Best Places to Visit in BC, Slocan Lake

The Slocan region of British Columbia's
Kootenay district is steeped in history.
Known as the "Silvery Slocan" this
region was part of the silver rush during the
1890's to 1900's.
The Slocan River drains Slocan Lake,
which flows through the Slocan Valley
and in turn meets the Kootenay River a few miles
above the confluence of the Columbia River.
I know, it's confusing. The map here might help
out.
Once you visit this area it all starts to make
perfect sense.
During the 1940's, Canadian
people of Japanese descent were
interred in the north end of the
Slocan Valley. Amongst them
was David Suzuki.

Valhalla Provincial Park lies to the west of
Slocan Lake. The Valhalla Range offers incredible
mountain vistas and scenery.
With the abundance of wild life,
drop dead scenery, and even
ghost towns,
the Slocan Valley could take a lot
of further exploring on my part.

Adam's River Gorge, BC

A "must do" on your favorite places to
visit in
British Columbia weekend trips
should be the Adam's River Gorge.
The Adam's River
runs through
Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, and connects
Adam's Lake with Shuswap Lake.
There are several well maintained trails here to help while away
the hours and absorb Mother Nature at her finest.

The Gorge is famous in BC amongst white water
aficionados, and the sight of tons of water
crashing through some pretty narrow
rock walls is nearly heart stopping.
If you want to look at the gorge and not chance the
roller coaster water ride, it's
an easy 30 minute hike along the Upper Trails route.
Parking is available in the raft pull out area just
past the Squilax Anglemont Road Bridge.

British Columbia is certainly heaven on earth.

Crippen Regional Park, Bowen Island, BC

Crippen Regional Park
on Bowen Island, BC
is home to some pretty incredible
looking trees.
A quick 20 minute ferry ride
from Vancouver brings you to
this idyllic island paradise.

Wandering through Crippen
Regional Park brings you to another
level of island life, one
draped in moss and history.
The island is named for
Captain John Bowen, who was considered
a pirate. Honest, I don't make this kind of thing up.

He was born in Bermuda, and
sailed with the likes of George Booth
and Nathanial North.
Their stories alone could fill
many volumes worth of swashbuckling legends
and pirate tales.

The trees whisper their ancient secrets
of glories past and tranquil splendors of the present.
I am drawn back over and over again to hear their
breathless whispers of legends.

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Union Bay, British Columbia

Union Bay on Vancouver Island,
British Columbia, Canada
is situated in the Comox Valley.
She is a small oceanside community
founded in 1887 to support the
coal trade from the Union
Coal Company.
The Union Bay Historical Society
was formed in 1989 to
preserve the historical buildings, including
the jailhouse and post office.
She has a lovely old town feel
to her, relaxed and laid back.
Friendly smiles and waves greet
you from the residents, who are
understandably proud of
her unique heritage.
I can see why artisans are
drawn to this area. The
whole place has a special
spiritual quality, something that
is impossible to describe.
From the cries of eagles looking for
their afternoon lunch over the gentle
slap of ocean waves against the shore,
to the merry laughter of her happy
residents, she is truly an
inspiring place to be.