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The Gold Rush Travel Guide

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Guest Ranches with all the Wide-Open Spaces You’re Looking for this Summer

Tia Davison

British Columbia has plenty of space where the wild roam free and almost every activity can provide ample opportunity to enjoy some well-deserved peace and quiet this summer. BC’s Central …

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The story of the Xwísten Archaeological Site as told by Laura Grizzlypaws

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This Gold Rush Trail storyteller series episode features the remarkable Laura Grizzlypaws. Coming to you from St’at’imc (stat-lee-m) Traditional Territory, here, she introduces us to the Xwísten (hoysh-ten) Archaeological Site, …

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White Water Rafting & Yoga Resorts Close to Vancouver

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White water rafting, relaxing, glamping, camping in teepees, yoga, hot tubs… do we have your attention now? What if we were to tell you we know of a couple of …

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From rainforests to waterfalls, this backcountry road trip has some of the best that BC has to offer

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An inland temperate rainforest, North America’s deepest fjord lake, an abandoned boomtown, fishing, wildlife viewing, gold rush history… do we have your attention yet? Road-tripping around Likely connects backcountry and …

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5 Influential Women of the Gold Rush Trail

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Despite it being the stories of men like Billy Barker that fill our history books the most, women played a vital role in British Columbia’s gold rush era and the …

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The story of Charles Hankin at Barkerville Historic Town & Park

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In this week’s episode of the Gold Rush Trail storyteller series, we take you back to Barkerville Historic Town & Park to meet yet another one of their special interpreters. …

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The story of the Importance of Fishing as told by Sandra of Xwísten Experience Tours

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In this episode of the Gold Rush Trail storyteller series, we visit the St’at’imc (stat-lee-m) Traditional Territory and meet Sandra who is a guide at Xwísten (hoysh-ten) Experience Tours. Within …

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The Story of Sunrise When the Salmon Come (Cheryl Chapman) of Barkerville Historic Town & Park

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Welcome back to the Gold Rush Trail storyteller series! In this episode, we have the pleasure of meeting Sunrise When the Salmon Come (Cheryl Chapman), who is an interpreter at …

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The story of the Chilcotin War and the Silver Tray

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In this Gold Rush Trail storyteller series episode, we are introduced to the Curator of History at the Royal BC Museum, Dr. Lorne Hammond. Here, he tells us the tragic …

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The story of Miss Florence Wilson of Barkerville Historic Town & Park

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Would you travel for 101 days on a ship to an unknown faraway land? Well, that is exactly what Miss Florence Wilson of Barkerville Historic Town & Park did in …

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