View allAll Photos Tagged Invermere
From our recent trip to the Columbia Valley, including Canal Flats, Fairmont Hot Springs, Invermere, Radium Hot Springs and Golden. This is the Columbia River as it exits Columbia Lake.
Just a cloud formation over a mountain in Invermere BC but really looked like the mountain was blowing the top off.
Explore # 299 Nov 22
James Chabot Provincial Park, Invermere, British Columbia, Canada. In the Columbia Valley, BC.
15Challenges - With a Boat - 2019-03-16
It wasn't our initial plan to summit this stunning mountain. In fact, we only learned of it the day before we ventured out to it after finding out that the area around our first choice had been closed. What a lucky break for us! It was quite the adventure, with 12 km's of rough Forestry Service Road driven on our poor little vehicle, then 16.7 km's return distance walking and 1472 m's of total elevation gain. It was a very hot day, and it took 10 hours to complete, due to some steep scrambling, the time used to cross many snow patches, some precariously positioned, and the many stops to rehydrate.
HBM! From our recent trip to the Columbia Valley, including Canal Flats, Fairmont Hot Springs, Invermere, Radium Hot Springs and Golden.
Mt Swansea rises above the Columbia Valley village of Invermere, BC in the Canadian Rockies. It is beautifully developed for hiking and mountain biking, and the summit is used for launching hang gliders as well. At the top is a strange structure which houses a weather station. While there was little snow in the valley, at the summit the snow was still quite deep, but it still early March after all.
We were in the Columbia Valley near Invermere BC for a week, and the weather outlook was generally not great. But we found a sunny day to summit Swansea Mt, which looms above the town Invermere.
It wasn't our initial plan to summit this stunning mountain. In fact, we only learned of it the day before we ventured out to it after finding out that the area around our first choice had been closed. What a lucky break for us! It was quite the adventure, with 12 km's of rough Forestry Service Road driven on our poor little vehicle, then 16.7 km's return distance walking and 1472 m's of total elevation gain. It was a very hot day, and it took 10 hours to complete, due to some steep scrambling, the time used to cross many snow patches, some precariously positioned, and the many stops to rehydrate.
This big old black bear was busy chewing away on dandelions along the side of the highway between Banff and Invermere.
The community of Invermere on the Lake is the valley center conveniently surrounded by Radium Hot Springs, Panorama Mountain Village, and Fairmont Hot Springs and Columbia Lake to the south and a gateway to the entire Kootenay Rockies Tourism Region.
c. 1928 - The Ideal Motor Tour - Full illustrated advertising back of cover showing a map of the area between Banff, Golden and The Windermere, British Columbia.
The corridor along the Kootenay and Vermilion Rivers had been uses as a first nations travel route for thousands of years. In 1858, Sir James Hector travelled through Vermilion Pass and recommended that it would be the best route for a wagon road. In the early 1900s settlers in the Columbia Valley advocated for improved connections with Banff and Calgary and lobbied the BC provincial government to construct a road. With the overall goal of constructing an all-Canadian road between the Canadian Prairies and Pacific Ocean, the Alberta provincial and federal governments were consulted. Construction began in 1911, and by 1914 the road was opened between Calgary and Vermilion Pass as well as a 19 km (12 mi) western section. The outbreak of World War I resulted in a suspension of construction, and following the conclusion of the war the British Columbia provincial government did not have enough funds to complete the project. The Banff-Windermere Road Agreement was reached whereby the federal government would complete the remaining 85 km (53 mi) of road, and in exchange they would receive a 5 mi (8 km) buffer of land on each side of the highway for conservation purposes; approximately 1,600 km2 (600 sq mi) in total. This resulted in the creation of Kootenay National Park. The road opened in 1922 and was first highway to cross the Central Canadian Rockies, with the Kicking Horse Trail across Kicking Horse Pass (the corridor which eventually became part of the Trans-Canada Highway) opening in 1926, connecting Lake Louise and Golden.
HFF! From our recent trip to the Columbia Valley, including Canal Flats, Fairmont Hot Springs, Invermere, Radium Hot Springs and Golden.
A view of the scenic Columbia River Valley overlooking Invermere BC from the Eagle Ranch Resort.
You can see more photos from their wedding day on our Northern Pixel Photography Blog
The happy newlywed couple with the scenic Eagle Ranch Resort in the background, one of our new favourite wedding photography venues in BC.
You can see more photos from their wedding day on our Northern Pixel Photography Blog
(article from the - Invermere Valley Echo newspaper, December 23, 2015) - Peterborough (now called Wilmer) quickly became a boom town as prospectors, eager to replicate Delphine’s success, flooded in and mines were established, with some lasting decades. The silver rush spread to other parts of the Kootenay region, creating other booms towns in Argenta, New Denver and, eventually the biggest find of all, the Sullivan Mine near Kimberley. The silver rush was at its height at about the same time the community changed its name, in 1902. Apparently having a small town called Peterborough in B.C. while at the same time having a larger town also called Peterborough in Ontario was cause for confusion in the Canadian postal system, so the postmistresses in Peterborough, B.C. was asked to come up with a new name for her community. At that time, everything, including the mail, came up-river from Golden on paddlewheel steamers. The mail got unloaded at Athalmer, which was called Salmon Flats then, and the postman would pick it up and bring it up to Peterborough. The postman’s name was Wilmer, so they would write Wilmer on all the mail going to Peterborough,” said Al. “So the postmistress decided just to rename the town Wilmer. That’s how Wilmer got its name. LINK to the complete article (Page A14 to A15) - issuu.com/blackpress/docs/i20151223044552666 another version on why Wilmer was chosen - The settlement, originally Peterborough, was changed in 1902 to honour Wilmer Wells provincial Minister of Public Works.
(from - Wrigley's 1918 British Columbia Directory) - WILMER - a post office and mining town on west bank of Columbia River, 70 miles south of Golden, and 4 north of Windermere Lake, in Columbia Provincial Electoral District. It was named after Wilmer Cleveland Wells (1840-1933) a rancher and lumberman who founded the place in the late 1890's.
The highest temperature officially recorded in Canada was at Wilmer, British Columbia: 115º F on - 19 June 1911.
The "PETERBOROUGH" Post Office was established - 1 May 1900; name changed to "WILMER" Post Office - 1 May 1902, possibly as required by Post Office Department, to avoid duplication with the much larger community of Peterborough, Ontario. A 1907 Marriage Licence was issued at Peterborough (BC Archives), but by WW I the community was well known as Wilmer. The WILMER Post Office closed - 19 March 1969.
Distributing point - Cranbrook and Golden
LINK to a list of the Postmasters who served at the PETERBOROUGH and WILMER Post Offices - www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/postal-heritage-philately/...;
- arrival - / PETERBOROUGH / JUL 24 / (0)1 / B.C. / - split ring arrival backstamp - this split ring hammer (A1-1) was not listed in the Proof Book - it was most likely proofed c. 1900 - (RF E - now is classified as RF E3).
Addressed to: R. R. Bruce Esqr. / Peterborough / East Kootenay / B.C. /
Robert Randolph Bruce, who had arrived in the valley in 1885, established the Columbia Valley Irrigated Fruitlands Co. in 1911, which drew hundreds of gentlemen farmers from England and Scotland to the area with offers of low land prices and swift immigration. It was also Bruce who lobbied the provincial and federal governments for a highway to connect the valley with the east. Bruce’s determination to see the highway finished was rewarded in 1923 when the Banff-Windermere Highway was completed; meanwhile, the Kootenay Central Railroad had begun operating a regularly scheduled train service between Golden and Cranbrook in 1915. LINK to the complete article - www.cvchamber.ca/valley-history/
Robert Randolph Bruce (b. July 16, 1861 in Lhanbryde, Scotland — d. February 21, 1942 at age 80 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was the 13th Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia from 1926 to 1931. Bruce was born in Scotland and educated at the University of Glasgow where he studied engineering. He emigrated to the United States in 1887 before arriving shortly afterward in Canada to work for the Canadian Pacific Railway surveying various new railway lines across the country. LINK to an article about R.R. Bruce - tobycreekadventures.com/history-of-the-paradise-mine/deve...
His occupations - engineer, mining proprietor
His profession - Politician, Diplomat
Sun glitter is a bright, sparkling light formed when sunlight reflects from water waves. Light reflects from smooth surfaces by specular reflection. A rippled but locally smooth surface such as water with waves will reflect the sun at different angles at each point on the surface of the waves. As a result, a viewer in the right position will see many small images of the sun, formed by portions of waves that are oriented correctly to reflect the sun's light to the viewer's eyes. The exact pattern seen depends on the viewer's precise location. The colour and the length of the glitter depend on the altitude of the Sun. The lower the sun, the longer and more reddish the glitter is. When the sun is really low above the horizon, the glitter breaks because of the waves, which could sometimes obstruct the sun and cast a shadow on the glitter.
15Challenges - Silhouettes - 2019-08-30
ChallengeGame Try - Bright - 2019-09-08
15Challenges - Golden hour - 2020-01-28
......James Chabot Park on the shores of Lake Windermere in Invermere.....as my sister and I walked over to the lake for a stroll on the great white way oval! and embraced all the fun of family's enjoying the gift of sports in the snow
today we are going to take the waters of Radium Hot Springs....and I am hoping to take some mountain sheep fotos!
I fly home to Victoria tomorrow....
...have a memorable day remembering all the joy of 2009 and manifesting spectacular success and sizzling surprises in 2010!!
This Osprey flew very low over my head. I was surprised to see the catch of the day.
I wonder if someone is missing a Koi.
Invermere, BC. May 07 2014.
Member of the Flickr Bird Brigade
Activists for birds and wildlife
From our recent trip to the Columbia Valley, including Canal Flats, Fairmont Hot Springs, Invermere, Radium Hot Springs and Golden.
Mt Swansea rises above the Columbia Valley village of Invermere, BC in the Canadian Rockies. It is beautifully developed for hiking and mountain biking, and the summit is used for launching hang gliders as well. At the top is a strange structure which houses a weather station. While there was little snow in the valley, at the summit the snow was still quite deep, but it still early March after all.
From our recent trip to the Columbia Valley, including Canal Flats, Fairmont Hot Springs, Invermere, Radium Hot Springs and Golden.
Town of Invermere, located 12 miles south of RADIUM JUNCTION. In 1965, the Blakley garage and store building which accommodated the local post office, was purchased by the Department. The post office was relocated outside the park at RADIUM JUNCTION.
As park and provincial highways were improved and facilities at the Aquacourt expanded, park attendance through the 1950's began to strain the available hotel and cabin accommodation at Radium Hot Springs. The narrow valley of Sinclair Creek offered little hope of providing additional sites for development, and private enterprise turned its eyes to a low plateau situated west of the park boundary where the Banff-Windermere Highway intersected Provincial Highway No. 95. First known as RADIUM JUNCTION, the settlement took the name of Radium, and in a few years supplanted Radium Hot Springs as the commercial centre of the area. In fact, national park administrators welcomed the competition, as an hotel, several motels and cabin camps, stores and restaurants took the pressure off the park townsite.
This original Radium Hot Springs townsite did not last. By 1970 only the hot springs development itself, Radium Lodge, three bungalow camps, and the original superintendent’s residence remained. All other residents and businesses had relocated two kilometres down the road to “RADIUM JUNCTION” located just outside of park boundaries. Business owners at the Radium Hot Springs townsite were also reasonably open to the idea of moving. There was more room to expand at RADIUM JUNCTION, and as the new location was outside national park boundaries, land could be owned rather than leased. Beyond some accommodation facilities in the direct vicinity of the hot pools, everything else was relocated.
Sinclair Post Office was opened - 1 April 1898, Name changed to Radium Hot Springs Post Office - 1 March 1915; at some point (notice of which was received 12 April 1939) the post office was relocated 300 yards from the hot springs. At some point (notice of which was received 5 March 1965) the post office was relocated to the junction of Hwy 93 & Hwy 95, the former location of RADIUM JUNCTION Post Office. (this would have been the new Post Office built in 1964 at RADIUM JUNCTION - see newspaper article above).
Katherine Isabel (nee Asling) Brewster was the Postmistress at RADIUM JUNCTION from - 15 June 1960 until the Post Office closed - 30 September 1964. After the RADIUM JUNCTION closed the Brewster family moved to Edgewater, B.C. - LINK to more information about the RADIUM JUNCTION Post Office - www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/postal-heritage-philately/...;
Katherine (Kay) Isabel (nee Asling) Brewster
(b. 17 August 1919 in Calgary, Alberta - d. 2 March 2017 at age 97 in British Columbia.
Her husband - Jack Claude Brewster
He was born in Canmore, Bighorn, Alberta, Canada - 1 January 1927 to Claude Bagley Brewster and Ruth Estelle Dorrington. Jack Claude Brewster married Katherine Isabel Asling in November 1948 at Lake Louise, Alberta. He passed away - 12 October 2001 in Tofino, British Columbia, Canada.
LINK to a newspaper report on their wedding - www.newspapers.com/clip/84081120/brewster-asling-marriage...
- sent from - / RADIUM JUNCTION / 15 V / 61 / B.C. / - cds Cancel - (RF E / now is classified as RF E3).
Addressed to: Anglo American Exploration Ltd. / Credit Card Department / 330 Ninth Avenue West / Calgary, Alberta - on a company issued envelope. (Anglo American was bought by The British American (BA) Oil Co.in 1964).
LINK to advertisement for KOOTENAY MOTEL at Radium Junction, B.C. (1962) / Mr. & Mrs. H. Klimuk proprietors - www.newspapers.com/clip/84090550/kootenay-motel-at-radium...
LINK to advertisement for FLAMINGO MOTEL at Radium Junction, B.C. (1962) - www.newspapers.com/clip/84090789/flamingo-motel-at-radium...
My first job was with this company. It was actually the original location. I was the pan scraper doughnut flipper. I also invented a new type of bread one time. Ooops. I was a young white cracker. Egg cracker that is. My record was eight at a time. A lot less shells ended up in the bucket when I did four at a time.
Mt Swansea rises above the Columbia Valley village of Invermere, BC in the Canadian Rockies. It is beautifully developed for hiking and mountain biking, and the summit is used for launching hang gliders as well. At the top is a strange structure which houses a weather station. While there was little snow in the valley, at the summit the snow was still quite deep, but it still early March after all.
There were so many amazing photography locations at the Eagle Ranch Resort in Invermere British Columbia. We had so much fun as everywhere we looked was something different to play with and explore.
You can see more photos from their wedding day on our Northern Pixel Photography Blog