My Trip through the East Kootenays

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1. We are driving west on the Trans-Canada Highway and enter B.C. We are now in the East Kootenays. What is the first town we arrive at? Radium Hot Springs Golden Field Revelstoke

2. We continue westward from Alberta into B.C. We are going through a pass that was named after an event that happened during exploration. What is its name? Kicking Horse Kootenay Rogers Crowsnest

3. We have left the pass that brings you into B.C. on the Trans-Canada Highway and arrive at the second town heading west after crossing the B.C. border. This towns name has an expensive element in it. Where are we? Radium Hot Springs Golden Silver City Uranium City

4. We now come to the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 93 south. We now head south and, as it has been a long day, I need to relax in the hot springs of this town which is located just inside a national park. Fairmont Hot Springs Miette Hot Springs Banff Hot Springs Radium Hot Springs

5. Now that we are refreshed we continue south down Highway 93 from Kootenay National Park and enjoy more of the area and stop at a historic site to see what life was like in the olden days. Where are we? Fort McLeod Fort Steele Fort Langley Fort Simpson

6. We need to go to the bank as we are low on funds and are very close to the major financial and economic hub of the East Kootenays. Where are we? Invermere Wasa Skookumchuck Cranbrook

7. On our trip we realize that the always famous B.C. cherries are in season. It is only a short drive west on Highway Three to a town on the western edge of the East Kootenays, which is the gateway over the Kootenay Pass and into the West Kootenays. What town, great for growing cherries are we in? Sparwood Creston Kelowna Salmon Arm

8. Now that we are full of cherries, we continue our trip and head east back through another part of the Kootenays, which is home to the world's largest mining truck. It is on display outside this town. Sparwood Elkford Fernie Wasa

9. The Elk Valley is famous for its mining of coal. True False

10. As we leave the Kootenays and head east we leave B.C. and enter which province? Manitoba We are still in B.C. Saskatchewan Alberta