150º rocky mountain paddling. 150º
photo: dave Quinn
120º 120º
90º 90º
60º 60º
30º 30º
0º 0º
British Columbia
30º
east Shore of Columbia Lake
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columbia Lake glows like a blue-green glacial jewel set in
the rocky mountain trench. the 14-kilometre-long eastern
60º shoreline is one of the last pristine natural lakeshores in the 60º
vicinity. Good news for the Ktunaxa (too-na-cka) nation
Spirit trail, which hugs the slopes above the shore and offers
hiking paddlers a chance to experience the open forests and
canoe rental and Shuttle
grasslands of the trench. • Kootenay River Runners,
raftingtherockies.com
Go
90º
• Columbia River Outfitters,
90º
The trip begins at the lake’s northern outlet in Columbia Lake
columbiariveroutfitters.com
Provincial Park. Head north on Columbia River Road from Fairmont
Hot Springs. Once on the park’s gravel access road, look for two
good read
obvious gravel tracks to the lakeshore for put-ins, one is at the gated River of Memory: the Everlasting
end of the road. Two easy days can get you to a shuttle vehicle at Canal
Columbia, by William D. Layman
Flats Provincial Park at the south end of the lake, but many paddlers
120º opt for an out-and-back trip. Campsites are numerous, but try to set up park info 120º
below the spring high-water mark.
env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/
parkpgs/columbia_lk/
Bring your own Salmon Salad
At more than 2,000 kilometres from the Pacific, Columbia Lake forms
the headwaters of the Columbia River, the fourth largest river in north
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America. Millions of salmon spawned here until the construction of
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Washington State’s Grand Coulee dam in 1942. —Dave Quinn
www.canoerootsmag.com
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