Thanks for chainsawing Wakefield Trail

Some awesome person must have cleared the trail up the Wakefield trail this spring. Great job. Clean all the way down. Thanks!!

It's still steep and still narrow and my brakes only just manage to get me down before they

wear out. 1 hour down the singletrack. 30 minutes out the wagon road / Silverton Creek access road. 2 and 3/4 hrs up from New Denver just putting along but not really stopping. Probably 6,000 ft of vertical.

Wildflowers on Idaho Peak

This is about the earliest I have been up Idaho Peak. We have had a pretty mellow spring this year - a bit of rain - and a bit of warm weather but nothing scorching. The wildflowers are just coming out in the alpine. I'm just a point and shoot digital camera guy. You will have to talk to Sara about the fancy wildflower shots.

Idaho Peak - Road Open

Not yet. Probably a reasonable rule of thumb is to wait until there is absolutely no snow on Idaho Peak facing New Denver. I rode up today and there is still about a 20m section with 2ft of snow just as you approach the Blue Grouse Basin sign at Km 10(?). The rest of the road is clear of snow and so easy hiking or biking for the next 2km to the ridge and the hiking trail is all clear. Probably by July 12th or so the road will be open all the way.

Interactive Pictures of New Denver

Check out the beautiful interactive video pictures of New Denver by Horizon 2 Horizon Photography

http://www.horizon2horizon.com/gall-int/newden/antart.html

Still on the New Denver YouTube Kick

More Mountain Biking Videos
For the Love of It Part 1
For the Love of It Part 2
For the Love of It Part 3

Winter Driving Memories

Video from Summit of New Denver Glacier

Unicycle Video on YouTube

Check out this awesome video of a guy riding some of the popular trails around New Denver on his unicycle.....

Destination Highways

Check out this Motorcycle website advertising guidebooks to "Destination Highways". This link takes you to the Kaslo-New Denver stretch which is rated 5/100. The road down the Slocan Valley is also included in their listing. Creston to Kootenay Bay Ferry is listed Number 1. Each page has a video of a 4 minute section of the ride. Other rides include: Nelson to Kaslo #60, Kaslo North to Meadow Creek #33, Road over Monashee Pass #56, and more.

Water Transportation on Slocan Lake

If you are looking for transportation across Slocan Lake to the Valhalla Provincial Park then call Trevor at 358-7277 or email trevor@kootenayexperience.com. Popular trips include day trips to the beaches, hiking trails or fishing adventures. The boat has a capacity of 12 people plus gear or 5000 lbs of equipment. All safety equipment and fish finder included.

Photography by Sara

This summer the Glacier View Cabins in New Denver are proud to display photography by Sara Rainford. Sara produces a collection of postcards, notecards and framed prints which are on display in the cabins. They are also available for purchase online. Sara is pictured here with a collection of her notecards in front of the gardens at Glacier View. The photography is also for sale in New Denver at the local Friday Market and at select gift stores.

New Denver Market

Friday is Market Day. Officially the market runs from 10-2pm but locals know that to get the fresh produce and fresh baking turn up at 9am. Lots of local handcrafts and people both young and old. Sara Rainford and I work a small booth with photos of New Denver and area as framed prints, postcards, notecards and posters. You may also view some of them online. We load up a hand cart with our table and goods and walk the 2 blocks from Glacier View Cabins to the market on main street.

Mt Reco Bike Ride

This is a popular route for ATV riders, and it just had to be a great mountain bike ride. I talked to some of the Freeride and Oakley crew that were hanging out at Retallack and they had mentioned that they were doing some riding off Reco. Christian from Oregon was hanging out in New Denver for the week and we met doing some paragliding the day before and it seemed like a bike ride was looking good. Sara generously drove us up to Retallack and we began our ride up Stetson Creek FSR and up over Reco Pass. A quick climb up Reco ( 8,200 ft ) provided some awesome views and then a solid 6,400 descent down to Cody along the old K&S Rail line then zipping down to Three Forks up to the Old Sandon Rd and descent down to New Denver. Phew.