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Kicking Off The Christmas Shopping Season With Style In Dawson Creek We went to the Art Gallery in Dawson Creek for the annual opening of the Christmas Gift Show and Sale. The Grain Elevator Gallery is one of the few places in the city that is big enough to house a 15 or so foot [...]

Fernie snowfall over 8 feet in November Spectacular early season snowfall allows Fernie Alpine Resort to open one week early and all five bowls. You know the snow is deep when the talk in the local pub starts out like this “back in the day”… “before the road came through the cornices were 30 feet…” [...]

Victoria Classic Cadillac Car Tour I had the pleasure of meeting driver and car collector Dale Mackie and checking out his very cool vintage cadillac while roaming around picturesque Royal Roads University. Turns out, in addition to weddings, he offers guided tours of Victoria through Classic Car Tours. Hop in the back seat, roll down the window and be [...]

Fernie, British Columbia site of Hollywood movie, Hot Tub Time Machine Fernie Alpine Resort, Fernie, British Columbia played the role of Kodiak Valley Ski Resort in the movie Hot Tub Time Machine. The entertaining and talented John Cusack came to Fernie in Spring 2009 to both star in and produce: Hot Tub Time Machine – [...]

A Man Made Marvel of the Peace River Country. I have evolved into the unofficial tour guide for friends and family when they visit. A favorite day trip from Dawson Creek is to the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on Williston Lake. It takes about an hour and a half to get there and is the perfect [...]

Great Lake Cowichan Holiday The town of Lake Cowichan has all businesses listed on their website – it is very clear to read. Before going to Lake Cowichan, I knew what amenities were available, and the number and type suited our needs, so I booked our holiday. I saw that Lake Cowichan has many restaurants, [...]

Mabel Lake, BC Native Pictographs On your next visit to the Okanagan or Shuswap region make sure to try out lake kayaking. Summer is the best time because it is warm outside, however, the fall and winter seasons are special for paddling as there is absolute tranquility on the water without the noisy and wavy [...]

The Scoop on the Road Conditions of the Alaska Highway ~ Do we need 10 sets of spare tires? ~ Will our windshields get smashed out by rocks? ~ How many miles of gravel will there be? ~ Is there still muskeg? ~ Do we need to carry spare gas? These are the questions that [...]

Yield the Right Of Way… to Moose! It seems like more often than not when I’m driving the back roads of the Peace River Country and up & down the Alaska Highway in the fall, I see moose and deer. Yesterday I came around a corner and had to stop my car for Mama and [...]

Sockeye Salmon Run 2010: Adams River, BC   The Adams River sockeye run is known around the world as a miracle of nature. Sockeye salmon that have lived for four years in the Pacific Ocean make an epic 400km journey back to the streams where they where born. Their bodies change colour from silver-blue to [...]