VOL. 28, NO. 11, MARCH 2020
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Travelling to the “Faraway Nearby” By Valerie Rampone, a much travelled member of the Kamloops Photo Arts Club
Members of the Kamloops Photo Arts Club participate in a “Weekend Away” to practice their craft. Photo contributed. The “Faraway Nearby” might seem an oxymoron but it’s not. How far do you need to go to be a ‘traveler,’ anyway? What’s the distance needed to find a foreignto-you vista worth a selfie? Not far, is the answer for Kamloops Photo Arts Club (KPAC) members. Each year the club selects a location within a few hours’ driving distance of home for their ‘Weekend Away.’ Usually it’s a place they’d drive
right through, but for the threeday weekend it is on-the-ground exploration with their cameras. The Faraway Nearby could be the perfect travel solution given today’s uncertainty choosing where to go for a vacation. You won’t need a passport, special health insurance or malaria pills. You’ll be able to forego airline schedules, weight restrictions and foreign language lessons. You’ll also be able to decide just a few
days ahead of time. Over the years the Photo Club has stayed at places such as Wells Gray Park, Riske Creek, Lillooet, Hope and Hedley. To the east they’ve spent time in Revelstoke, Three-Valley Gap and Enderby. Have you ever stopped in one of these towns long enough to play tourist? Actually putting your feet on the sidewalk and taking a wander around town could lead to fun
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very glad to find the viewpoint at Roche Lake had some biffies. The next rendezvous spot was the Tourist Info Centre at 100 Mile for a DIY picnic at the tables behind the Info Centre by a small lake/ wetlands. It was a perfect setting for bird photography while others were checking out the gift shop. A bit north at 105 Mile the group had arranged to visit photographer Chris Harris’ studio. Besides his gorgeous photos of the Cariboo and Chilcotin, the studio itself is of interest being built of hay bales. Chris gave us a personal tour and then screened a video he’d created with images shot during the Wildfires of 2017 that had swept the area. It is a very moving presentation.
surprises. At the c. 1907 Baillie House in Merritt you might get coffee served right at your picnic table or have an invitation for an impromptu tour of the house to see if you can sense the ghost reputed to haunt it. In Revelstoke it might be the delight of discovering an antique ‘Show & Shine’ car show happening along with the Saturday Market. In Yale you just might find great photo ops when the museum is celebrating ‘Gold Rush Days’ with staff and volunteers dressed in period costumes. You just never know! Packing a sense of adventure and a ‘why not?’ attitude helps. When you are on a relaxed time schedule you can take advantage of these unexpected opportunities. The journey itself is half the fun. On one such trip, namely Farwell Canyon–a spectacular geological formation a half hour drive south of Riske Creek–the KPAC group carpooled and set off north on #5 to Little Fort. A meet-up at the High Five Diner was planned. The High Five is a retro 50’s-style café just north of the turn-off onto Hwy #24. Some of the group was so intent on turning west on #24 they missed this coffee stop so were
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