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while ongoing wilderness protection issues include saving the world's boreal forests.
For more information on their latest crusade, contact the Valhalla Wilderness Soci-
ety directly (250/358-2333, www.vws.org ).
NAKUSP
Forty-eight kilometers (30 miles) northwest of New Denver, Nakusp (pop. 1,800) was es-
tablished during the mining-boom years. Today the small town is best known for its hot
springs and its stunning location on Upper Arrow Lake at the foot of the Selkirk Mountains.
To get to Nakusp Hot Springs (250/265-4528, 9:30am-10pm daily in summer,
10am-9:30pm daily the rest of the year, adult $9.50, senior and child $8.50), take Highway
23 north out of town for one kilometer (0.6 mile), then follow the signposted road along
Kuskanax Creek for 12 kilometers (7.5 miles).
To see the source of the springs, take the sandy 500-meter (0.3-mile) trail that starts be-
hind the pools. You'll cross the river and clamber through damp rainforest crammed with
ferns and mosses, then come to an impressive waterfall, where you can smell the sulfur
from the springs.