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 with technology' instead of chisels'...

2.)The Mighty Fraser River - Beyond Hope - Hope, B.C. - Nestled at the base of the Cascade Mountains, the pretty little town of Hope -  (2 hours east of Vancouver & 1/2 hr. eastg of Chilliwack) 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...

3.)Rambo Alive and Well 27 Year Later - Hope, B.C. 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!

4.) Othello-Quintette Tunnels - Hope - B.C. - Journey Through the Old Kettle Valley Railway Tunnels - 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...

5.) Kawkawa Lake - Hope's Hidden Gem - B.C.  Less then 2 hours east of Vancouver, nestled between the  Cascade and Coastal mountains of Hope - lie the pristine blue waters of Kawkawa Lake.

Scattered around the shores of Kawkawa is a small community of lakefront cottages.........offering one of the last frontiers for affordable waterfront properties ....

6.) The Hope Slide - Canada's Largest Rock Slide, Hope, B.C. 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

7.) The Friendship Garden - Tashme Japanese Internment Camp - Hope, B.C. 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.  

8. Sunshine Valley - Hope, B.C. - A Little Bit of Sunshine - 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.   

 Hope you have some Fabulous Fun in the Sun!  

If you or someone you know is thinking of Buying or Selling property in Chilliwack, Hope, Abbotsford, Langley or anywhere in the Fraser Valley Area of B.C. - or if you would like more information please give Liz  Moras of Landmark Realty Chilliwack a call at- 604-799-0459 or e-mail at lizmoras@gmail.com.     

Copyright © 2009 By Liz Moras, All Rights Reserved. All photos by Liz Moras(except the one of Claire). All information provided by this author is only an opinion, it is not guaranteed, may be based on information collected from several sources, and may be time sensitive.  It is not necessarily representative of the opinions of Landmark Realty Chwk. Ltd..