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Silver boom towns just don’t get the love that gold boom towns do. Compare Sandon, B.C. with Barkerville, B.C. as exhibit A for my argument. Both are 19th century boomtowns that became ghost towns. Both are linear, creek-side towns in the foothills of nearby mountain ranges. Only one, however, has been rebuilt and operates as … Read more
Canadian history has a knack for occurring in the middle of nowhere. This is particularly true of New World colonial history which is, to be fair, not all that surprising. In some cases, however, like the Fort Walsh National Historic Site, that history remains in the middle of nowhere. Okay, that’s a little hyperbolic and … Read more
Visiting Fort Walsh National Historic Site is as much a trip into the middle of nowhere as it is into the past. You’ll find yourself wanting a little something more than just viewing the interpretive centre and fort reconstruction to make a day trip worth your while. Well, I’m happy to tell you that hiking … Read more
I don’t feel I needed a refresher on the state of my memory. It ain’t what it used to be and that’s been evident for a few years now. Much like my body. But Bear Creek Provincial Park provided a cutting reminder of just how unreliable some of my memories have become. I first camped … Read more
When entering Kamloops, you’d be hard pressed to believe a place like Paul Lake Provincial Park exists nearby. This is true in all directions, and in many BC interior towns, for that matter. The valleys, despite the water bodies often within, are quite brown. As in dry, rocky, and relatively treeless. Yet, smack dab in … Read more