Spring 2010
This issue’s cover story answers your most pressing Kootenay-adventure questions: * Where can I hike a grand river canyon during the roaring spring run-off? * Which trail will take me into eye-popping wildflower meadows? * Which fall month is best to hike among fiery yellow alpine larch? * Where can I find a string of cozy warming huts for a backcountry snowshoe trek?
PLUS: * Coffeehouses of the Slocan Valley. * Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood * Sailing and paddling in Desolation Sound * How to help B.C. frogs. * And much more.
Cover: Glory Vitug of Nelson at Idaho Peak.
Photo: David R. Gluns
Stowaway: an epic tale of Kootenay adventure
Observations from the editor of British Columbia Magazine.
Letters to the Editor
See what readers are talking about.
Kitsilano love-in
The roots of Vancouver’s ‘60s hippie rebellion run deep in this hip, upmarket neighbourhood on English Bay.
Kootenays: 4 treks, 4 season
Discover exceptional year-round hiking in the Selkirk, Purcell, and Monashee mountains.
It’s not easy being green
Biologists everywhere are mobilizing to try to understand what’s behind a worldwide decline of frogs and other amphibians. Here’s what’s being done to help Kermit and friends at home in British Columbia.
Desolation Sound
Sailors, boaters, and paddlers sing the praises of this West Coast provincial marine park, whose name belies the scenic beauty of its sheltered anchorages.
Slocan coffeehouses
Get your fix on Highway 6, a scenic valley drive populated with eclectic cafés and java huts.
Children on the Chilkoot Trail
Incredibly, the pitter-patter of little feet accompanied the slogging footfalls of some Klondike-bound adventurers and gold seekers in the late 1800s.
An electrifying experience
How to protect yourself from lightning in the backcountry.
