Moon British Columbia: Including the Alaska Highway

934 Pages·2014·39.48 MB·English

by  Andrew Hempstead

HANDBOOKS
BRITISH COLUMBIA
ANDREW HEMPSTEAD

Contents
3 Index
3 List of Maps
3 Discover British Columbia
3 Vancouver
3 Victoria and Vancouver Island
3 Southwestern British Columbia
3 Okanagan Valley
3 The Kootenays
3 Canadian Rockies
3 Central British Columbia
3 Northern British Columbia
3 The Yukon
3 Background
3 Essentials
3 Resources
DISCOVER
British Columbia
Planning Your Trip
IF YOU HAVE . . .
The Best of British Columbia
BEST PHOTO-OPS
The Best of Vancouver and Victoria
FAMILY FUN
Okanagan Wine Tasting
Getaways to Adventure
TOP SKI RESORTS
The Trans-Canada Highway
FIRST NATIONS HIGHLIGHTS
British Columbia, the westernmost province of Canada, stretches from the
Pacific Ocean to the towering heights of the Rocky Mountains. Sandwiched
between is some of this planet’s most magnificent scenery: an enormous variety
of terrain, including towering mountain ranges, ancient glaciers, endless rivers,
crystal clear lakes, old-growth temperate rainforests, rugged coastline, hundreds
of islands, and even a desert. Wildlife is abundant: The forests provide a home
for bears, moose, deer, and elk, while the ocean is alive with whales, dolphins,
and all manner of other sea life.
Settled by Europeans just 200 years ago, this landscape has been home to
civilization for thousands of years. World-class facilities such as the Museum of
Anthropology and the Royal BC Museum preserve the culture of the First
Nations, which can also be experienced by visiting abandoned villages, tasting
indigenous dishes, and learning about meaningful art, such as colorful totem
poles.
The province’s largest city is Vancouver, a splendid conglomeration of old
and new architectural marvels, parks and gardens, and sheltered beaches. Just
across the Strait of Georgia is the provincial capital, old-world Victoria. But the