Harrison's A Charm (36-1)
By Megan Kopp
There's
something unique about this lake-filled valley that goes beyond
a dip in a hot pool.
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Pull
off the TransCanada Highway at the Bridal Falls exit and be
prepared for something mysterious, something child-like that
draws the wary visitor in deeper and longer. If you're not careful,
you'll find yourself believing in the unbelievable and finding
magic in a grain of sand.
 Follow
Highway 9 north across the mighty Fraser River, through rural
farming town of Agassiz, past hazelnut farms and cornfields
ripe with bumper crops, and focus your sights on Harrison Hot
Springs. Laying 120 kilometres east of Vancouver, British Columbia,
there's something unique about this narrow, lake-filled valley,
and it goes way beyond a warm dip in a hot pool.
You may or may not notice the clues as you first enter the small
village (with a permanent population of less than 2,000). Chances
are your eyes will be searching for a campground - relax. The
majority of the 400-plus campsites are found on the left hand
side of the main road you're now on.
The first RV Park on the left is Harrison Springs Camping &
RV Park with 60 sites and one pull-through. The mighty Bigfoot
Campground is just a little further into town, and it has 225
sites with 25 pull-through sites. On the banks of the Miama
River is Sasquatch Springs RV Resort, which is equipped with
99 sites with nine pull-throughs. Across the small river is
Glencoe RV Park, a 21-site campground with five pull-throughs.
Just before you reach Harrison Lake, turn right on Lillooet
Avenue for the Hot Springs RV Park - 21 sites, eight pull-through
sites. And if you're looking to get away from it all, keep going
on Lillooet Avenue around Harrison Lake for about six kilometres
and you'll come to Sasquatch Provincial Park, which boasts 177
sites, but there are no pull-through sites.
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(Read the full article in the magazine.) |
Each sculpture uses up to fifteen tons of sand and 1,500 five-gallon
pails of water!
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