September 6 & 7, 2008 - Nakusp Drive & Dip
This has become an annual weekend drive over some great Miata roads in the beautiful West Kootenays to Nakusp
for a dip in one of BC's best hot springs. A few members made it a day trip but most of the 15 cars stayed the night in
Nakusp and took part in the Sunday activities. First on the Sunday agenda was a visit to the Hills Garlic Festival in
New Denver, where 1960’s refugees and the heavenly smells of garlic and food abounded. After the Garlic Festival
six cars continued on with a side trip to the ghost town of Sandon where silver mines once flourished. The five kilometre
road into the site is gravel (horrors!!) but is very smooth and has a dust reduction treatment. One mill in Sandon is still
operating and trying to produce some custom silver concentrate. There is a gift/memorabilia shop, a museum, an
operating hydro station, rusty mining machinery, a 1908 CPR steam train, and a number of remaining buildings.