Koastal Karl
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Post by Koastal Karl on Sept 14, 2005 9:24:04 GMT -8
This is sort of like John's other post but this includes all cities and towns anywhere in BC not just the coast!
Where and why you like them??
I love Vancouver, it's a nice city , with a neat harbour, lots of nice places to shop, eat, ect. White Rock is nice, Ladner and Tsawwassen too!
I love Kelowna because it's on the lake, nice hot weather in the summer, I could go and spend weeks up there!
Peachland is a neat little place, just outside of Kelowna for people who want to get away from the crowds in Kelowna you can go to Peachland.
I used to like Penticton but not any more, every time we have gone there we have always had trouble with finding Hotels and they havent been to accomadating! That's my opinion! That's why Kelowna Rocks!!!!!!!!!!
Osoyoos is neat right on the lake, if you like the lakes and beach anywhere between Osoyoos and Vernon are nice!
So those are some of my favorites!
oh yeah Castlegar is a neat little town! Not much there but it's nice!
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 14, 2005 10:16:58 GMT -8
I like Smithers. A nice blvd along the highway, beautiful Hudson Bay Mountain, lots of other mountains......looks like a nice town.
I like Campbell River, it's so close to so many outdoor activities and beautiful scenery. It has a high pickup-truck population....along with backward ball-cap drivers....but hey it's a mill town, what else would you expect.
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Post by Ferryman on Sept 14, 2005 14:58:34 GMT -8
I like alot of places in BC. First of all I like all the different towns and communities on the Island, including Campbell River too as I was born there. Tahsis was neat when I lived there back when I was a baby, but it looked like a neat place on the movies my parents made of living there when the mill was still running. In the Kootenays I've always loved New Denver. Right on Slocan Lake with not too much traffic coming through and beautiful scenery. I haven't really gone any further North than Kamloops, but it's pretty nice there too in the summer. 10 more months till Graduation...then roadtrips all over next summer.
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Post by Balfour on Sept 14, 2005 15:47:33 GMT -8
I like Nelson. Lots of hippies and good ski resorts there. Lots of snow in the winter.
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Post by Shane on Sept 14, 2005 15:59:20 GMT -8
Hippies are cool!
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Post by Scott on Sept 16, 2005 22:42:12 GMT -8
Sounds strange, but I'd take Kamloops over the Kelowna or the Okanagan. Maybe I've just been to the Okanagan in the summer when it's so busy.. that's why I don't like it much. Lots of lakes and back-roads around Kamloops. I like the Cariboo area... I like taking the side roads rather than the freeways... where the cows and horses are wandering down the middle of the road. Douglas Lake Ranch is nice... Lillooet is nice: hot, dry, Seton Lake.. I liked going up there on the train from North Van in the old days... you could go up there and come back in one day. It's been a while since I've done much travelling inland! Just up to Kamloops last year. I like the drive up the Canyon.. I rarely take the Coquihalla. Slower, but more relaxed and more scenic.
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Koastal Karl
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Post by Koastal Karl on Sept 16, 2005 23:05:09 GMT -8
Yeah it's neat around the Lilooet area too! Been up that way a few times! Kamloops in nice but Kelowna is my favorite of all cities or town in the Okanagan! Probably the only other place in BC besides Vancouver were I could see maybe living there!
I would like to go up the Fraser Canyon again one day! I havent been up that way in years! I always go the Coquihalla or the Hope Princeston! Highway 5 is faster than Highway 3 but highway 3 is slower and more scenic too! If your in a hurry to get to Kelowna take highway 5 highway 3 is a bit longer if you are going to Kelowna! I know cause we did it in August coming from Kelowna rushing to catch the 5pm ferry back to the island! Ended up going all the way to Osoyoos for fruit then back from there highway 3 to the coast! That is long!
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Post by Doug on Sept 16, 2005 23:32:12 GMT -8
Karl is the Queen of Exlamation (or king in this case).
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Koastal Karl
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Post by Koastal Karl on Sept 17, 2005 8:18:16 GMT -8
Yup, you got that right! lol! It's a habbit now when I type on the internet!
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Post by farout on Mar 1, 2008 20:38:09 GMT -8
Ya rub it in! All you people who are Lucky enough to live in my dream province {another year and then I'm moving there, I haven't a clue yet where but I'm moving there!} I LOVE Vancouver because really how can you not! Kellina i stoped there only for an hour during the summer to go to Timmys but it was enough to make me like it allot! Vancouver island is a place i could really see my self, Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Victoria! I'd like to have seen more of Nanaimo but I haven't really seen it much{just Departure Bay and Duke Point terminals}. All in all Once i'v completed school next year I'll hopefully be out of my hick town and doing something with my life out there!
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Post by kylefossett on Mar 2, 2008 10:21:31 GMT -8
love saltspring because i have summered there right on the water for 30 years. currently loving nelson as the new homebase. tonnes of good backcountry skiing. ski lifts in the kootenays are for the tourists. a true local has climbing skins and touring bindings
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Post by Barnacle on Mar 5, 2008 7:39:42 GMT -8
Ya rub it in! All you people who are Lucky enough to live in my dream province... Once i'v completed school next year I'll hopefully be out of my hick town and doing something with my life out there! Another case of the Highway 3 Blues... at least Edmonton and Calgary are each only an hour and a half away. How's the WHL rivalry between the three, now that the Oil Kings are back? Favorite BC Town (Vancouver's a city): Cranbrook. Love the rail museum.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Mar 5, 2008 10:09:21 GMT -8
Mine is Tofino. Edmonton to Calgary is more like 2.5 to 3 hours depending on traffic and where in the city you are driving from and to.
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Post by farout on Mar 5, 2008 15:35:30 GMT -8
I think they are both nice in there own way but I wouldn't want to live in either one of those cities. I find them to be somewhat un attractive compared to RedDeer. Calgary, you have got Cochrane and Banff and the rest of the Rockies at your door step! Then Edmonton... West Edmonton Mall and if you like Premier Ed Stelmac { haha were screwed } then ya the place to be. I like living here in Central Alberta for the scenic views around here, I think there incredible theres always something different to enjoy threw out the year if your into that kind thing! :)
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Post by farout on Mar 5, 2008 15:39:40 GMT -8
the rebels have always sucked and from what i have heard they arnt much better now! i dont follow hockey i just hear it from folks they are in love with them!
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Post by Taxman on Mar 5, 2008 23:02:37 GMT -8
I found the drive into the District of Stewart a very interesting drive. Some spectacular sights.
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Post by Mill Bay on Mar 6, 2008 8:53:36 GMT -8
Of the locations on land that I've been to so far, my favorites are Grand Forks and Hope.
I haven't spend any significant time, in recent memory, exploring any of the other numerous towns I've passed through, however.
Of the seaside communities I've been too, Powell River and Campbell River for towns with interesting ferry connections, and then Bamfield was my favorite among all the coastal towns we used to visit by boat in the summertime.
Other unique locations that have piqued my interest are all those little towns up and down the Fraser Canyon. BC has so many small towns in the interior that still maintain their small town character.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 6, 2008 20:12:36 GMT -8
Here's a few favourites:
Castlegar: lots of Doukhobour culture and history. Near (or on) the Columbia River. From Castlegar, you can go in many different directions of road travel.
Campbell River: beauty of mountains and ocean. Close to Quadra, close to Seymour Narrows, close to Strathcona Park. Gateway to the North-Island.
Smithers: nice boulevards on the main highway, view of Hudson Bay Mountain, Bulkley River, close to Skeena River, Hazeltons, Ksan, etc.
Valemount: close to Jasper, close to Columbia River, close to Mt. Robson. A good provisioning-point and stopover for visiting these natural attractions.
Little Fort: a reaction-ferry, but also a nice small highway town, on grassy banks of the N.Thompson River. I've always enjoyed driving through and stopping too.
Radium Hot Springs: gateway to Kootenay National Park, close to Sinclair Canyon, beautiful Columbia River valley, close to Windermere and Panorama.
Creston: Wetlands, close to Kootenay-Lake and its ferry, close to Bountiful (for some bizarre culture), close to Salmo-Creston Skyway.
Nakusp: Beautiful Columbia River (I try not to call it a "lake"), gorgeous views of mountain ranges on both sides of valley, hot springs nearby, silver-rush history, wonderful waterfront walkway.
Lake Cowichan: On Cowichan Lake, home to my favourite annual walking event (www.greatlakewalk.com), forestry history, sad history of mill closures (all around the lake in the various near-ghost towns), quaint old downtown, gateway to Port Renfrew, Bamfield, Carmanah, etc.
(but my favourite place of all isn't in BC, it's in Alberta: Jasper town).
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Post by Mike C on Mar 8, 2008 14:06:49 GMT -8
I'm that big-city kid who is desperate for a chance to experience the small-town way of life. The closest to a small town I get every year is Courtenay-Comox, and that's like the North Island's New York.
Salmon Arm. Set on spectacular Shuswap Lake, it makes a great place for boaters, such as myself, to hang out and enjoy yourself.
Telegraph Cove. I've only ever been there once, but I went in the off-season. It was so peaceful and quiet, and the setting was laid-back and relaxing, and the scenery was to die for.
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Post by Barnacle on Mar 9, 2008 9:02:44 GMT -8
Mine is Tofino. Edmonton to Calgary is more like 2.5 to 3 hours depending on traffic and where in the city you are driving from and to. Like I said... Edmonton and Calgary are only an hour and a half each way... from Red Deer, where the poster's location is.
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Post by Barnacle on Mar 9, 2008 9:04:06 GMT -8
Here's a few favourites: Castlegar: lots of Doukhobour culture and history. Near (or on) the Columbia River. From Castlegar, you can go in many different directions of road travel. Lots of Doukhobour culture and history? I was only able to find one Russian restaurant in the whole bloody town... Weezie's Borscht Hut.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 9, 2008 12:08:41 GMT -8
Here's a few favourites: Castlegar: lots of Doukhobour culture and history. Near (or on) the Columbia River. From Castlegar, you can go in many different directions of road travel. Lots of Doukhobour culture and history? I was only able to find one Russian restaurant in the whole bloody town... Weezie's Borscht Hut. Check out the Doukhobor Village Museum, across the highway from the airport. Also check out Peter Lordly Verigin's tomb (a beautiful park and the bomb-proof tomb) on the mountainside, just east of Castlegar. Also look for old-lady Mary Braun, with a bic lighter in her hand, getting ready to light-up the nightime sky...... ;D
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Post by Nick on Mar 14, 2008 15:19:25 GMT -8
I have been thinking a little about this.
For inland towns, I think my favourite town is Smithers, BC. A pleasant river rolling through town, a nice small ski hill on the outskirts, regular trains, and no Wal-Mart. Nothing beats it. Oh, yeah, and a real "winter" season, unlike around here where it's Summer, almost rain, Rain, not so much rain, and Summer again.
I could never live in Smithers though, since there is no ocean.
For coastal towns, I think I like Comox, although it is a little too big for my liking. Telegraph cove is nice, but I found it a little too "touristy".
Something I really want to do is a tour of many of the small coastal communities throughout BC. A rt. 40 trip would be quite interesting, I think.
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Post by kylefossett on Mar 14, 2008 16:03:37 GMT -8
If you are thinking of ever buying in Smithers do it now. Smithers is the next town that is gonna go boom with population and the real estate market is starting to go up to. The ski hill in the next few years is going to see some improvements and expansion.
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Post by Scott on Mar 14, 2008 19:12:33 GMT -8
Vancouver may have a reputation for rain, but for average July precipitation, Vancouver is the fourth driest city in Canada:) Only Victoria (by far), Dawson (Yukon), and Yellowknife have less precipiatation than Vancouver in July (on average).
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