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July 31, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Nakusp, Hiking
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What a view!
Located just South-West of
Nakusp, Saddle Mountain Lookout is a old Forest Fire lookout post that is now used as a hiking destination.
The hike is a steady incline the whole way so plan on getting a workout. The trail is mostly dirt with the exception of the top section which is a very narrow trail on unstable shale.
Be prepared for an all day hike. There was people there that took around 3 1/2 hours just to get up to the top. If you are cardio-fit you can do the round trip with a 45 minute rest up top in 4 1/2 hours.
download a printable trail map
here. Look for the link to "Saddle Mountain Lookout Trail"
photo: Amy Wight
In this photo you can see Nakusp in the far background down by the lake.
July 29, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Whistler, Mountain Biking
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The Crankworx 2007 mountain bike festival is on in Whistler. I've heard much about it so I decided to check it out for myself today.
We watched incredible athletes compete in the slopeside competition where they do insane jumps while going down the 'boneyard' terrain park. At the end of the course, after performing back flips, tail whips and other crazy stunts, they jump off the jumbotron, probably a 30 foot jump.
I was lucky to take this picture of winner Ben Boyko in mid air while jumped off the jumbotron and did a full 360 before landing. Ben is hovering above the giant screen where his image is displayed.
The terrain park is entertaining to watch all summer. You might not see 30 feet jumps, but you'll still be amazed.
ElChango89 posted a
great video on YouTube.
July 27, 2007 | News and Specials > Vancouver, Festivals & Events
We interrupt our regular program to recognize a person that leaves Tourism BC today to pursue a new opportunity. A special blog entry is in order because Eric has worked on HelloBC for a number of years. He has been one of the idea generators and implementers of this website. He specifically managed the creation of our great content, played a large role in the creation the Blogs section and the evolution of other functionality. Eric, thanks for your all your efforts. Millions of website users have benefited from it.
July 24, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Whistler, Hiking
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The start of the Garibaldi Lake Trail is located 37 km north of Squamish (19 km south of Whistler) off the Sea to Sky Highway. From the parking lot it's a 9 km hike that has an elevation gain of 810 meters along a well groomed trail that meanders through the forest and across a couple of rivers until you get the one of the best vistas in BC.
Our group of six took 3 hours to hike from the trail head to the lake and 2.5 hours to return. This, plus a few hours at the lake makes for a hike that lasts the entire day so be sure to get an early start and bring lots of water and a enough food to keep your fuelled up.
In view of the length of time required and the high elevation of the park, it's best to hike this trail in the summer when the days are long and the snow is gone.
Finally, don't forget to bring a few bucks for parking. In the summer of '07 it was a reasonable $3 as all proceeds go to trail maintenance.
July 23, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Queen Charlotte City, Hiking
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The Spirit Lake Walk is an amazing guided walk with Linda Tollas through the old growth forest in Skidegate. While on the walk, Linda talks to the interested crowd about how the plants on Haida Gwaii were traditionally used. The guided walk starts at the head of the Spirit Lake Trail every Wednesday at 1:30pm.
http://www.qcinfo.ca/events/index.php
July 23, 2007 | Tips from Us > Kelowna, Farms & Orchards
When I was a kid growing up in a big city I was fortunate enough to have neighbours who had berry bushes in their backyard. This time of year I would feast on these as far as my scrony little arms could reach through the fence. This weekend this was not the case. Had some friends visiting and fruit picking was on the order bill. Let me tell you that the little kid in me was thrilled going up and down the rows of raspberry bushes unfettered plucking ripe berries, a few to the bucket and one for the tummy :D At the end of it all I ended up with 4 times more then what I would dare buy at a store for what cost me a few bucks and reliving some great childhood memories. I see lots of fresh raspberries in my cereal, salads and anything else I can think off.
If you are in Kelowna and looking to pick fresh fruit, my friends and I just dropped in at the Visitor Centre on the day @ 544 Harvey Ave and the staff there took care of us and pointed us in the right direction.
For an idea of what you can pick when you are here check out the
blossom and harvest page.
July 20, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Surrey, Dining
When I first heard about Wings, I asked a couple friends to join me in testing out their food and service one night. We choose to try their infamous chicken wings, so we decided that Sunday night would be perfect because it was one of their “half-price” 39 cent wing nights. Each of us chose a different flavour and taste-tested each other’s just to make sure they were cooked to perfection. After an hour of good food, good drinks, good service, and the perfect atmosphere, the meal was over and our tummies were full so it was time to leave. However, we all agreed that the wings were amazing and vowed to go back again. One of my friends even suggested going on Pasta Night to broaden our culinary experiences. I would definitely recommend going to this restaurant, but get there early on Wednesdays and Sundays, because half-priced wing nights seem to be on everyone’s minds!
July 18, 2007 | Podcasts > Merritt, Festivals & Events
Excepted from Margaret's weekly radio segment on "All Points West", a CBC Victoria show heard every weekday from 4:00 - 6:00 PM.
Podcast for July 13, 2007.
More Summer Festivals:
- Merritt Mountain Music Festival
- Whisky Creek Music Festival
- Music and Friends 2007 in Kitimat Village
- Shuswap Festival of the Arts
- Texada Island Sandcastle weekend
July 17, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Sechelt, Kayaking (Ocean)
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Wow,
Has anyone been on the First Nation's Interpretive Tour with Talaysay Tours in Sechelt? Unbelievable! This is a kayak trip up the Sechelt Inlet to some of the First Nation's traditional sites and include rock paintings known to be over 100 years old. The guides were very knowledgeable about the local First Nations community located in Sechelt I think most of them either grew up there or came from other bands nearby. I found this tour to be highly informative about the First Nations community and totally enjoyable. The surrounding were excellent as well. Can anyone else share their experience with this company? You can find out more about Talaysay Tours at: www.talaysaytours.com if you are looking for something different.
July 17, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Clearwater, Accommodations
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This place looks exactly like their website and as the Hello BC website shows. What can't be seen is how incredibly clean the units and grounds are and, how peacefully quiet it is there.
The unit that we stayed in is called a family room. It was spacious and was so clean that I almost couldn't believe it. And I have stayed in some very expensive hotels!
I would highly recommend this resort to anyone who is looking for a clean and quiet place to stay.
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