By RAE SUTCLIFFE, _

There ‘is a wilderness in
Bowron. Lake | Provincial
Park that’s ai canoeist’s
dream.

Carved in the Cariboo
Mountains, like a moat
around a castle, this wildlife
sanctuary is the objective of
‘canoeists from all over North
America. —

Here, in 120,000 hectares
of unspoiled land, ma‘ is as
close to nature as he can get
by road and water.

Nature has molded the
landscape: six major lakes
are connected by smaller
lakes and rivers to form a
rectangular waterway.

The water system's
unusual shape allows
canoeists to finish the circuit
at the starting point. This

reduces transportation
problems as the car is
waiting at trip’s end.

Most visitors spend some
seven to 10 days on the trip
around the park. The best
time is between June and
October.

PREPARE AHEAD

Some outdoors experience
and advance preparation is
essential as travellers must
fend for themselves once on
the circuit. There are
portage trails in a few places
and park staff have main-
tained emergency cabins.

Natural obstacles
challenge the visitor.

There are seven portages
to scramble over; a number
of rivers to paddle down or
wade up; a waterfall; a series
of cascades to bypass; and
sometimes the frustrating
delay of high winds on the
lakes.

Canoecists are usually
tempted to linger on longer
than planned on Indianpoint
Lake.

Here they rest from the
portages they have just

completed or try their luck
fishing.

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"Fishing is good in this
Bowron system are Dolly

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Mountain Whitefish..

Isaac Lake, shaped like an
“L”, is the longest in the
circuit.

In favorable winds, canoes
can be sailed rather than
paddled, saving labor and .
freeing the eyes to wander
along the mountainsides. .

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- SPECTACLE LAKE and beaver dam in Bowron Lake provincial park 8 | chain of waterways ‘to delight the
canoelst’ s heart. (Tourism B.C. photo)

The lake itself mirrors the’ — : — _ .
surrounding scenery.

Photographers can click
2400-metre mountains
shoulder. to
shoulder along the ‘Park's

Shallow Spectacle Lake
and Bowron, the last lake,
haye an altogether different
atmosphere. Moose feed and
waterfowl nest in these lakes’
marshes. Here canoes rustle
through the reeds at a
leisurely pace.

Then ‘it is one last paddle, | me es ,
down winding Bowron So : : : cue So a
River. oes ' ’

A moose raises his head
for a moment to survey the

‘gone. — .
This day’s end is their
journey’s end.

The park is accessible via
a 112-kilometre road run-
ning from Quesnel through
Wells to Bowron Lake.

Facilities such. as a
campground, parking
spaces, supplies, ac-
commodation and rental
equipment are located near
the park’s entrance.

The park headquarters, a
nature house and an in-'
formation centre are
situated near the parking lot.

All visitors are required to
register prior to making the
canoe trip. Canoes are ,
launched at and return to a Ba
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