The northern end of the valley is Sicamous BC which the hwy 97A begins. First road was established in 1865 for the gold rush, Eagle pass-Revelstoke BC, then it was replaced in 1885 CPRail track was slayed on top of most of the original track.That photo was taken in Okanogan, Washington, a city that now has a population of 2,373. The city was one of the last regions in Washington that Europeans settled, and it was used as a thoroughfare to get to British Columbia.
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