Road Trip out West, May 15, 2015

A day dawdling around the Kootenay Valley. We went to Crystal Beach where an old mining operation was, Pebble Beach hiking trail, the town of Riondel with it’s abandoned Bluebell mine, Garland Bay campground and Tam-O-Shanter Creek for a Fluevog shoe photoshoot.

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A Loki Burger at the Crawford Bay Golf Course. There are a lot of Loki references around Kootenay Lake. Loki Mountain for example.
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Leif Norman in his Fluevog shoes. Deep in the woods by Tam-o-Shanter Creek, BC
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Loki Creek
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The Abandoned Bluebell mine, Riondel BC
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Thomas Hammill, killed by a rival mine owner, 1885
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North Garland Bay Campground, BC
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Woodpeckers have been at this tree. Looks like they made square holes.
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The View from Garland bay south campground, BC
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The Pebble Beach Trail was blocked by some fallen trees.
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The deep and rich BC forest.
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My friend the forest snail.
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Warning, WASPS in outhouse
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Shooting bullets through the road signs
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The Riondel Boat Marina
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Crystal Beach, Kootenay Lake
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Crystal Beach, near Crawford Bay, Kootenay Lake, BC
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Abandoned mining machines, Kootenay Lake
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Mojo’s Coffee, Kootenay Lake
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Our Rented VW Jetta. Nice
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Dogs.

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Ainsworth Hot Springs Cave

 

Ainsworth Hot Springs, BC

 

 

 

Inside the Ainsworth Hot Springs Cave

 

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Blessed with coffee
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Fluevog shoe fashion shoot

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