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Scoatle Point – an exciting hike to an outstanding view
Monday, June 16th, 2008 by GetawayBC.com
Anyone wanting to spend an exciting day hiking the back country, may want to take a side trip to the Bonaparte Plateau and climb Scoatle Point.
The name is derived from a Shuswap word meaning pointe
Dunn Peak Provincial Park
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
The North Thompson Valley offers outstanding backcountry recreation and spectacular mountain scenery containing hundreds of hiking trails. For the experienced outdoor enthusiast the Dunn Peak Park Tr
Visit The Dunn Creek Hatchery
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Visit the Dunn Creek Hatchery and Restoration Site. Make a left turn at Dunn Lake and drive past the Bible Camp and you will see the sign to the hatchery down at Dunn Creek. If you are approaching th
Alpine Meadows Lake Resort
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
B.C’s newest luxury outdoor destination can be found in the spectacular North Thompson region at Hallamore Lake. The new Resort is surrounded by provincial parks and other natural wonders.
Choose fro
North Thompson River Provincial Park
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Continuing north along Highway 5 as it follows beside
the North Thompson River you will be approaching the
settlement of Clearwater. Five km before town you will
arrive at the turnoff to the 126 he
Clearwater
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Visit Clearwater, the largest settlement in the North Thompson Valley. The District of Clearwater is situated 125 km North of Kamloops on the Yellowhead Highway 5, its name hints at the pristine surro
Clearwater Information Centre & Jerry The Moose
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
You can’t miss it, Jerry the Moose is standing right there next to the Wells Gray Info Center, he welcomes visitors and is happy to act as backdrop for the first Wells Gray photo of your trip into the
World Famous Wells Gray Park
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Wells Gray Provincial Park encompasses 515,301 ha; it was established in 1939 and named after Wellesley Gray, a one time prominent Minister of Lands.
This glorious wilderness, now a Class A Park, ha
Hike The Trophy Meadows Trail
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
The Trophy Mountains rise 2,575 meters into the sky, with nine peaks towering over the Shuswap Highlands of Southern Wells Gray Provincial Park. Their northern slopes are steep and cloaked in glaciers
Rafting In Wells Gray Park
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Riverside Adventures & Fitness Centre is ready for another season of thrilling rafting adventures on the Clearwater River in the Wells Gray Provincial Park.
Rafting along the Clearwater River is not