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hope: You're Never Beyond ~ Hope, B.C. ~ Properties - 11/04/09 08:27 PM
Hope, B.C. is a delightful little town 30 minutes East of Chilliwack and about 1.5 hrs east of Vancouver, set on the banks of the mighty Fraser and Coquihalla rivers. Famous as the home of the Rambo movies and the Hope Slide...and the Chainsaw Woodcarving Capital of the World! It also has the most affordable homes in the Valley!
Want to Know More About Hope? Check Out These Posts!
The Hope Slide - Canada's Largest Rock Slide, Hope, B.C.
The Mighty Fraser River - Beyond Hope - Hope, B.C.
Chainsaw Carving Capital of the World - Hope, B.C.
The Friendship … (12 comments)
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hope: Summer Fun in Hope, B.C. - Pack a Picnic And... - 06/19/09 02:24 PM
Wondering what to do on these lazy daisy summer days? Whether you're in Hope - or Beyond Hope - like Chilliwack and further to Vancouver - pack a picnic lunch and start exploring!...Check out these Links to some of my previous posts and to some delightful places!
1.) Chainsaw Carving Capital of the World - Hope, B.C. - Now thats unique isn't it? If you're taking a walk-about Hope it won't be long before you notice, that just about every street corner has a Chainsaw Carving Showcased. When Hope's chainsaw carver, Pete Ryan first came to Hope from Toronto, he became fascinated with 'carving … (21 comments)
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hope: Bridal Falls - A Site to Behold - Hope - Chilliwack - B.C. - 10/02/08 03:15 AM
Beautiful Bridal Falls is another one of those places I have driven by a dozen times a month, and yet its been 25 years since I last took the time to take the small hike and revel in their splendor. Monday my daughter Sarah and I decided to take a mid-morning. Now Sarah is a hiker extraordinaire.....and she said.......'mom its a gross exaggeration to say this is a hike!'..ummm yeah aha..
What she didn't question though was the their incredible beauty...and fortunately the "DANGER do not go beyond this point Signs" DID deter her from climing all the way up … (36 comments)
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hope: Rambo Alive and Well 27 Years Later - Hope, B.C. - 09/26/08 08:48 PM
Remember the movie Rambo - First Blood? If so, you might recognize Hope as the setting for this muscle-bound Hollywood smash. Last year, Hope celebrated the 25th anniversary of Rambo's 1982 release on the Big Screen! Hard to believe it was that long ago!
In the fall of 1981 the District of Hope, B.C. was transformed by Hollywood - and became known as the 'big screen birthplace' of John Rambo!
For six weeks - the filming of First Blood created a time of starwatching on the streets! A crew of aproximately up somewhere around 100 people moved in and created … (18 comments)
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hope: The Mighty Fraser River - Beyond Hope - Hope, B.C. - 09/26/08 07:05 PM
Nestled at the base of the Cascade Mountains, the pretty little town of Hope sits on a wide sweeping curve of the mighty Fraser River, guarding the entrance to the Fraser River Canyon. Everytime I drive to and from Hope, I am in sheer awe of the Majesty of these Mountains...and the Rush of the Fraser River..
When gold was discovered, Hope, like many of the settlements in this region, suddenly became a bustling waypoint for traders and prospectors, bringing pioneers from all over the globe. Now this small community with a population of less then 7,000 is a popular tourist … (13 comments)
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hope: The Friendship Garden - Tashme Japanese Internment Camp - Hope, B.C. - 09/18/08 10:57 PM
Just past Hope's only set of traffic lights and adjacent to Memorial Park - there a Beautiful little Japanese Friendship Garden. Built in the summer of 1991, the garden was dedicated to all the Japanese-Canadians who had to remain in internment camps during the Second World War.
Probably the most famous camp in this area was Tashme......located just 14 miles east of Hope. Looking much like they did 50 years ago, the barns they lived in are now part of the Sunshine Valley community. The bright red roof makes it pretty easy to see from Highway 3.
When I lived in Sunshine … (30 comments)
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hope: Chainsaw Carving Capital of the World - Hope, B.C. - 09/18/08 09:58 PM
Now thats unique isn't it? If you're taking a walk-about Hope it won't be long before you notice, that just about every street corner has a Chainsaw Carving Showcased. When Hope's chainsaw carver, Pete Ryan first came to Hope from Toronto, he became fascinated with 'carving with technology' instead of chisels'...
Downtown Hope, B.C.
Ryan had always been a hobby 'carver'.....but here he started honing his new skills by carving wood, moose antlers, soapstone......ice....anything hecould get his hands on - with a chainsaw!
Ryan's first major project was a huge water buffalo and elephant that he carved for … (15 comments)
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hope: Othello-Quintette Tunnels - Hope - B.C. - Journey Through the Old Kettle Valley Railway Tunnels (LOCALISM FEATURED) - 09/18/08 12:43 AM
Set in the THE COQUIHALLA CANYON PROVINCIAL PARK minutes from the town of Hope are what could be one of B.C.'s best kept seccrets. Here I've lived in Chilliwack and the Fraser Valley for the past eight years and NEVER I mean never have I seen the Othello Tunnels - a series of abandoned railway tunnels and bridges that will take your breath away!
As you take the windy logging rode up to the Park a large parking lot awaits you (pay parking)...From there its a 10 minutes walk along a beautifully treed gravel path.....leaves starting to turn into their autumn wonder....by your … (49 comments)
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hope: The Hope Slide - Canada's Largest Rock Slide, Hope, B.C. - 08/31/08 06:32 PM
The Hope Slide was one of the largest landslides ever recorded in Canada. Early in the dark morning of January 9, 1965, a small snowslide forced four people to stop their vehicles a few miles southeast of the town of Hope, B.C. (two hours east of Vancouver), on a stretch of the Hope-Princeton Highway below Johnson Peak. As those people contemplated waiting for clearing crews or turning around, a small earthquake below the mountain triggered the main slide, which obliterated the mountain's southwestern slope.
The slide buried the victims and their vehicles under a tonne of … (17 comments)
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hope: Sunshine Valley - Hope, B.C. - A Little Bit of Sunshine ! - 08/19/08 02:47 AM
A long time ago when I was going through a stressful time, a friend of mine gave me the keys to her getaway cabin............two days of weekend heaven, in what was then for me the unheard of Sunshine Valley! A sign marks the Valley as your heading from Hope (SV is located 19 km East of Hope) down the Hope Princeton Highway (or Crowsnest Hwy).......but for most of us it was a tiny blip on our radar and we drove right past it towards Manning Park Ski Resort or beyond.
Well I would like to say that weekend was fantastic........but … (17 comments)
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