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My Dad lived in Hosmer as a child (1920’s) later the family moved to Fernie where he grew up with 10 brothers and sisters, and went to school. His Mom and Dad and oldest brother originally moved from Italy, sailing to Ellis Island and eventually finding their way to the Fernie/ Hosmer area. My Dad’s oldest brother worked with the mine horses somewhere around the area. Thanks for the great video!

Fantastic closing shot

2:33 🤔 Coal fired plant? It would seem reasonable to believe those may have been for removing ash. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that there was an ash dump not too far away. Are there any small hills that seem somehow unnatural / not quite right & out of place?

Yup and some liberal JA burnt it down just like most back country gems in bc? Can’t have nothing nice.

We use to mountain bike up Baker back in the 90's. Loads of trails up behind the college. Lots of fun 4x4ing up Baker too. Awesome that you were up there recently. Thanks.

Sad to see all the graffiti

I was thinking that those kilns would make a very nice bear condo. That old cemetery was neat and to explore after the snow melt.

The ruins there are pretty cool! The work that must have gone into building those kilns and then they just get abandoned. I'm glad they're still there to explore!

We used to walk around exploring all those areas as kids including Fernie, Coal Creek & throughout the Elk Valley. It was a wonderful place to grow up.

Cool. 👍👍

Cool, thanks for trudging in the snow for us🎉

Good you find the way out again. Seems easy to get lost in there. You deserve a bigger following

I spent many hunting seasons up and on Wallace Mountain. The old cabin you poked into was used and maintained by local Boy Scouts. Had a fine Scout shield on the front door, and inside, a cook stove and bunks and screened cupboards . Very well kept, inside and out. Many memories. Thank you for the views. Robt. Adamson and the Greene brothers, Mike, Neil and Karey.

Excellent job and interesting subject!

Greetings from the Philippines Funny, I lived in Cranbrook for almost 20 years and drove my quad all over the place but I have never seen that side of Mt. baker.

That really cool to be able to explore these leftover places from way back then!

Great video thank you 👍were you bleeding a bit there ?

Nothing ventured, nothing gained….pretty cool to find this. 👍👍

what time of year was this?

My wife and I drove up there in 2023 summer, I had fun at the wheel of our RAV 4, her in the passenger seat not so much. Took loads of photos and what a view! I'm too old now to hike it, probably a two dayer for me if I was to walk up the service "road" which is just a wide trail, it was great fun and we are both glad we've been there.

Man you are a machine. Good on you.

Great stuff. Tocher ridge is on my tick list for Yoho. Neat to see it is still possible to get there. There's also an even older fire lookout in the same valley called Mt. King Fire Lookout. It splits off to the left 1.2km up the valley and goes up the opposite side early on. Can't find anyone going to that since about 1970.

ow safe is that with the microwave receivers right there? some concentrated signals so close.

Such an adventure 🥰❄️

I've ridden my motorcycle up this mountain many times long ago.

That is such a shame to see it in that condition. My dad used to man that lookout and it wasn't that long ago. I'm glad I got to see it when it was still functioning and in good shape.

lol no doubt its deemed an unsafe structure due to those microwave backhauls being so close. anyone in that structure would be exposing themselves to microwaves that exceed the saturation density limits, breaking the law.

Was up there this summer, 2024. Really cool place! My old 4x4 made it up there lol.

Wow incredible! How far down do you think the drop is in the cave? It was hard to tell from the video. Do you think it's over 10m?

Quite an adventure! I really hope this will be taken care of and fixed up. These places are a neat part of our history. We went to Goat Peak Fire Lookout outside of Beaverdell this fall. Was well maintained. Keep up the great work!

Oh, so that's why your "skis" looked so weird. Anyway cool trip. Thanks for bringing us along.

Hopefully a local club will adopt and look after that one. Thanks again for another great video!

I was up working on one of my comms sites this summer. It's a great view. Wanted to go up the tower but was deterred by the "no entry" signs.

Nice trip again thanks

Your doing great thanks for taking us along!

It looked pretty awesome up there! It would be nice if they're able to fix that lookout up and keep it around for many more years for people to visit.

paddleboards is a fad

Cool visit. What was crawling around that branch at 0:40 ? Top left sort of….

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What was the air like in those tunnels? Was it musty or anything? Looks like you could get lost in there! That's really cool exploration and I'm glad it' still there to be explored.

Hey! I'm a long tine westbank'r and just found your channel... I've been all around that area and havent stumbled on this one. Do you mind sharing which ridge/hill/vicinity that cabin is? Looks like it's above the K9 trails, but maybe you down lower when hunting for the cabin? Would love to have another destination to check out! Also, if you want a few more details or other destinations/explorations in the Pennask area, i could maybe give you a couple of options :) looks like you went up the downhill area, but theres a separate route up. Thanks for posting your stuf! Ive started a list to do with our littles in 2025!

Testing on Green Mountain was a wild choice. i've hiked it multiple times and never once came across snow in june while i have up on apex

Looks like a good test of the split board🏂

Apex❄️…windy and cold ? surely you jest.😂🤣🤙

This is very nostalgic. I grew up on west side road and this was before my house burnt, and when everything was nice. It's kinda sad tbh.

Great info.

That's really cool! I like that you had the history of the places to tell us while you were there😁😁

Is it possible to access in the middle of February?

Thank you so much for documenting the history and course of the Grey Canal so thoroughly and visually. Have moved up to the North Okanagan in 1968 and although aware of the canal and have been on sections I had no idea of it's scope. Thank you for taking me along for an incredible tour that has been long overdue. Well done sir and thank you once again!

we used to float down the concrete sections with out a tube as the bottom was always a bit slimy and slippery.. but we did wear out a few pairs of shorts doing that .