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The Selkirk Loop is an amazing two-day tour through two countries, two states, and three Indian reservations. This 450 kilometer tour takes two days and can happen on just about any dates that suit you.

If you are coming from far away, it would be best to arrive in the lovely little historic mining town of Ymir the night before we depart. This way we can fill out our paperwork, get acquainted, and take a ride into the heritage town of Nelson for dinner. Accommodations for the night will be arranged for you at the historic Ymir Hotel or in Nelson, if you prefer.
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Selkirk Loop Tour - Day 1
We'll pull out of Ymir in the morning and head south to the Nelway border crossing, have your passport handy. We'll follow the winding highway along the Pend Orielle River down to the little town of Metaline Falls where we'll stop at the Western Star Bar and Grill, a very friendly place! From Metaline, we'll follow the mighty Pend Orielle on through Colville National Forest and into Newport. As the name implies, this was once the major river port for steamboat traffic in the late 1800s before the railroad took over. After a visit to the Pend Orielle County Historical Society and museum, we'll proceed to Sandpoint. Tonight we'll hang our helmets in this beautiful little town tucked in between the Selkirks and the Cabinet Mountains on the shore of Lake Pend Oreille, the second largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi.
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Selkirk Loop Tour - Day 2
After breakfast we'll roll on up the 95 between the Kaniksu National Forest and the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge for a stop at the town of Bonners Ferry. This town was once also a major steamboat port before the railway took over. Bonners Ferry itself was built in 1865 to transport miners rushing to British Columbia for a major gold strike on the Wildhorse Creek.

Onward to Porthill, just south of the border crossing, originally known by the Natives as Ockonook - meaning grassy hillside place overlooking water. A Hudson's Bay Company trading post was established at this historical meeting spot in 1890.

Back in Canada, we roll into the lush, beautiful Creston Valley through abundant orchard and farm country. The 3A will take us along the shore of Kootenay Lake to Sirdar where we will stop for lunch at a friendly little family-run pub perched above the lake. After lunch, we'll follow the renowned 3A as it winds and twists it's way along the shore of Kootenay Lake, giving us extraordinary lake and mountain views. A 40 minute ride on the world's longest free ferry lets us off on the west side of Kootenay Lake where a short ride along the shore brings us to the Queen city, Nelson. Dinner will be had at one of the many excellent restaurants boasted by this lovely heritage town, then onward to Ymir to complete our loop.
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*All tours are subject to change due to weather or other circumstances.
*Airport pickup and drop off can be arranged upon request