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Beautiful old trail sign. David Thompson, in 1807, first crossed Howse Pass and followed this trail along the Blaeberry River down to the Columbia River as he mapped this area.
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The trail runs through the bottom of an impressive rockslide that came down Doubt Hill.
The Blaeberry River spreads out over gravel flats in a flat area along the David Thompson Heritage Trail
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Joan Pendleton
Sep 7, 2018 near Golden, BC
“Beautiful old trail sign. David Thompson, in 1807, first crossed Howse Pass and followed this trail along the Blaeberry River down to the Columbia River as he mapped this area.”  

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Beautiful old trail sign. David Thompson, in 1807, first crossed Howse Pass and followed this trail along the Blaeberry River down to the Columbia River as he mapped this area.
The Blaeberry River spreads out over gravel flats in a flat area along the David Thompson Heritage Trail
The beautiful Blaeberry River just downstream of where Wildcat Creek empties into it on the other side of the ridge (upper left), along the David Thompson Heritage Trail
Crossing Cairnes Creek on a log bridge. Left to right, Mount Whiteaves in the distance, Mount De Margerie, and Mount Termier. Glaciers and Freshfield Icefield are behind these mountains.
At Cairnes Creek Campground on the banks of the Blaeberry River, a GDTA trail crew packs up to head out on Blaeberry Forest Service Road.
The Blaeberry River, looking downstream (southwest) from the new (in 2019) forest service road bridge at Cairnes Creek Campground that is on the right/west bank of the river.
The Blaeberry River with glacial Cairnes Creek flowing into it on the left, seen looking upstream (northeast) from the bridge at the Cairnes Creek Campground.
The trail runs through the bottom of an impressive rockslide that came down Doubt Hill.
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