We selected 4 perfect May days to do our paddle on the Kootenay River from Canal Flats to Wardner. The first day was basically a "get there and shuttle vehicles", but we did manage a couple of hours on the river. The first 5 hours of the paddle were definitely the most interesting - the river is fairly quick without any major rapids or anything too scary. I was surprised that it did take nearly 5 hours to get to Skokumchuk (location of a pulp mill). After the mill, the river slowed down considerably and we had a pleasant paddle for several hours. The slow part was Sunday where we paddled through the aptly named Bummer's Flats. It was HOT! Reaching Fort Steele and the junction with the St. Mary's River was great - speed increased and we found a terrific camp spot on the river with a grand view of The Steeples against a true blue sky.
We selected 4 perfect May days to do our paddle on the Kootenay River from Canal Flats to Wardner. The first day was basically a "get there and shuttle vehicles", but we did manage a couple of hours on the river. The first 5 hours of the paddle were definitely the most interesting - the river is fairly quick without any major rapids or anything too scary. I was surprised that it did take nearly 5 hours to get to Skokumchuk (location of a pulp mill). After the mill, the river slowed down considerably and we had a pleasant paddle for several hours. The slow part was Sunday where we paddled through the aptly named Bummer's Flats. It was HOT! Reaching Fort Steele and the junction with the St. Mary's River was great - speed increased and we found a terrific camp spot on the river with a grand view of The Steeples against a true blue sky. 
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Sounds like a great trip Catherine! It's great that you can do it so early in the season.
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