a great trail to start your Kootenay hiking season with. It's a doable 8.2km round-trip, but still challenging; just what you want to start with. The beginning of the hike to Balancing Rock is a quick, but steep, 1.2km. Don't … Continue reading Trail’s End: Starting Your Kootenay Hiking Season in the Best Way
When us hikers face snow, there’s only one thing we can do: Keep hiking. Shoes become no longer an option though. Snowshoeing is a great winter activity that offers the closest experience to hiking. But, where do you go for your first snowshoe in the Kootenays? You’ll need a place to test some out before … Continue reading Where to Experience Your First Snowshoe in the Kootenays
the Kootenays are all about the outdoors, adventuring, and exploring. For most of us locals, places like Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park just call to us. This one is for all the Kootenay adventurers out there. If you've done any previous exploring in the Kootenays, then that's you. Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park has more than one great … Continue reading Kokanee Glacier: For all the Kootenay Adventurers out There
You've probably experienced it by now: The morning routine before a day hike. The packing never seems to go according to plan. Leaving the house, you always feel like you're forgetting something. Lots of times, whatever you forgot (if anything) wasn't even essential to your trip. Well, to ensure you always have the necessary items needed for … Continue reading 10 Things You Should Always Bring on a Day Hike in the Kootenays
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