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| Columbia and Western Rail Trail |
On July 7th I was heading westerly from Castlegar towards the Bulldog Tunnel on The Columbia and Western Rail Trail. This was a very scenic and enjoyable section with a good surface and impressive tunnels and trestles. I made good time and at a fairly remote section a few kilometers past the Bulldog tunnel which skirts The 24 Mile Rec Site I had my bear encounter. I spotted him before he saw me with still a good distance between us. He was walking the other way down the
middle of the rail trail. I made my presence known with my whistle and was a little unnerved when rather than running away he started walking towards me. However, after getting a good look at me and catching my scent he left the trail and we both went on our way without incident.
It was C&WRT the rest of the day but from just before Greenwood to Rock Creek it basically parallels highway 3. The slag heeps at Greenwood reminiscent of another time, reenforced the feeling that I was passing through a ghost town. Midway was not much more than a restaurant and gas station at a turn in the road that goes to the US. The waitress at the restaurant was shocked at how fast the rack of ribs special disappeared from my plate.
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| Granby Tunnel Emergency Shelter |
It was C&WRT the rest of the day but from just before Greenwood to Rock Creek it basically parallels highway 3. The slag heeps at Greenwood reminiscent of another time, reenforced the feeling that I was passing through a ghost town. Midway was not much more than a restaurant and gas station at a turn in the road that goes to the US. The waitress at the restaurant was shocked at how fast the rack of ribs special disappeared from my plate.
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