paraphrasing from Akrigg's "BC Placenames" - "Piebiter Creek and Mt. Piebiter get their names from an early prospector with protruding teeth and a special fondness for pies. He went insane while working his claim here."<p>Whether he was just bushwhacked from living alone in this once-remote valley, or nuts from mercury poisoning isn't explained. Back around '80 or so I rode and hiked up the Piebiter Creek road with a friend from Bralorne as far as the lip of the hanging valley; we went up the valley a bit but it was going to get dark and there was grizz spoor all over the place. On the way...

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