€10 = CASTLEGAR NEWS, June 24, 1964 TTLE PRACTICE Boat launching easy if rules are learned Trailering makes the sport of boating even more enjoyable. It . broadens your boating horizons and experiences. It lets you explore waters you have previously seen only on a map. In an area sd richly endowed with good boat- ing waters and launching ing themselves of the op- portunity to see the Castle- gar area by boat. But launching'a boat can be a frustrating experience for those who::have not previously handled’ trail- er of any kind on the back come an expert. The most important thing to remember is that There’s Always Something New For You when backing trailer, your car’s steering wheel must be turned in the op- posite direction from the way you want the trailer to go. If you want the trailer to go to the right, turn the steering wheel to the left, and vice versa. This is the whole secret of expert trailer handling. The best way to learn is to practice in a large empty parking lot. After you have managed to back your trailer in a straight line for 60 feet or so several times, the rest will come easily. Regardless of how well you+tearned to handle your trailer in a. parking lot, you may find the situation a bit different at the launching ramp. The confusion of a busy ramp may unnerve you on your first launching at- tempt. But relax, keep cool — on a bad day, even experts may have to make two or more attempts in backing onto the ramp. You Will save time and avoid confusion if you re- lease the tie-downs and tilt up the motor just before going onto the ramp. And this is also the time to make sure the drain plug is in! When the trailer is in the proper launching position, attach a line to the boat, the winch line and shove or jockey the boat off the trailer and into the water. It’s best to have a second person hold the line while the car is being parked, but if you are by yourself, secure the boat to a pier or beach it on shore before leaving it to park the car. 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In fact, the ferries nearly outnumber the mountains and lakes. Castlegar itself has a free ferry. It’s a cable ferry that connects the city's north end with the communities of Robson and Raspberry on the east side of the Columbia River. It is only a five-minute ride across the waters of the mighty Columbia, but the ferry offers visitors a unique view of the city from the middle of the river. Simply drive aboard, get out and have a look up and down the river. And don't worry about stray horses. Signs at both ends of the ferry ask that horses be tethered for the ride. Once in Robson, visit the orchards or drive up to Syringa Provincial Park. And you can take the return trip to Castlegar via the Keenleyside Dam. For a similar ride on a different ferry, visit Glade — asmall rural community about 15 minutes east of Castlegar. The eable ferry across the Kootenay River is Glade’s only physical link. To get to the ferry, proceed on Highway 3A to Nelson and turn right toward the Kootenay River at the Texaco gas station and store about 15-minutes outside of Castlegar. But be careful. The turnoff is not marked. There is only a street-sign labelled Glade Ferry Road. Proceed down the road for a few minutes until you reach the ferry landing. After Glade, past Nelson toward Balfour where you will find the Harrop ferry which crosses the West Arm of Kootenay Lake. It too is the only physical link for the community of Harrop and the ferry landing is ‘several kilo metres west of Balfour. Balfour and the longest free ferry ride in the world is next.on the agenda. The ferry crosses Kootenay Lake and lands at Koot- enay Bay. From there, head south toward Creston and across the Salmo-Creston Sky- way. From Salmo turn north past Ymir and Nelson, through Balfour once again and up to Kalso At Kaslo head west ‘through the old mining district to New Denver and Nakusp. You now have two choices — to continue north to Galena Bay and the 30-minute ferry ride to Shelter Bay or south to Fauquier and the Fauquier -Needles ferry across Lower Arrow Lake. By now you've pretty well hit all the free ferries in the West Kootenay and are probably ready for a well deserved rest. Head back to. Castlegar along the scenie Slocan Valley and relax at one of the magnificent parks the city has to offer. interior of new Electrolytic and Melting Plant Cody Caves unique CASTLEGAR NEWS, June 24,1984 C11 A crack in the earth, dark and grimacing, re- veals them. Cody Caves. Seven hundred and 75 me tres (2,500 feet) of passage ways and dim caverns wait to swallow spelunkers. All the inside-out pleas Hot Springs in southeast- ern British Columbia. Lights shine on bright colérs — fried eggs, bacon strips, moon milk, soda straws and smooth, shiny cave pearls — such in- elegant names for delicate limestone and calcite cre- ures are here, near the re ions born over’ half-a- sort village of Ainsworth million years. ELS AND MOTOR INNS THI WESTERN mm 3 sanpman inks ma TOLL FREE NUMBERS C. 112-800-663-6900 of Canada 1-800-663-6900 < Come look us over... Join us for a tour of our Trail Operations — the world’s largest lead-zinc production centre. Our new high-tech Zinc Electrolytic and Melting Plant has just been added to the regular tour route, so it’s a good time to come for a visit. METALLURGICAL TOURS 10 a.m. weekdays, except holidays CHEMICAL FERTILIZER TOURS 1:30 p.m. weekdays, except holidays NOTE: Regulations require that all those taking the tour be at least 12 years old.