Canada Day Celebrations

This year my roommate Jessica and I celebrated Canada Day (July 1st) by representing Hell's Gate at the Hope Canada Day Celebrations. Over the previous two months we had crafted bracelets to sell for charity to support the Fraser Canyon Hospice Society, Hell's Gate Airtram's charity of choice.
We had a table set up to display and sell all of our products. 100% of the money received went to the Hospice Society.

 After frying in the July sun all day, we took a trip down to the creek for a refreshing swim.

A perfect way to end a hot day in the sun.

And after that, we went to Harrison Hot Springs to enjoy the fireworks.

The hot springs themselves.

Beautiful Harrison Lake

The Canada Day fireworks.

Cariboo Chilcotin Coast magazine guide

The Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Travel & Touring Guide is another great resource for traveling around BC. There are detailed write-ups and maps featuring many places in BC and are accompanied by beautiful pictures of British Columbia. You can find the online version here.

Cover page for the magazine

Gold Country Thompson-Okanagan magazine guide

The Gold Country magazine is my BIBLE for traveling through the Thompson-Okanagan region of British Columbia. It has valuable information on everything about traveling in this region, from a handy map on the inside cover to detailed itineraries to make the most of your time. I never went on a trip without my Gold Country magazine, and oftentimes with the Gold Country Trail Guide and the Gold Rush Trail Guide as well.

The one and only Gold Country map.

If you see these signs every so often, you're going the right way!

The Canadian National train running through Lytton.

The meeting of the Thompson and Fraser Rivers in Lytton -- one of my BC favorites.

An osprey nest in Lytton. Note the two rivers merging together.

The Thompson River, north of Lytton.

Cache Creek's premier photo op.