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Path of the Paddle: Canoeing Bowron Lakes

Megan Kopp · April 20, 2017 · 2 Comments

At first glance, my notebook tells a rather negative tale of wind and rain and mud-sucking portages. A closer look suggests that canoeing the twelve lake, 116.4 kilometre (72 mile) Bowron Lakes Canoe Circuit in British Columbia might just be for the birds. Did I mention I like … [Read more...] about Path of the Paddle: Canoeing Bowron Lakes

Filed Under: Canada, Paddle Tagged With: B.C., Barkerville, Bowron Lakes, canoeing, history, provincial park, travel adventures

Barkerville Cemetery – A Grave History

Megan Kopp · April 18, 2017 · 4 Comments

Wooden grave marker reading: Peter Gibson of Vankleekhill, County of Prescott, Canada West, who died July 24th 1863 aged 31 years.

Barkerville Cemetery in the heart of British Columbia, Canada remembers the lives of some of the people involved in the historic goldrush. At its peak in the 1860s, the gold mining town of Barkerville, B.C. was the biggest thing west of Chicago and north of San Francisco. This … [Read more...] about Barkerville Cemetery – A Grave History

Filed Under: Canada, RV Travel Tagged With: Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada, gold rush, Historic personalities, history, Mining history, travel adventures, walking tour

What a Rush: Barkerville, B.C.

Megan Kopp · April 13, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Wedding photo

Most people have heard of the California ‘49ers. Equally as many know of the Klondike stampeders heading up to the Yukon in 1898. But what about the gold fever surrounding Barkerville, British Columbia? Barkerville's story lies smack dab in the middle of the western gold … [Read more...] about What a Rush: Barkerville, B.C.

Filed Under: Canada, RV Travel Tagged With: B.C., Barkerville, gold rush, Historic personalities, history, Mining history, travel adventures, walking tour

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