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Archive for August, 2004
Fresh water fishing
Tuesday, August 31st, 2004 by GetawayBC.com
FRESH WATER FISHING – Nanaimo has plenty of fresh water lakes, rivers and streams with native and stocked trout. Rainbow, cutthroat, dolly varden, brown trout are the most common species of trout as w
Setting sail
Tuesday, August 31st, 2004 by GetawayBC.com
SAILING – get ready for a unique west coast experience. Enjoy a day of sailing the waters surrounding Nanaimo, take sailing lessons or enjoy a leisurely skippered charter for the day or longer. The fu
Bird Watching
Tuesday, August 31st, 2004 by GetawayBC.com
10BIRD WATCHING – grab a camera and some birdseed and head to Buttertubs Marsh, an 18-hectare bird and wildlife sanctuary located adjacent to the Millstone River near Bowen Park, or check out Gabriol
Nanaimo Art Gallery
Tuesday, August 31st, 2004 by GetawayBC.com
ART GALLERY – art lovers will enjoy the Nanaimo Art Gallery’s permanent collection of more than one hundred works by local and international artists. Located at 900 Fifth Street on the Malaspina Unive
Burton
Thursday, August 19th, 2004 by GetawayBC.com
A friendly village of 300, Burton offers travellers all the services of a much larger centre, but with rural hospitality. The Burton General Store, just off Hwy. 6, offers fuel, food and liquor serve
Nakusp Hot Springs
Thursday, August 19th, 2004 by GetawayBC.com
A winding mountain road just off Highway 23 leads you to one of the villages steamiest secrets: the Nakusp Hot Springs, open year round.
Surrounded by trees and mountains this pool is ideal for rel
Silverton
Wednesday, August 11th, 2004 by GetawayBC.com
One of the area’s underrated treasures is the quaint little village of Silverton, eight km south of New Denver. Its waterfront location makes it an attractive place to visit but its history is also a
Nakusp Museum: Gateway to the past
Wednesday, August 11th, 2004 by GetawayBC.com
Uncover and explore the rare history of one of Canada’s most authentic logging communities at the Nakusp and District Museum.
With over 4,000 artifacts, including some that date back to the early
Backcountry ATV touring
Wednesday, August 11th, 2004 by GetawayBC.com
It’s a known fact that cowboys wear stetsons, motorbikers wear leather and loggers wear plaid shirts. So what does an ATVer wear?
That was the question running through my mind as I drove to Halcyon
Hiking Trails in and around Nakusp
Wednesday, August 11th, 2004 by GetawayBC.com
Hiking Trails – Easy
Cedar Grove Loop
An easy one-hour stroll. Roughly one kilometre before the Nakusp Hot Springs, turn left onto the Kuskanax Forest Service road. Four kilometres later