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B.C. Rockies Roadtrip: Taller than the CN Tower (part 1)

Posted on 04. Jul, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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“Do you think that mountain is taller than the CN Tower?” We all laugh, thinking that Joe is making a joke. But no, he is quite serious. In fact, he will pose this same question several more times as we drive through the Rockies, becoming increasingly convinced in his own mind that none of the soaring peaks [...]

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The Natives Are Restless (part 9)

Posted on 06. Nov, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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Another spectacular day; another mesmerizing drive. The more you travel in British Columbia, the more you come to appreciate the province’s stunning natural beauty. The last leg of our journey finds us motoring south on Duffy Lake Road from Lillooet to Whistler. The winding highway veers past cascading rivers, glacier-capped peaks and turquoise lakes. We make several stops to snap [...]

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Loaded for Bear (part 8)

Posted on 04. Nov, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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We are retracing our route back down Highway 97, headed for Lillooet. The landscape of rolling hills, lakes, river valleys and grasslands is improbably studded with huge boulders. Called “erratics,” they were deposited by the melting glacial ice sheets. Erractic is a good adjective to describe the activity in our van. I think all this driving [...]

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Strong Medicine (part 7)

Posted on 30. Oct, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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Tribal elder George Keener is about to demonstrate how to cook salmon in a fire pit. But before he does, we ask Rhonda Shackelly, the manager of Xats’ull Heritage Village, to pose with the sacrificial fish. Without hesitation, she gives the salmon a smooch. Keener then takes the fish and guts it with a knife, washes it and [...]