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A British Columbia Primer
- THE INSIDE PASSAGE
The 1,600-km corridor of mostly protected waterway between Puget Sound and Skagway is one of the world's great cruising experiences.
- STANLEY PARK
Try to think of Vancouver without it. Someone once called it "half savage, half domestic" and there's still no better description for this urban getaway, whether you're jogging the seawall or simply appreciating the stillness of the forest trails.
- EMILY CARR'S PAINTINGS
The Victoria native's maverick dedication to aboriginal cultures and rugged rainforest landscapes was so unpopular in her time she was forced to give up painting for 15 years, but in the end it made her a BC icon.
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MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY
Arthur Erickson created a majestic space to house one of the world's finest collections of Northwest Coast First Nations art and ceremonial items. The moment you walk through the carved cedar doors you are transported to a different reality.
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BURGESS SHALE
One of the most important discoveries in history, anywhere. High up in the mountains above Field, it contains the fossilized remains of 140 species of marine creatures dating back 530 million years. Now part of a World Heritage Site.
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THE FRASER CANYON
Being a great river in a place with so many mountains blocking the way isn't easy and the muddy Fraser had to grind its way through hundreds of miles of spectacular precipices. It makes for difficult navigation and roadbuilding but unforgettable sightseeing.
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TERRY FOX RUN
His Marathon of Hope in 1980 raised millions for cancer research and continues as an annual event: in 2000 the run involved 1.6 million participants in 58 countries, and it raised $20 million.
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PRINCESS LOUISA INLET
After viewing this soul-stirring fjord 60 km north of Pender Harbour, the author Erle Stanley Gardner wrote, "An atheist might experience Princess Louisa and still remain an atheist, but I doubt it." Amen.
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BARKERVILLE
Frontierland without the kitsch. Our very own replica of a 19th-century gold rush town. Billy Barker would spin in his grave to know that the site of his big strike had become the Interior's #1 tourist attraction.
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ADAMS RIVER SOCKEYE RUN
One of the most remarkable sights in the natural world, it attracts visitors from around the globe. Close to 2 million salmon, their bodies gashed and battered from the long migration back to their spawning grounds, turn the river bright red for a couple of weeks in October.
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