Category: Communities- BC

Exploring Sparwood, the Elkford coal fields, and Fernie

I had initially planned on only spending one night at Sparwood, but soon realized that there’s a lot to see in the area. First thing in the morning of Day 28 of our RV trip – Wednesday, May 23rd – I added another night to our Mountain Shadows Campground...
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Day 16 – Into the Kootenays, to historic Greenwood

After delaying our departure from Penticton by a day so we could tour more wineries, I was content to head south and east into the Kootenays on Day 16 of the trip – Friday, May 11th. The destination was probably Greenwood, only 140 km away. The abandoned mines and...
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Hell’s Gate, historic Yale, and on up the Coquihalla

The Fraser Canyon still held my attention on Day 9 of the trip – Saturday, May 5th – with a dog-walk at Hell’s Gate and a good look at the historic community of Yale being the main points. We pulled away from the Canyon Alpine RV Park at 11:00,...
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Driving from Farwell Canyon to Williams Lake and Smithers

I had been planning on driving to Bella Coola on Day 54, June 18th, but a forecast for rain and a nag that something wasn’t right stopped me, and I headed to Williams Lake and then north instead. I decided that Smithers would be a good destination, making it...
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Driving from Lillooet to Goldbridge and Bralorne

One of my aims for our visit to Lillooet was to spend a day on “the road much less travelled”, to the historic gold mining towns of Goldbridge and Bralorne. What a day it was! There are 58 photos and a map in this post. Click here to open...
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