Just a 3-hour-drive from Vancouver (200 km north), touched by the headwaters of the Squamish and Lillooet Rivers, is a stretch of wilderness unique in the world. Read our first publication about the Stoltmann Wilderness.

The Randy Stoltmann Wilderness Area

Wilderness Committee Educational Report Vol.14 - No.07, Spring 1995

TRAILBLAZER

Lake at Racoon Pass, west side of the wilderness area.

Mosquitoes don't bother trail boss James Jamieson. Born in Quebec and raised in Northern Ontario's black fly country, James is currently living in the ancient forests of Sims Creek Valley in WCWC's trail crew camp. "The forests here are so spectacular," says James, "the scenery totally outweighs any discomforts of wilderness living."

James, who holds a B.A. in Economics from Carleton, is currently a student in the Capilano College Outdoor Recreation Program. This summer he is field managing the Wilderness Committee's Sims Creek summer trail project. Volunteer WCWC trail builders are clearing a simple "snip and hike" trail up Sims Creek so that average person can see the big-treed forests, glaciers and waterfalls in the area.

"We aim to save the Randy Stoltmann Wilderness Area by letting people directly experience and contrast it with nearby clearcuts. The results will be a massive public outcry," says James.

To volunteer for trail building, phone the Wilderness Committee office in Vancouver at (604) 683-8220.