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The Best of British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies 05_778834 ch01.qxp 4/27/06 6:53 PM Page 5 1 The Best of British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies British Columbia and the Canadian Rockies, which stretch across the provincial bor- der into Alberta, are extravagantly scenic and quietly sophisticated. The diversity of landscapes is astounding: You’ll travel from cactus-studded desert to soaring moun- taintops and on to wilderness ocean beaches. You can visit traditional Native Cana- dian villages, thread through market stalls in the largest Chinese community outside of Asia, and cheer on cowboys at an old-fashioned rodeo. As for creature comforts, British Columbia and the Rockies are famed for their lux- ury hotels, rustic guest ranches, quiet inns, and B&Bs. And the food? With Alberta beef, Pacific salmon, and some of the world’s most fertile farm and orchard land, these two provinces champion excellent regional cuisine. Finally, there’s no better place to get outdoors and enjoy yourself. These areas are flush with ski resorts and golf courses, hiking is a near universal passion, and you’ll find no better spot on earth to try your hand at adventure sports like sea kayaking, trail riding, or scuba diving. This guide is chock-full of recommendations and tips to help you plan and enjoy your trip to western Canada; the following are the best of the best, places and experi- ences you won’t want to miss. 1 The Best Travel Experiences • Wandering Vancouver’s West End: said the British don’t know good Vancouver is one of the most cosmo- food? The afternoon tea at the politan cities in the world, and wan- Empress is world-renowned, a little dering the streets, people-watching, stuffy, and very expensive; if that and sipping cappuccinos at street doesn’t sound like fun to you, we’ll cafes can fill an entire weekend. Stroll show you other places where tea is up Robson Street with its busy bou- more reasonably priced and a lot less tique-shopping scene, turn down formal. See chapter 5. cafe-linedCOPYRIGHTED Denman Street, then stride • Ferrying MATERIAL through the Gulf Islands: into 405-hectare (1,000-acre) Stanley The Gulf Islands, a huddle of cliff- Park, a gem of green space with old- lined, forested islands between Van- growth cedars, miles of walkways, couver Island and the British and the city’s excellent aquarium. See Columbia mainland, can only be chapter 4. reached via ferry. Hop from island to • Taking Tea in Victoria: Yeah, it’s a lit- island, staying at excellent country tle corny, but it’s also fun—and deli- inns and B&Bs; peddle the quiet cious. Tea, scones, clotted cream—who farm roads on your bike, stopping to 05_778834 ch01.qxp 4/27/06 6:53 PM Page 6 6 CHAPTER 1 . THE BEST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA & THE CANADIAN ROCKIES visit artists’ studios or to quaff a pint clamber up the steep desert-valley in a cozy rural pub. The romantic walls. Taste delicious wines, go for a getaway you’ve been dreaming of swim, play some golf, eat at excellent starts and ends right here on these restaurants, and do it all again tomor- idyllic islands. See chapter 6. row. See chapter 12. • Traveling the Inside Passage: The • Skiing the Canadian Rockies: You 15-hour Inside Passage ferry cruise can hit all three ski areas in Banff aboard the MV Queen of the North National Park with a one-price ticket, takes you from Vancouver Island’s using the frequent shuttle buses to Port Hardy along an otherwise inac- ferry you and your skis from resort to cessible coastline north to Prince resort. The skiing is superlative, the Rupert, near the southern tip of the scenery astounding, and—best of Alaska Panhandle. Orcas swim past all—you can stay at Banff’s luxury the ferry, bald eagles soar overhead, hotels for a fraction of their astronomi- and the dramatic scenery—a narrow cal summer rates. See chapter 15. channel of water between a series of • Riding Herd at a Guest Ranch: The mountain islands and the craggy edge of the Great Plains nudges up to mainland—is utterly spectacular. See the face of the Canadian Rockies in chapter 10. Alberta, making this some of the most • Wine Tasting in the Okanagan Val- fertile and beautiful ranching country ley: The Okanagan Valley in central anywhere. For more than a century, British Columbia has some of the most ranches have welcomed guests to their arid climatic conditions in Canada, rustic lodges and cabins, offering trail but with irrigation, grape varietals like rides, cattle drives, evening barbecues, merlot, cabernet sauvignon, and pinot and barn dances that’ll keep you noir flourish here. Vineyards line the entertained whether you’re a green- edges of huge, glacier-dug lakes and horn or an old hand. See p. 252. 2 The Best Active Vacations • Hiking the West Coast Trail: Hiking and Port Hardy are popular departure the entire length of the rugged 69km points, with outfitters ready to drop (43-mile) West Coast Trail, from Port you into the briny world of the wolf Renfrew to Bamfield on Vancouver eel, yellow-edged cadlina, and giant Island, takes 5 to 7 days, but it’s truly Pacific octopus. See chapters 7 and 8. the hike of a lifetime. This wilderness • Kayaking Clayoquot Sound: Paddle coastline, edged with old-growth for- a kayak for 4 or 5 days through the est and lined with cliffs, is utterly waters of Clayoquot Sound on Van- spectacular, and can be reached only couver Island’s wilderness west coast, on foot. If you’re not up for it, con- from the funky former fishing village sider an 11km (7-mile) day trip on of Tofino to a natural hot-springs the more easily accessible stretch just bath near an ancient Native village. south of Bamfield. See p. 166. Along the way, you’ll see thousand- • Scuba Diving off Vancouver Island: year-old trees and glaciers, whales, According to no less an authority and bald eagles. And if the pocket- than Jacques Cousteau, the waters off book allows, you can stop in at Vancouver Island offer some of the resorts that offer some of the best cui- best diving in the world. Nanaimo sine in the world. See p. 172. 05_778834 ch01.qxp 4/27/06 6:53 PM Page 7 THE BEST NATURE- & WILDLIFE-VIEWING 7 • Salmon Fishing from Campbell campsites, and shelters. The full cir- River: Even though salmon fishing is cuit is a 7-day trip, but the memories not what it once was, Campbell River will last a lifetime. See p. 263. is still the “Salmon-Fishing Capital of • Heli-Skiing near Golden: Heli- the World.” Join a day trip with an copters lift adventurous skiers to the outfitter and fish the waters of Dis- tops of the Selkirk and Purcell moun- covery Passage. Get ready to hook the tains that rise just west of Golden, big one! Even if your trophy salmon accessing acres of virgin powder far gets away (or you’re required to from the lift lines and crowds of tradi- release it), you’ll see plenty of tional ski resorts. CMH Heli-Skiing wildlife: bald eagles, seals, even orcas (& 800/661-0252) offers a variety of and porpoises. See p. 185. holidays, most based out of its private • Rafting the Chilcotin and Fraser high-country lodges and reached only Rivers: This 3-day white-water by helicopter. See p. 303. extravaganza flushes you from the • Cross-Country Skiing at Canmore: slopes of the glaciered Coast Range The 1988 Olympic cross-country down through shadowy canyons to skiing events were held at Canmore, the roiling waters of the mighty on the edge of Banff National Park. Fraser River, second in North Am- The routes at the Canmore Nordic erica only to the Columbia River in Centre (& 403/678-2400) are now power and size. A number of outfit- open to the public and offer 70km ters in Williams Lake offer river (43 miles) of world-class skiing. See options ranging from half-day thrill p. 352. rides to multiday trips with catered • Lodge-to-Lodge Trail Riding in camping. See p. 257. Banff National Park: See the park’s • Canoeing Bowron Lakes Provincial backcountry without getting blisters Park: Every summer, canoeists and on your feet. Instead, get saddle-sore kayakers set out to navigate a perfect as you ride horseback on a 3-day 120km (74-mile) circle of six alpine excursion, spending the nights in lakes, with minimal portages in remote but comfortable mountain between. There are no roads or other lodges. Warner Guiding and Outfit- signs of civilization beyond the launch ting (& 800/661-8352) provides all point, except some well-placed cabins, meals and lodging, plus oats for Sil- ver. See p. 363. 3 The Best Nature- & Wildlife-Viewing • Tide Pools at Botanical Beach near • Bald Eagles near Victoria: Just a few Port Renfrew: Waves have eroded miles north of Victoria is one of the potholes in the thrust of sandstone world’s best bald eagle–spotting sites: that juts into the Pacific at Botanical Goldstream Provincial Park. Recent Beach, which remain water-filled counts put the number of eagles win- when the waves ebb. Alive with tering here at around 4,000. (Jan is starfish, sea anemones, hermit crabs, the best month for viewing, though and hundreds of other sea creatures, there are eagles here year-round.) See these potholes are some of the best p. 140. places on Vancouver Island to explore • Gray Whales at Pacific Rim National the rich intertidal zone.
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