Canal Flats 2003

The Canal Flats area was visited again this year, it made a good base for exploring the central Kootenays.  A forest fire smoldered above camp - each morning we were awakened by helicopters dumping loads of water on the ridge above us.  It was a relief each evening to see the camp still standing.  Hamilton & Nasty biked in to the Elk/Wigwam valley and had a great time.  Hopefully others will join us in the future.  Kids visited eight rivers during the trip. 

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Bike trip to Wigwam/Elk.  About half way at this point. First good views of the rivers - about 2/3 of the way. Trails end.  Bikes stop here, hike begins. A view from the trail's end.  Straight down to rivers.
       
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Video - Wigwam camp site. (If clicking this doesn't bring up a player, you may need to right-click this and choose "save as") Fast waters of the Wigwam. Rob crosses the Wigwam at dusk - makes it. Hoodoos on the Wigwam, there was a herd of bighorn sheep just below the cliff shown in this picture.
       
Nasty running after the 28-inch bull. 28-inch Wigwam Bull.  Couldn't beat DJ's record, maybe next year. Columbia Inn at Canal Flats.  note the ho-bag holding up her shirt in the background. Columbia Inn - the whole crew.
       
Pat & Rob Edge at the Jamba pot Tate with his wonderful Industrial IPA. The "DJ Bet".  It held the first night - Edge lost the $5 bet, double-or-nothing bet was called off because DJ forced his way into Pat's tent and slept in the dirt.
       
Hoodoos on the way up the Kootenay river. Tate with his first trip fish (well he dropped it before the photo). Edge & Tommy consider the cliff trail leading to the Findlay Falls hole. Findlay creek hole.
       
   
Skookumchuk scene Skookumchuk scene - bear prints were all over the beach below this run.    
       

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