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Amazing views await in The BugaboosBy Lauren GagatekPioneer Intern

As the snow pack begins to melt, finding a good hike isn’t difficult with so many amazing areas around the valley to choose from. Bugaboo Glacier Provincial Park boasts some of the region’s most pristine hiking, scenic views and colourful vegetation.

The hike through the park to reach Walter and Co-balt Lakes features manageable terrain for intermediate hikers, with gorgeous views of Northpost, Eastpost and Bugaboo Spires along the way.

The drive to reach the park is along a rugged road

which requires a vehicle with good ground clearance. To get to the trailhead from Invermere, drive north along Highway 93/95 to Radium Hot Springs, then continue north along Highway 95 for a further 27 km until you reach Brisco. Turn right onto Brisco Road at the Bugaboo Glacier Provincial Park sign.

Continue to follow the Bugaboo signage, passing through several junctions along the way. When you are 7 km from Brisco you will cross Westside Road and continue driving. When you reach a fork in the road, approximately 42 km from Brisco, keep right and enter Bugaboo Provincial Park.

Continue past the Cobalt Lake trailhead (on the

right-hand side, opposite the Canadian Mountain Holi-days lodge) and park 1.6 km up the road in the Bugaboo parking lot. The journey will take about 1 ½ hours.

Return to the trailhead, where a sign shows 6 km to Walter Lake and 8 km to Cobalt Lake. The first hour of the hike is filled with steep switchbacks, working through an area affected by an old forest fire.

Follow the signs and stick to the right to reach Co-balt Lake (signs are labelled as Blue Lake) or head left if you want to visit Walter Lake before Cobalt. During the series of steep switchbacks, the Bugaboo Lodge can be viewed below.

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STUNNING — The views while ascending the ridges along the Cobalt Lake trail are simply spectacular. Photo by Barb Gagatek

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After a little more than an hour, the steepness of the terrain eases off and as you ascend the switchbacks at the back of a small basin, excellent views of the spires can be spotted to the west. Hikers who went left will come upon Walter Lake, a smaller alpine lake, before making the ascent to Cobalt.

To gain a better view of the view of Walter Lake, hike the ridge above (a mine claim marks the right route).

Traversing from Walter Lake to Cobalt Lake can be done via two routes. The first, directly above Walter Lake, is a more challenging, shorter route. The second, although slightly longer (about 1 km further), is a more relaxed climb. To reach it, follow the ridge to the north of the pass for a few hundred metres on grassy slopes and

follow the red markers.Some of the best views along the route can be en-

joyed while hiking the ridge before descending to Cobalt Lake. Noteworthy are the vistas of the Bugaboo Range to the west, the Taurus group to the south, the Vowells to the northwest and the Malachite and Horseman spires in the distance to the north.

The lake will be visible down below, with a cobalt blue luminescence. Continue north and when the slopes to your left look more inviting, make your descent.

Beautiful alpine forests with stunted trees line the distinctly well-trodden trail around the lakeshore. The vegetation along the trail changes with the seasons. A fall hike will feature the Mountain Pasque flower, resembling a shaggy headed bulrush, while at this time of year, flow-ers and plants are just starting to bud and bloom.

FOOT POWER — The trail to Cobalt Lake is clearly marked with signs along the way, which show the alternate pathways, and distances. Photo by Barb Gagatek


Get fit for free at Invermere’s athletic parkBy Kristian RasmussenPioneer Staff

Valley visitors looking for a great way to stay in shape during their time in Invermere will love the op-tions at Mount Nelson Athletic Park.

The free outdoor facilities, located on 14th Street, below David Thompson Secondary School, boast out-door fitness equipment, an expansive skateboard park, ball diamonds, soccer fields and washroom facilities.

The fitness park comes complete with 12 stations that range from cardio equipment, like the air skier to muscle building stations, like the seated bench press. The machines do not use weights for resistance, but rather the user’s own body weight.

The skateboard facility at Mount Nelson Athletic Park was completed by New Line Skateparks and fea-tures a large street section with banks, a quarter pipe, several ledges, a curved handrail, and a straight handrail.

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Linda Gerlach demonstrates the proper use of some of the stations at the athletic park.

Clockwise from top left: the air skier works both the upper and lower body, while simulating the activity of cross-country skiing; the seated leg press helps to work the major muscle groups of the legs: including the calves, hamstrings, glutes, and quadriceps; the seated chest press helps to strengthen the pectoral and shoulder muscles.

Anyone using the fitness equipment is cautioned to never lock their knees when performing repetitions as this can cause injury. Proper form includes a full ex-tension of the arms out from the chest without locking elbows. Participants should pause for a moment at the end of their repetition to get the most out of each set.

FREE FAMILY FUN—The Mount Nelson athletic facility was opened May 10th, 2010 and features 12 different exercise stations that offer a full workout. Photos by Kristian Rasmussen

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Soak away your worries in the valley’s famous mineral hot springs

By Lauren Gagatek Pioneer Intern

The Columbia Valley is blessed with a remarkable natural resource of not one, but two sets of developed hot springs pools to choose from.

Those in the northern valley can enjoy a visit to Radium Hot Springs pools, five minutes from the vil-lage along Highway 93, while those further south have the pools and facilities of Fairmont Hot Springs Resort on their doorstep.

Since the early days of the First Nations, the natu-rally heated waters have been drawing visitors to this region. Hot springs in the Columbia Valley are heated using non-volcanic means. Instead, the warmth comes from deep within the Earth’s mantle, where scorching rocks and spring waters come together.

Water flow into hot springs relies heavily on the func-tion of the water cycle. When rain falls or mountain snow-pack melts, it seeps into mineral-rich sedimentary rocks.

The minerals leech into the passing water on its descent towards the Earth’s core. The quicker the heated water in the form of steam travels to the sur-face, the warmer the water is when it exits the earth through a fault line.

Hot springs are commonly known for their sul-furous smell, caused by bacteria that live beneath the earth’s crust converting dissolved sulfur to gaseous hy-drogen sulfide. However, you won’t be wrinkling your nose during a trip to Radium or Fairmont’s pools.

Not only is the water purified, it reaches the sur-face through aerated caves, allowing the hydrogen sul-fide to mix with oxygen.

The history of Radium’s hot springs The pools at Radium Hot Springs had been used

for centuries by the Kootenai Indians before Europeans found their way to the area.

Sir George Simpson, Governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company, made the first recorded visit to the springs in 1841.

His rustic bathing experience was in a pool filled with gravel and just big enough for one person.

In 1890, an Englishman, Roland Stuart, purchased the springs for bargain price of $160 after hearing about their purported healing properties.

He paid one dollar per acre, purchasing a total of 160 acres of land around the springs.

A plan was devised to sell the therapeutic spring water in bottles instead of charging admission.

The bathing experience had not developed much since the early 1840s, with the springs still collecting in a gravel pool on the rocky mountainside.

Stuart partnered with a well-known millionaire,St. John Harmsworth, to construct a concrete bathing pool, log bathhouse, small store and home for the caretaker.

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Mr. Harmsworth was paralyzed from the neck down and hoped that the spring water would cure him. It was claimed that after four months of bathing he regained his ability to move his feet.

In 1914, researchers from McGill University tested the waters to find small traces of the radioactive element Radon, a byproduct of Radium, from which the hot springs and village now take their name.

By 1922, when Mr. Stuart failed to return from World War I and his whereabouts could not be determined, Ra-dium Hot Springs was expropriated for $40,000 into the newly formed Kootenay National Park. The government built the Banff-Windermere Highway connecting the Bow Valley and the Columbia Valley, taking special care to build around the hot springs.

Around 1950, the bathhouse caught fire, prompting the construction of a new Aquacourt, at a cost of almost $1 million. Wooden decks were replaced with concrete in the hopes of preventing future fires. The source of the spring was hidden under concrete and a cool pool was added for recreational swimming.

Tragedy struck in 1967 when a tanker carrying gaso-line crashed while rounding the corner by the hot springs. The fiery gasoline traveled down the Sinclair Creek, which runs underneath the pool. The lifeguard on duty herded the pool patrons away from harm and none was seriously injured, although the tanker driver died in the incident. Legend tells that the sound of his voice can still be heard echoing throughout the building at nighttime.

The following year, a new hot pool replaced the con-crete bathing tub and is still in use to this day. From the pools, guests can enjoy the view of the jagged rock slopes rising above them, with herds of Bighorn sheep grazing on the mountains above.

Fairmont Hot Springs In the early 1800s, explorers stumbled upon the hot

springs in Fairmont and were amazed by the naturally heated waters and sweet, non-sulfurous scent.

The first recorded homesteader to arrive in Fairmont was an Eng-lishman, George Geary, who arrived in 1887. He homesteaded the land around the springs, and established a post office, stagecoach depot, horse ranch and sawmill, but grew tired of the seclusion and sold his property to Sam and Helen Brewer, an adventurous couple from Indiana.

Brewer turned the property into a stopping area for stagecoaches trav-eling through the area. His original home still stands today as the entrance to the Mountainside Golf Course. The name Fairmont Hot Springs was chosen by Mrs. John Galbraith, the wife of a ferry operator.

In the early 1900s, the springs changed hands to William Heap Holland, a manufacturer from Manchester, England who realized the tourism potential of the site. He diverted Fairmont Creek to build the first swimming pool, in the exact area where the pool still sits. His love for the area lead him to remain in Fairmont for the remainder of his life, building and operating the springs as a ranch and resort until his death. Holland’s son continued to operate the resort from afar while he employed a manager to look after the duties.

In 1957 a new family became involved with the springs — Earl and Lloyd Wilder, brothers from Sas-katchewan, along with a group of businessmen from Invermere, purchased the property and began develop-ment. Lloyd purchased his brother Earl’s share, becom-

ing the sole owner in 1965. It was his vision that created the resort that stands to this day.

Fairmont draws its water from two places: the bed of Fairmont Creek and from the original Indian Baths. In just one day, 1.5 million gallons of mineral hot spring water flows through the pools.

On the hill over looking the main hot springs pool, guests can also enjoy an old world hot springs experience. A historical bathhouse, a remnant of a former develop-ment on the site, is open to the public free of charge, with three bathtubs inside where visitors can soak. And further up the hill, another small pool has been created where the spring emerges from the ground, a uniquely rustic feature of Fairmont Hot Springs.

WINTER RETREAT— Floaters sit in the tranquil pools and enjoy the beautiful views of Fairmont Hot Springs. Photo courtesy Fairmont Hot Springs Resort


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Cycling enthusiasts, strap on your helmets; this long weekend is the perfect time to test out some unexplored trails. Biking, be it road or trail riding, is a great way to enjoy some outdoor play and exercise all rolled into one.

Along with a network of trails through the valley bot-tom and slopes, and the trails in Kootenay National Park, the local area also offers two provincial government-sanc-tioned cross-country mountain bike trails, created and maintained by the Columbia Valley Cycling Society.

The two trails are named after late Columbia Valley riders: The Kloosifier after Erwin Kloos, and The Johnson after Brian Johnson.

The Kloosifier is an 8.2-kilometre, intermediate track that takes approximately one-and-a-half hours to complete. The trail starts from Clover Road just off Toby Creek Road on the drive between Invermere and Panorama Mountain Village. It is marked with a sign saying Kloosifier.

The Johnson is an 11-kilometre intermediate trail with some difficult sections (with ride-around options for those not wishing to tackle the tricky stuff). The trail can be ac-cessed near the upper parking lot at the Lake Lillian recre-ation site, found on the right-hand side of Toby Creek Road as you ascend from Invermere toward Panorama Mountain Village. After parking, access the trail by crossing Toby

Creek Road. The ride takes around one-and-a-half hours.Both trails are loops, with a short 1.4km connector be-

tween the two allowing riders to complete both loops in around three hours.

When preparing to ride, well-maintained equipment is essential, said Adrian Bergles, Columbia Valley Cycling Society president. In the spring, take your bike to a bicycle mechanic for a tune up. Adjust your bike to the proper heights, tighten the bolts and ensure the air pressure is up to the right level in your tires.

Before you head out there are also some key things to keep in mind. A helmet, gloves and glasses (both to shield the sun and protect your eyes) are essential kit to take along. Make sure to also bring water and some food, leave a note at home detailing where you will be riding, and try not to tackle terrain by yourself.

One of the pleasures of valley riding is the diverse array of nature encountered along the way. Sticking to trails helps preserve fragile ecosystems and making plen-ty of noise along the way prevents unwanted attention from wild animals.

“When you’re on the trails be aware of wildlife; keep making noise letting animals know that you’re around,” Mr. Bergles added.

To find more about group rides, and cycling in the valley visit www.columbiavalleycyclingsociety.org, email [email protected] or join the CVSC Facebook group.

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PEDAL POWER — Patrick Prendergast tears down one of the valley’s many biking trails. Photo by Kristian Rasmussen


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A brand new cycling pump track and skill development area is now open in Radium Hot Springs, just in time for the May long weekend. Crews from the Columbia Valley Cycling Society, a local non-profit cycling group, have been hard at work to finish construction on the site, which is located beside Rotary Park.

The construction totals $23,000 in cost, which went towards the cre-ation of two separate tracks, one for beginners and a shredder loop for more experienced individuals.

By using over 60 truckloads of dirt, the club has spent weeks mould-ing the two tracks into lumps, bumps and jumps that riders will fly over for the first time this weekend.

Pump tracks consist of banked corners called berms, and large bumps called rollers that can be jumped over. Tracks like these got their name be-cause they can be ridden without pedaling, but by simply “pumping” the bicycle from one roller to the next using momen-tum and body weight. This activity provides a full body

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May 18thOpening day for Greywolf Golf Course at Panorama Mountain Village. Visit www.greywolfgolf.com.

May 18th - 27thDaily, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Purcell Mountain Paint-ers Group Art Show at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. Visit www.columbiaval-leyarts.com or phone 250-342-4423.

May 18th - 20thBackwoods Blues Music Festival at Horsethief Hide-out. Family event. Includes camping. $50 for adults, youth $25, kids 10-and-under free. For info: 250-434-4444, 1-403-755-1545 or visit www.horsethief-hideout.ca.

May 18th - 27thMin Ma and Neil Patter-son Exhibition at The Ar-tym Gallery, Invermere. Visit www.artymgallery.com or phone 250-342-7566.

May 19thNew work by Janice Tanton and Tresa Gibson. Art demonstration from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Effusion Art Gallery and Glass Studio. For info: 250-341-6877.

May 19th–20th, 25th-26th8 p.m.: The Good Doctor by Neil Simon performed by the Lake Windermere Players at the Invermere

Community Hall. Tickets $15, sold at The Book Bar, One Hour Photo, Radium Video, Fairmont Pizza and La Galleria in Fairmont.

May 26thSpecial Spring Market from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Cranbrook Curling Rink.

May 27th2 p.m. matinee perfor-mance of The Good Doc-tor performed by the Lake Windermere Players at the Invermere Com-munity Hall. Tickets $15, sold at The Book Bar, One Hour Photo, Radium Vid-eo, Fairmont Pizza and La Galeria II in Fairmont.

May 29th - June 17thDaily, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Annual Art Show at Pynelogs Cultural Cen-tre. Visit www.columbia-valleyarts.com or phone 250-342-4423.

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June 1st - August 31stThe Windermere Valley Museum in Invermere is open for visitors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week. Visit www.wind-ermerevalleymuseum.ca or phone 250-342-9769.

June 2nd - 3rdCanal Days for the village of Canal Flats. Parade, tal-ent show, pancake break-fast, fun games, logging show and more. For info: 250.349.5462.

June 2nd - 3rdMarysville Days in Kim-berley with parade, soft-ball tournament, dance, flea market, artisans and more. Visit www.kimber-leychamber.com.

June 5thThree Canadian Play-wrights, Lucia Frangione, Jose Teodoro and Robert Plowman present read-ings from their plays at 7:30 p.m. At Pynelogs Cul-tural Centre. Admission by donation. Visit www.columbiavalleyarts.com or phone 250-342-4423.

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June 8th - 10thBrits Best Classic Car Show in Radium Hot Springs. A display of clas-sic MG and other British sports cars gather at the Radium Hot Springs Ball Park. Visit www.radium-hotsprings.com or call 250-347-9331.

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June 15th - 16th1st Annual Kootenay Beer Festival at Mountainside Golf Course, Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Visit www.fairmonthotsprings.com or phone 250-345-6000.

June 16thNational Aboriginal Day Festival, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. at Lakeshore Resort and Campground. Exhibits, artifacts, artisans, food, entertainment, drum-mers, and speakers. Phone 250-342-4409.

June 16thThe Columbia Valley Re-lay for Life from 3 p.m. to 6 a.m. at David Thomp-son Secondary School. The Canadian Cancer Society’s annual 12-hour, non-competitive, over-

night signature fund-raising event. Visit www.relaybc.ca.

June 16thBranch Out Foundation Charity Bike Tour at Pan-orama Resort. Visit www.panoramaresort.com.

June 19th – July 1stArtist show featuring Val MacPhee, John Niddrie, Marty Ryan, Jim Law-rence, Tom Symington, Gerry George and Cathy Parkes at Pynelogs Cul-tural Centre. Visit www.columbiavalleyarts.com or phone 250-342-4423.

June 23rd - 24thPanorama Preview Week-end: Early Opening (Mile One Quad open Satur-day – Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.).

June 23rdAnnual Radium Hot Springs Glass Art Show in the Radium Hot Springs Pool lobby. No admission required. Exhibition runs until October 31st. Visit hotsprings.ca or call 250-347-9485.

June 23rdCranbrook Farmer’s Mar-ket from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., in Rotary Park.

June 29thPanorama Resort Sum-mer Operations Opening Day for Mountain Biking, Sightseeing, Fun Zone Activities. Visit www.panoramaresort.com or call 250-342-6941.

June 29th – July 6thRod Charlesworth and Jeff Fleming Exhibition at The Artym Gallery, Invermere. Visit www.artymgallery.com or phone 250-342-7566.


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