Gotta Love the Huts

I recently spent a week at Mount Carlyle Lodge in the Selkirk Mountains just north of Kaslo, BC. Owned by Brian Cross, aka ??Bald Bomber?? a Slocan Valley farmer and Kootenay backcountry lodge owner for over 30 years (Cross is a 50% owner of the iconic Valhalla Mountain Lodge), the trip offered a mix of conditions that saw everything from flurries to sun to a huge wind event. We were able to travel deep and far, seeing a ton of the incredible terrain that exists in the tenure: alpine shots right above the lodge, the steep trees of Carpenter Creek (the Lumber Yard as it's known), rock gardens that fall away into the valley below. Epic views of Kokanee Glacier, Mt. Haylen, Long Peak, we could even see the Bugaboos on one particularly clear day. The Bomber and Carlyle's cook extraordinaire, Eryn Prospero have a really sweet scene going on just a hop skip and a jump away. Check out for a while and go mine some self-powered goods. You'll be very glad you did.