Road Trip, Aug 21 2012

Mojo’s coffee bar at the Kootenay Ferry on the East Side

Big line up for coffee before the Ferry Arrives

The Kootenay Ferry to Balfour arriving at the Crawford Bay side

Mojo’s menu, near Crawford Bay

Inside Mojo’s. A nice cabin

The water from the Ainsworth Hot Springs exits here and flow down towards the highway and then to the lake

What the Ainsworth Hot Springs run off looks like from the highway. Huge Calcium Deposits

Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort Entry Fees August 2012

Ainsworth Hot Springs Restaurant Breakfast Menu. August 2012

Ainsworth Hot Springs Restaurant Breakfast Menu

Ainsworth Hot springs August 2012

Ainsworth Resort Restaurant

Breakfast at the Ainsworth Resort

Ainsworth Hot Springs High Mineral Content Water. Lots of Calcium Carbonate and Sodium Carbonate

Mineral Deposits inside the Ainsworth Hot Springs. Green and dark blue! Possibly copper is near by?

Relaxing at the Ainsworth Hot Springs

Leif and Heather at the Hot springs

Water Temperature at the Hot Springs

The Cold Plunge at the Hot Springs

Ainsworth Hot Springs Caves. Yes the water is a little yellow green

Inside the Ainsworth Hot Springs Cave. You can see the water coming right out of the mountain! (Waterproof Nikon AW100 camera used, with a flash) I figure this should be a postcard!

Close up of the water dripping off the ceiling of the cave!

Wild red and orange mineral deposits inside the Ainsworth Hot Springs Cave

Inside the Ainsworth Hot Springs Cave

History of the Ainsworth Hot Springs

When a map is on a wall in a public place, guess what happens to the “you are here” spot!

J. B. Fletcher building in Ainsworth BC

Forest Fire Risk was Extreme this summer in BC, Kaslo. Dry Dry Dry

Crazy turquoise painted trailer in Kaslo

Kaslo Fire Hall and Town Hall

Kaslo walk up restaurant. Chippy’s on Fourth

There was once a railway from Kaslo to Sandon B.C. 36″ narrow gauge!

The S.S. Moyie in Kaslo BC. The oldest intact passenger steam powered sternwheeler Ferry still in existence. Built 1898

On Board the Moyie in Kaslo

Iside the SS Moyie in Kaslo BC

The dynamo and inner workings of the Moyie

It’s an Ideal Dynamo

Looking along the Deck

A slab of Marble on top of the cast iron steam heat or hot water heat radiator

The Gentlemen’s Lounge on the Moyie

A berth on board the Moyie. Notice the little pitcher and basin to wash your face with.

The dining room of the Steamship SS Moyie

They made this berth up as if a Victorian Photographer was travelling aboard the steam boat.

A close up of the Victorian Photo gear. Dry Plates. Flash Sheets. A large Kodak folding camera.

Close up of the photo stuff on the Moyie. Eastman No. 1 Flash Sheets. A powerful Actinic light for flash photography

The S.S. Moyie in Kaslo BC. The oldest intact passenger steam powered sternwheeler Ferry still in existence. Built 1898. These Victorian designs and adornments look rather futuristic, like a ball and stick molecular model kit.

ball and stick molecular model kit

The Ladies Cabin. Good font!

The brass sill of the entrance to the Ladies lounge on the Moyie had the name tooled into it. Such amazing decoration and thoughtfulness!

Close up of the brass decorated sill

Looking from the deck into the Ladies Lounge

Old vertical timber pier where boats and ships would dock on Kootenay Lake. This one is near the Moyie at Kaslo BC

Victorian Feathered surface on glass. Looks like frost. Someone told me acid was used to make this textured surface (?) Anyone know?

Brass rimmed steps leading to the upper deck

The Captain’s Wheel on the Moyie

Old CPR cup and a strange half magnifying glass thing. Used on maps?

The Captain’s radiator

Brass Door Knob and Lock to the Captains Quarters on the SS Moyie

Brass Door Knob and Lock to the Captains Quarters on the SS Moyie Made by McGeoch & Co GLASGOW

Old miner’s cabin near the Moyie

The story of Matt Oledo’s Cabin, built 1906

Matt Oledo’s Cabin, built 1906. Kaslo BC

The stern wheel of the Moyie

Decorative ceiling timber carvings on what remains of the ladies lounge of the Kuskanook Ferry.

The ladies lounge of the Kuskanook Ferry. Apparently this used to be someone’s house!

Old Shipbuilding tools. The Stanley Plane No. 40

Vintage Stanley Plane No. 40

Old and new timber to restore the Moyie

Main street of Kaslo BC Canada

Nice Little Community Garden in Kaslo BC

Eric’s Meat Market in Kaslo

Eric’s Meat Market and Deli in Kaslo

Eric’s Meat Market and Deli in Kaslo. Excellent Landjaeger and Farmer Sausage

Eric’s Farmer Sausage. Yum

Kootenay Alpine Cheese Co. Nostrala Firm Ripened Organic cheese. Ooh Tasty!

Eric’s Meat Market and Deli in Kaslo. Swiss and European delights

A curious old type of mountain fence that sits on top of the ground. Made of logs mostly held together by gravity. Anyone know the name of this style of fence? Spotted on the highway just south of Kaslo BC