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VOL. XLI
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Automobiles, Road Trips and
Northwest Highway News
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 15, 1922
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HY EMMA (.ATliS AKMSTltUXtJ.
i LTHOUGlt the summer niotorinK
season, wlien you su'ing your
i a in jp i nsr rquipment onto your
car and set out for two weeks or a
month of Joyous roving. Is still far
away, many are looking forward to
and planning trips for holiday time.
Kor the Portlanders or the hundreds
of Callfornians who come northward
there will be, during the coming sum
mer, perhaps no finer motor tour pos
sible than that through the Canadian
rockies.
The opening of the muc'n-lieralded
Banff-Wlndermerc motor road is an
ticipated for this spring, and will re
sult In much greater motor travel Into
that scenic section than ever before.
This road is a 47-mile link extending
from Banff southwest to Sinclair hot
springs on the Columbia river. This
link is part of a circle on the Cana
dian highway which touches Calgary,
Macleod, Fernie, Fort Steele. Winder
mere, Invermere, Sinclair hot springs
and Banff. The road is being built
through a section of wild grandeur
which has long defied road makers
Work on the uncompleted section,
about 17. miles, will be rushed, the
Canadian government having appro
priated an additional Sf.O.OOO for the
work.
Such a trip for a l'ortland motorist
would have as its first step the ru:i
from Portland to Spckane. over the
Columbia river and Inland Kmpire
highways. From Spokane the trail
leads northeastward through Sand
point and Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, to
Kingsgate. on the international
boundary, then to Yahk. on the Cana
dian highway, and eastward to Cran
brook. a thriving city of 4000 in
habitants, situated nn a '.teautiful
pnirie at the foot of .ioi:n'. B.iker.
This point really marks the begin
ning of this tour Into scenic western
Canada.
Cranbrook is 97 miles from Crow's
Nest, Alta.; 75 miles from Gateway,
Mont., and 50 miles from Eastport,
Idaho. Twelve miles eway rises the
main range of the Rockies, splendid
views of which are to be enjoyed from
any part of the city. Twelve miles
south of the city is Green Bay, on
Moyie lake, while 26miles north is St
Mary's lake, lying 'in the midst of
gorgeous scenery. A side trip on th
way to St. Mary's, well worth taking,
is to Sullivan, the largest silver-lead
mine in the world.
At Cranbrook the choice must be
made whether to continue east via the
Crow's Nest route or to strike north
via the Banff-Windermere road.
Choosing the latter, one follows the
main highway east for a short dis
tance of prairie into the foothills,
swinging to the left after the six-mile
point. Soon Fort' Steele Is reached.
This is a small town on the east bank
of the Kootenay river at the conflu
ence of St. Mary's river and Wild
Horse creek. Thf scenery of this
region is very fine. The old town of
Fort Steele was located five miles up
Wild Horse creek. In summer an ex
cellent road is open between' the two
points, and a visit to the still active
gold mines of what was once a wild,
roaring camp is always full of in
terest. From Fort Steele the road turns
north along the . lovely Kootenay
river, coming down to the water's
level eight miles out and skirting
wide meadows known as Bummer's
flats, the haunts of many wild duck
in season. Four miles beyond this
and one mile east of the river, Wasa
Is reached at the junction of the
Banff-Cranbrook and the Cherry
creek-Cranbrook roads. There is a
very popular resort at Wasa lake.
The next point of interest is Premier
lake. 16 miles beyond. Here salmon
fishing may be enjoyed in season, as
the lake is well stocked with ex
ceptionally gamey fish, running from
7 to 30 pounds.
Trail Climbs l'urkllke Benches.
The west bank of the Kootenay is
regained at 55 miles, where is locat
ed the town of Canal Flats at the
southern end of the lake district.
Then the trail begins to climb the
park-like benches, a formation unique
tn this region, and skirts the western
shore of Columbia lake, a beautiful
sheet of water and the real head-
waters of the Columbia river. The
magnificent views from the road as it
follows the shore line of this lake
defy description. At the northern end
of the lake the road branches. The
left road follows the shore of Lake
Windermere to the town of Invermere.
This road, while not graveled all the
distance. Is good in summer. The
main road crosses to the east bank
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of the Columbia river and leads to refreshed and stimulated, it is do- snow-clad mountains on the right, invites bathing in lis pleasantly warm
Fairmont, noted for its radium hot clared. The peaks of the Fairmont with a valley backed by mure snow- waters.
springs, whose waters are accredited range, which overhang the springs, topped peaks on the left, then runs Four miles north of Windermere is
with great medicinal value. Motor- are 9000 feet high. into the pretty little town of Winder- the Junction of the Alhalnier, Inver-
ista .who stop and take," dips in the For 14 miles north of Fairmont the mere, where a good hotel offers ac- niero and Wilim-r road. There aro
springs resume their travels greatly road runs along the base of lofty, commodatlons and Lake Windermere tConclutK'u Uu i'agu -.