by ingrid.admin | Feb 17, 2014 | Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Region
In 1862, a miner by the name of Billy Barker struck it rich during the gold rush in the foothills of the Cariboo mountains of what is now British Columbia. The town that sprang up around his strike was named after him and can be visited today, looking much as it did,...
by ingrid.admin | May 26, 2012 | BC Travel, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Region
The 86th Annual Williams Lake Stampede runs from June 30 through July 2, 2012 at the Williams Lake Stampede Grounds. This longstanding rodeo event is a treasure of the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast region of British Columbia. Cowboys and rodeo competitors from Canada and...
by ingrid.admin | Mar 2, 2012 | BC Travel, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Region
Close your eyes and imagine glaciated Coastal Mountains, aqua-blue water rolling over lava beds and countryside ranches as far as the eye can see. That is exactly what you can expect while river rafting in the Cariboo Chilcotin region in British Columbia. Known across...