Who doesn’t like a epic view? They put fire towers on the tops of mountains for a reason. But we get to enjoy the view! Some of these locations still have a tower you can climb and really get a good look. Others just have a concrete pad to tell us the history. They can often be a challenge to get to, but always worth it!
The east end of the Kootenay Lake crossing. 35 minutes, no fare, and the road to Gray Creek Pass on the other side.
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A good day on the trail turns into a long night of work. Cards to back up, footage to cut, uploads crawling over whatever signal a small town can spare. Behind that sit the subscriptions, the drives, the fuel and a lot of gas station coffee.
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