Our Fish Tales.

~-fts hard not to brag when you have our
incredible vanety of open waters, lakes,
rivers and streams to cast your line into.
Take Campbell River, for openers. The
salmon capital of the world. And that is
no fish story. We're talking fighting

chinooks, the ones they call tyees, some
weighing in at 14 kilograms. (Count em).
Seriously, if you land one of those babies,
you become an automatic member of
the Tyee Club. Or the giant rainbows in
the Nicola Valley. Or the lake trout in the
northern Cariboo. Of course, maybe it's

not the legends youre after Maybe just.a
few tar stzed kokanees in Kokanee Creek
Park. Or a spunky Dolly Varden trom a
sull lake in the intenor Well, never tear.
chum They're biting too

Jump In.
Youre ina canoe for two, paddling in the
clear an and tranquility of Bowron Lakes
Park You re whitewater river rafting dows
the roaring Chik oun And you dont
beheve it But youre loving every minute
ofit Youre fishing off dhe deck of a house
boat onder a beautiful sani spac k ta thie
muddle of Shuswap Lake Youre wine
surfing over the waves of Kootenay (ake
andes been ten gannutes ane! your buawcrt
allen vet Youre letunag out the span
hatker on tacking tate the breeze pust oft
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summer Of pleasure craftis about toy be
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Coming Attractions.

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Hell's Gate Airtram,
high over the raging
Fraser River at the
narrowest part of the
canyon. How about a
day-trip, looking out at
the spectacular scenery
of glacier-carved
Howe Sound,
gazing up at the
chuffing plume
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Then again there's always

an unhurried ramble through the
vast orchestra of flora that is the

roses slowly giving way to the
rhododendrons, which yield to the
Tibetan blue poppies... And finally
this: one quiet afternoon standing
among the totem poles in the native
village of ‘Ksan.

Home Sweet Home.

As long as youre relaxing, you might as
well be having high tea in a country inn.

Perhaps a candlelight dinner in an elegant

hotel is more your style. Or swapping

exaggerations by the fire in a piney woods

fishing lodge on a lakeshore somewhere
in the Nechako Valley. You could be

coming back from your morning ride at

your guest ranch in the Chilcotin, just in

time to give Pete a hand branding that
mavenck. Or waking up in a big brass bed
in a hotel that once registered weary gold
prospectors. Of course, you can always
resort to sinking down
into the hot springs at the
spa of your choice and...
relaxing, Ahhh..

On The Wild Side.

Amazing trom a distance,
even more intayuiny
when you catch a glimpse
up close A Pacihe gray
whale breaching off
Barkley Sound A flock of
Trumpeter Swans Goud hing
down th Lonesome | aake.
bven a bald cagle soanng
high over downtown
Vancouver And then
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Butchart Gardens, with the English

And did you know that Strathcona Park
has the last herd of Roosevelt) Elk left on
Vancouver Island? Ah —look up there —
another bald eagle...) Bntish Columbia is
one place where the great outdoors is
still truly the great outdoors.

City Life.
A shimmering bay, a backdrop of moun-
tains, deep river canyons...and Vancouver,
too. Where to start? Start with a stroll
through the lively old byways of Gastown.
Then feast your senses (especially taste)
in Chinatown — there's no end to the reve-
lations. Take a water-taxi to Granville
Island Market and sample the daily har-
vest. Catch the whale show in Stanley
Park. Lose a tranquil hour in the Nitobe
Gardens, or Capilano Canyon. And
finally let the night city unfold below you
from the Skyride to the top of Grouse
Mountain. Or let Victona show you how
homey cities used to be, and still are. The
pace is relaxed. The gardens are well-
cared-for. And so is the past Invite your-
self into a few of Victoria's Gold Rush
mansions, like Craigdarroch Castle. Many
homes have found new life as museums

and restaurants. Nothing is wasted. Even
old Bastion Square looks better than
ever. Treat yourself to a long afternoon in
Beacon Hill Park, filled with small won-
ders like an aviary, a Chinese bell...[t will
make you even keener for tea and scones.

Up North.

For some it might seem a little too far.

For others ~ well, that's what it's all

about Leaving the near behind. Following
the Skeena “River of Mists” into the land
of the Gitksan. Stnking north into the
Nass Valley, following an Ice Age track of
lava beds and icefelds. Then tarther north
trom Stewart. losing yourself to the big
country. Canboo on the horizon. The flick
enng Northern Laghts. Or maybe this ts

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come the cornucopia: apricots, chernes,
peaches, plums, pears, apples, and grapes.
Meanwhile running through the centre
of this summer-long picnic is beautiful
Okanagan Lake, with its own temp-
tations, like the Kelowna Regatta in July.
with swimming and boating galore, and
maybe a glimpse of the elusive Ogopogo.
And further up the valley, one look is all

it will take to get you into the cool violet-
blue-green of Kalamalka Lake...But

fruit also means the Creston Valley, the
“Valley of the Swans; an Eden for migrat-
ing birds and people on the southern
shores of Kootenay Lake. Take a canoe
tour through the Creston Valley wetlands,
and add some peaches to your basket.

..And Cream.
Whose pastures are greener? Ask the
cows in the North Okanagan —where
youll find some of the best cheddar
cheese in the world. Then stay for the
Interior Provincial Exhibition in
Armstrong this September or any one
of the vibrant fest-
vals this sum-
mer or fall

Lake, Golden

Ears Park and Pitt Meadows. Beautiful.
Can't make up your mind on which

to visit? Pick both valleys and you cant

go wrong.

Bnush Columbaa has it alll. Incredible
scenery. Unforgettable attrachons. And
the special people that put it all together.
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