The Columbia carries B.C. 23 across the Columbia River about half way between Revelstoke and Nakusp.The Columbia can carry 80 vehicles and 250 passengers.Staging Area at the Shelter Bay terminal on the West (Revelstoke) side of the crossingLooking back up B.C. 23 towards RevelstokeInformational Signage at Shelter BayShelter Bay Landing from aboard the ColumbiaBluff next to the Shelter Bay landingColumbia is a very spartan but functional ferry.Builder’s PlaqueLooking Aft, an art piece by Kate Tupper displayed beneath the ferry’s wheelhouseCommunity Bulletin Boards. There is no passenger lounge on the Columbia, so the boards are simply affixed to the superstructure.The vessel has a chronic starboard list due to insufficient ballast counteracting the offset superstructure.Galena Bay (East / Nakusp Side) LandingThe No. 2 end faces Galena Bay, and the No. 1 end faces Shelter BayView North from near Galena BayShip and shore ramps at Galena Bay about to meetEmpty Car DeckColumbia docked at Galena BayThe ship’s starboard list is pronouncedAt 93.05 meters (305′ 3″), Columbia is the longest inland ferry in B.C., though the Osprey 2000 has a higher gross tonnage. Late September Upper Arrow Lakes sceneryView north from near Shelter BayOff-shore tie-up location near Shelter Bay. Back when there were two ferries on this route, one of them would tie-up for the night against these dolphins, with its crew being ferried to/from shore by the other vessel.Arriving Shelter BayLoading Traffic for another sailing to Galena Bay
Cascadian Ferries 