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Post by Volktales on Aug 11, 2018 18:00:26 GMT -8
Those lifters look nasty. That cam cannot be very happy.
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Post by Brenticon on Aug 11, 2018 20:07:35 GMT -8
Those were off number four. Intake was fine, exhaust, hmmm, not so good.
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Post by busaddict on Aug 11, 2018 23:15:01 GMT -8
Hey Brent! There's a nice hot springs at Nakusp. Did you take the little ferry across Upper Arrow Lake? www.nakusphotsprings.com/
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Post by magikbus on Aug 13, 2018 19:01:06 GMT -8
They are a great hot springs. I don't know the cost of a dip in their pool now, but a decade or so ago it was really cheap. The best time is the winter, with a light snow falling and the whisper of the snowflakes hitting the warm water is sooooo soothing. Very civilized now but in the 60s it was wooden cribbing and a small hot spring bubbling in at one end and out at the other. You sat where you liked, hotter at the hot springs end, cooler at the "bottom" end. Our favourite hot springs is the Lussier hot springs up the Whiteswan lake road. (when it's not full of drunk naked Alberta yahoos) Totally natural, three stone lined pools emptying out into the river. Top one is very hot, middle one a bit cooler, bottom one cool. When the water is high in the spring, the bottom pool is totally submerged in a fast flowing river. No fences to keep the unwary out of the river. It's obvious, if you don't want to drown you stay out of the lower pool in the spring. Duh. Stan
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Post by Brenticon on Aug 13, 2018 20:22:13 GMT -8
We were gonna stop there as suggested by locals, but thought it was too close to previous camp site. Heard the exact same stories too, lol If they're half naked FEMALE Albertans, I'd be ok with that, lol
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Post by magikbus on Aug 14, 2018 7:07:09 GMT -8
Well, be careful what you wish for Brent, we've seen a few clothing optional beaches in our day, and 90% of the time sadly the ladies without bathing suits really should have remained fully clothed. Stan
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Post by PICTUP on Aug 14, 2018 14:04:06 GMT -8
Well, be careful what you wish for Brent, we've seen a few clothing optional beaches in our day, and 90% of the time sadly the ladies without bathing suits really should have remained fully clothed. Stan Along with about 100% of the men I might add.
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Post by Brenticon on Aug 15, 2018 8:32:32 GMT -8
Hahahahahahaha
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Post by Brenticon on Aug 17, 2018 8:17:47 GMT -8
Part of this journey was to attend my friends wedding in Nelson, and go to CamperJam. The wedding is a week away, so I'll just take my time traveling from Nakusp to Nelson. Im pretty sure I can make the two hour trip last a week. ok, first stop, Roseberry. a quaint lil Provincial built in 1955 ish. I found most travelers like newer facilities that have flush toilets and showers. These older campgrounds are less busy and much easier to find a spot in.
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Post by Brenticon on Aug 17, 2018 8:25:58 GMT -8
Roseberry is located along Slocan lake in the Slocan Valley. I actually fell in love with this region of BC. Not sure if I could take the isolation, but its definately on my radar for the future. I explored the area, and really liked New Denver. with terrific mountain scenery, and always close to a lake, its pretty nice
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Post by Brenticon on Aug 17, 2018 8:41:35 GMT -8
Saw an orange 73 bay out of the corner of my eye, and as I wheeled my head around, there was the owner waving away at me. I pulled over and had a chat with him. We talked about buses, but I was more intrigued with what living there was like. He mentioned there was a music festival up the road at a ghost town. He had me at ghost town. I knew I had to at least go and visit Sandon. If my memory is correct, it was quite the silver mining town. Im sure I read it somewhere a nugget the size of a vw bug started quite the stir, and made this lil ghost town one of the biggest communities Now, its basically a museum ghost town, that collected old buses
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Post by Brenticon on Aug 17, 2018 8:46:44 GMT -8
Roseberry was great for exploring, as it was just north of New Denver, which held groceries and amenities, and just south of there was Silverton. ND was way more laid back and looked more like what was once minors homes. Silverton had larger homes which I thought might have been where the richer minors or owners might have built. The lake seemed to have much nicer beaches in that area
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Post by Brenticon on Aug 17, 2018 8:57:55 GMT -8
I think I spent about 4 days there. So peaceful. I next headed to Nelson. I knew they had one of those big campgrounds, so I wanted to get there early and before the weekend to secure a spot. The wedding wasnt for a few days, so this would give me time to explore and see this area. Nelson is soooooo cool. Maybe a bit bigger than Id like, but it did have everything one needs. a lil pit stop along the way for pics Then it was Nelson exploring Kootney lake from downtown park cable car still in service cool old building at the hwy junction and of course, the orange bridge
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Post by Brenticon on Aug 17, 2018 9:05:05 GMT -8
I set up camp at Kokanee Creek campground this was pretty cool, an old paddle wheeler cabin. I was told it was once a restaurant, but now someones house Goldberg wanted to check out the vistors center
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Post by tony on Aug 17, 2018 14:20:14 GMT -8
Great tour! 👌😎
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