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wheel
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calgary
Gender: Male
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|  | | | all sandon pics are under the sandon thread. hwy 31a from Kaslo to New Denver is beyond description. you would need days to see everything, sadly i had one. here is what is left of the first town, Retallack.
more to come
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wheel
location:
calgary
Gender: Male
| | Re: valley of the ghosts.
<Reply # 1 on 7/23/2006 8:52 PM >
| | | | the town of Cody. 2km past sandon on the same road. excellent mine ruins. once again just not enough time.
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anvil
 
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 2 on 7/23/2006 11:49 PM >
| | | | The small building at the far right of the lower set of photos (Cody photos) is the last remaining station of the K & S Railway, the narrow gauge railway which ran from Kaslo to Sandon (with a siding to Cody for a brief period). The engine and foundations are the remains of the Noble Five Concentrator. The leaning building was a residence/boarding house. The Whitewater/Retallack buildings (bunkhouses) date from later activity in the area (1930s or 40s). What a beautiful area - wish I was up there right now.....
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surekill
  
location:
Victoria, BC.
Gender: Male
I like tacos
| | Re: valley of the ghosts.
<Reply # 3 on 7/24/2006 5:15 AM >
| | | | That's really cool, I really want to swing through that area sometime soon. Any advice?
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A. Lien
location:
Fantasy Island B.C.
Gender: Male
Abductees Anonymous all welcome
| | Re: valley of the ghosts.
<Reply # 4 on 7/24/2006 6:37 AM >
| | | | Awesome post Amigo! Thanks for sharing. Advice?, aside from a full tank of gas, carry water and food, and don't smear honey on your body to attract bears, well, that's about it 
My sister is Charlotte Light and Dark. Who am I?
Farewell and thank you... "I was doing something that I thought could have some impact someday. In many ways, it's really these photographs that kept me going creatively." Dennis Hopper |
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surekill
location:
Victoria, BC.
Gender: Male
I like tacos
| | Re: valley of the ghosts.
<Reply # 5 on 7/24/2006 7:40 AM >
| | | | Can I smear mayo on my socks?
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wheel
location:
calgary
Gender: Male
| | Re: valley of the ghosts.
<Reply # 6 on 7/24/2006 3:03 PM >
| | | | advice? give yourself as much time as possible. i stumbled across a book called "ghost towns and drowned towns of southeast bc" (i think that was the name) it listed towns on hwy 31a i had never heard about. there is just soo much on that road, i think most has been recovered by nature. very beautiful place. sure beats the crap out of this feed the rich city i live in called calgary. i have wanted to move to bc for years, hopefully soon. iam a master roaster (coffee) i would love to set up a shop in bc. i will post some pics tonight of the highlight of our trip, Alamo siding.
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SteamPunk
 
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Sailing the seas of sleaze.
| | Re: valley of the ghosts.
<Reply # 8 on 7/24/2006 11:37 PM >
| | | | Right skaught! I've been in that old locomotive maintenance building in Nelson. neet stuff.
I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to me, and it'll happen to you, too! |
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surekill
location:
Victoria, BC.
Gender: Male
I like tacos
| | Re: valley of the ghosts.
<Reply # 9 on 7/25/2006 12:55 AM >
| | | | Thanks Wheel! Sounds like a fun trip. I also have a book called Ghost Towns of British Columbia by Bruce Ramsey 1963. It's 224 pages and has info on about 100 towns.
I lived in calgary for a couple years as well.
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wheel
location:
calgary
Gender: Male
| | Re: valley of the ghosts.
<Reply # 10 on 7/25/2006 4:20 AM >
| | | | i saw some strange railroad tracks in kaslo, they just went out into the lake?
the trail to Alamo siding starts at the beginning of the road to sandon. it is about a 40 min walk down the galena trail. worth every step. you cannot comprehend the size of the ruins from the pics. once again time was short. you just have to go here to appreciate it.
i have a few more pics from moyie, st. eugenes mine. i will post soon.it was a long trip. left calgary friday around 3pm got back sunday midnight. about 1500km.
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wheel
location:
calgary
Gender: Male
| | Re: valley of the ghosts.
<Reply # 11 on 7/26/2006 1:36 AM >
| | | | i was just reading the mr. a lien thread, i had to chuckle. skaught you have to learn to balance the romantic weekend with ue. LOL. the trip to the valley was our 12th anniversary. first holiday with out the kids in 12 yrs. there is a certain sense of romance strolling down the main st. of sandon. LOL.
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Azazel
location:
British Columbia
Gender: Male
| | Re: valley of the ghosts.
<Reply # 12 on 8/4/2006 2:26 AM >
| | | | "Jaw drops at pictures"
My god. I live like an hours drive away from galena bay.
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Skaught
location:
Calgary
Gender: Male
| |  | Re: valley of the ghosts.
<Reply # 13 on 8/4/2006 3:15 PM >
| | | | Posted by wheel
i was just reading the mr. a lien thread, i had to chuckle. skaught you have to learn to balance the romantic weekend with ue. LOL. the trip to the valley was our 12th anniversary. first holiday with out the kids in 12 yrs. there is a certain sense of romance strolling down the main st. of sandon. LOL.
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UE is a romantic weekend
NAh, my wife was working all weekend so I Was doin some splorin with the guys.
If you ever come to Calgary then email Satan@uea.ca and you'll be made welcome, taken to locations and given free accommodation. We'll help save you the $$$ you spend on the flight over here :) |
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wheel
location:
calgary
Gender: Male
| | Re: valley of the ghosts.
<Reply # 14 on 8/13/2006 6:54 PM >
| | | | a couple of forgotten pics.
the underwater train tracks at Kaslo
the abandoned fake mine(tourist attraction) between Kaslo and Nelson. the mine shaft is about 20 feet long. no point in going in.
you just gotta love this area.
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Switchkey
location:
Victoria BC Canada
Gender: Male
| | Re: valley of the ghosts.
<Reply # 15 on 8/28/2006 4:27 PM >
| | | | Posted by wheel
i saw some strange railroad tracks in kaslo, they just went out into the lake?
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The last rail access to Kaslo was via rail barge and the CPR did not bother to lift the rails when service ended. I am assuming that the barge slip was constructed similarly to the ones that were used at Slocan City and Roseberry.
Here is a link to a discussion (with pics) on another forum about those barge slips. After looking there the tracks into the water should make more sense.
http://forums.rail...lay;num=1151781043
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