Aug 13, 2019 | Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Trip Info, Columbia Valley Trip Info, Golden Trip Info, Kamloops Trip Info, Kootenay Rockies Trip Info, Revelstoke Trip Info, Shuswap Trip Info, Thompson Okanagan Trip Info, Trip Ideas, Trips
Follow this itinerary for a week-long trip exploring BC’s Interior to visit epic riding destinations in Kamloops, Revelstoke, Golden, Valemount, and Salmon Arm. Pair riding with beer, visiting the region’s many breweries after laps down world-class trails.
May 29, 2016 | Columbia Valley Trip Info, Fernie Alpine Resort Trip Info, Fernie Trip Info, Golden Trip Info, Kootenay Rockies Trip Info, Nelson / Kaslo Trip Info, Revelstoke Trip Info, Rossland Trip Info, Trip Stories, Trips
One of the oldest saloons in British Columbia and by far the oldest in Rossland, the name comes from a steam-powered helicopter plane constructed by Lou Gagnon, an ambitious Gold Rush-era inventor. Built of iron, wood, brass, canvas and piano wire, Gagnon imagined the “Flying Steamshovel” would carry ore down from the steep slopes of nearby Red Mountain. It didn’t. The craft first took flight in February of 1902, leaving the ground and wobbling a few stories skyward before crashing near the very spot we’re currently putting back burgers and beers.