are locate aia Valley.” and” Farms.”’ er This’ is. ‘an: area. of mae roads, ( ; stands © “and*: _ meandering os streams. The — name ‘Chilli- — wack in fact means * ‘‘valley of. many streams’’. To reach. the pS Chilliwack’ Valley, take #1 out: || _of Vancouver and turn off-at | the ‘Sardis/ Cultus\ ” ‘inter. change. S . In Sardis, if you arrange sit | in advance you could take the — children on a tour of “York | Farms cannery (858-3341) or. Fraser Valiey Frosted Foods _ (795-7281): You. might: also. like to’ stop. in at the: Salish | Weavers’ cottage | at 7201 . Vedder Road, suggests: ‘the. auto club. Here the: native. Indian women market their” wall tapestries, - toques, moccasins and other crafts. It is open Tuesday to. Thursday, 11am. to 5S p.m. Another: interesting place is. “:the. Lowland Herb Farm. at 5685 Lickman Road" (858-4216) ~ where more than 150 differ-. ent kinds of herbs. are: ‘grown — without the use of insecti- _ cides or chemicals. If you are lucky perhaps . ‘the: owners. for sale. | From Sardis. drive south ¢ to” Vedder Crossing: and -turn - left at. the traffic: lights. just. before the bridge. About: 13:: km along the road forks, the. left lane leading to ‘Slesse” Park where. a‘cairn. com- ° memorates the airline: crash. in the 1950’s. on the side of - is a strenuous climb. up .the © just below — the: mountain | the remains of the old jasper mine. not far away. Five kilometres from ‘the park is the old ruined town. of Nodenville- ’ Back at the fork in | the road, ‘bear right and drive — along until the road crosses the river where the Tamihi Creek . Park . there 4s ‘a. trail tiver to Vedder | Crossing. Continue left. along advises | BCAA, 2 Creek. Where the road me chiers. from the right, look ma back and you. will. see. some magnificent — mountain scenery. Along the road here goats. A right. turn will take you to some fine picnic spots along the*Slesse River. —_ Return to the main road and drive another 5 km until you reach the second cross- , mo Mt. Slesse. At the park there mountain to the meadows. summit. On the way. look. for Creek flows in: At Tamihi - which winds up to Liumchen ' | Lake. The road now turns left] following the southern bank [. of the Chilliwack River. This. | is also the point: where the. Centennial Trail (which runs: J from New Westminster to’ | i Manning Park) crosses the § - tour route. As you. cross the | river, the road: to the. right. | heads west, ‘back along: the. the | southern bank about 8 km, - until you reach the bridge: over. Slesse — keep watch for mountain | B.C. Automobile. ‘Association’: - es tour bring a’ “picnic. ‘lunch; [o-. because this is picnic country. |“ a good | map ‘of ‘the: “Fraser pe ee “A Guideto. Joo Fraser Valley Fresh. ‘Produce me en “img. over. the | Chilliwack ‘River. From here you will. Stay on the north: bank all the | “way to: the lake. ‘Chilliwack : Lake is about..9° km long, - situated about 40 km‘east of - Vedder Crossing: -The road: branches here. To. the ‘right. are. beach,: ‘boat launching, picnic and campground faci-_ ‘lities. If you proceed left-you -will come: to the head of the. lake where-there.are exten-:. sive: beaches, excellent’ fish- -ing and a good. picnic site in. to. Yarrow. To. reach the start © * até of the trai', “towards: