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Fort Steele, located near Cranbrook (1999):

camping above the lake -  47 kb

This is the entrance building for Fort Steele, which is about a 15 minute drive north-east of Cranbrook. The building has the year 1898 on it. (47 kb)

camping above the lake -  47 kb

Board sidewalks and a well dressed worker makes the place come alive. (47 kb)

camping above the lake -  47 kb

The fence and Kootenay River behind Fort Steele. [The larger photos is not available until I get permission to use it.] (47 kb)

The Balfour ferry (1999):

camping above the lake -  47 kb

While crossing Kootenay Lake, the Balfour ferry is seen approaching us. (47 kb)

camping above the lake -  47 kb

The Balfour ferry passes at a safe distance. (47 kb)

camping above the lake -  47 kb

Looking at the rear of our ferry. (47 kb)

North-east of Nelson:

camping above the lake -  47 kb

Our campsite with an excellent view of the lake. (47 kb)

the lake -  44 kb

Our view of the lake. (44 kb)
Photo taken later in the day.

a convenience store in Kaslo -  41 kb

North-east of Nelson is the neat little town of Kaslo. This is called the Mystic Convenience store. (41 kb)

Nelson:

a tent with folk music and food -  48 kb

In a Nelson park we found this tent which offered the tourist folk music and food. (48 kb)

the lake -  42 kb

Behind the tent we found a small park full of a new version of the 1969 hippy. (42 kb)

a convenience store in Kaslo -  47 kb

Nearby was this garden and an environmentally friendly house made of bales of straw. (47 kb)

The Okanogan:

view of Osoyous -  47 kb

View of Osoyoos from the south-east. Although this is a 1975 photo, I doubt it the view has changed much. (47 kb)

a Penticton water park -  48 kb

A water park in Penticton [taken in 1999]. (48 kb)

view looking east of Vernon -  46 kb

This photograph was taken looking east from a viewpoint that is on the highway just south of Vernon. This photo was taken in 1984. (46 kb)

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First posted June 22, 2002.   Visitors since September 18, 2003 .
©2002 Brian M. Brown All rights reserved.   All photographs are marked with almost invisible identifiers.