{"id":15038,"date":"2023-07-03T20:06:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T00:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/?p=15038"},"modified":"2023-07-30T08:09:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T12:09:59","slug":"old-coach-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/index.php\/2023\/07\/03\/old-coach-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Coach Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This 9km hiking trail near Radium Hot Springs was a road used by the Model Ts in 1920s!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the past, surface fires every 5-30 years burned off young trees and shrubs, leaving behind the thick-barked Douglas firs. However, decades of fire suppression has resulted in the loss of open forests and grasslands that native wildlife prefer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We’re standing on the banks of a drained glacial lake. You can see the Columbia River, the railway track (bottom right), and the wetlands.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The hoodoos were created by streams and rivers when the glacial lake drained. A friend of ours offered to trade his higher model drone with Nolan for our year away, so Nolan was busy capturing the landscape with his drone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Neil noted this bird of prey (anyone know what it is?) circling and warned Nolan that it might mistake the drone as food. Nolan was already returning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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