...Wakefield Trail traverses a wildflower-draped knoll before dropping out of sight, only to reappear farther down the ridge until it fades with the distance and haze of an early August sunset.

With their knobbly wheels, high-tech suspensions and frames, mountain bikes have become a popular way to enjoy--both scenically and kinetically--the mountainscapes of the sparsely populated West Kootenay. For riders from the Interior mountain-biking hotbeds of Nelson, Rossland, and the Slocan Valley. Wakefield Trail--a five-kilometre, 1,700-vertical-metre downhill plunge--is the coveted jewel of Idaho Peak's crown.

Our day begins in Sandon, about 100 kilometres north of Nelson. Tucked at the head of a steep mountain gulch, the old mining town clings...

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