Aerial mountain photography documents beauties, bummers in East Kootenays

MOUNTAINS — This 6-minute sequence of excellent aerial photography documents the splendor of the mountains in Canada just north of Washington and Idaho as well as what some of these precious places could look like without protection.

Those of you who hike, paddle, climb and ski in the West Kootenays and East Kootenays will enjoy these images — titles included — of the Selkirks, Purcells, Rockies, Valhallas, Kokanee Glacier, Jumbo, Flathead, Bugaboos and the Coal Mines

The slide show is by Douglas Noblet, with more photos posted at www.wildairphoto.com .