West Kootenays
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Clustered on the edge of the Monashee Range in the western Kootenays are several communities that seem a world away from the hustle and the bustle of the nearby Okanagan Valley. Grand Forks, Rossland, Trail, and Castlegar all boomed at the turn of the 20th century, when thousands of gold-hungry prospectors descended on the slopes of Red Mountain.
Today Red Mountain draws more powderhounds than prospectors, and lakes, rivers, parks, and peaks are the area’s main attractions.
© Andrew Hempstead, from Moon Western Canada, 3rd Edition
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