Ages

Views from the ages. First Nations home, fur traders travel and trapping, trading routes, origins of peace, futures always looking for... more

by Kathy Bassett

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Ages

Artist

Kathy Bassett

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Photograph - Photography

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Views from the ages. First Nations home, fur traders travel and trapping, trading routes, origins of peace, futures always looking for balance.
Published in Under The Hat magazine March 2013: .....Your image Ages has been selected for publication. Your submission came through fineartamerica.com, in a contest which received a little less than one thousand images and around one hundred and fifty artists, this is in addition to the submissions we received through other methods. So, being selected was no small feat. Congrats!
The North Thompson originates at the toe of the Thompson Glacier in the Cariboo Mountains west of the community of Valemount and flows generally south towards Kamloops and the confluence with the South Thompson. For most of its length, the river is paralleled by Highway 5, and the Canadian National Railway (both of which cross the river a couple times). The North Thompson passes by several small communities, the most notable being Blue River, Clearwater & Barriere.The North Thompson picks up the Clearwater River at the town of Clearwater. The Clearwater, the North Thompson's largest tributary, drains much of Wells Gray Provincial Park.A notable feature along the North Thompson is Little Hells Gate, a mini-replica of the much larger rapid on the Fraser downstream from the mouth of the Thompson. About 17.4 km upstream from the small town of Avola, the river is forced through a narrow chute only about 30 feet wide creating a rapid that resembles the Fraser's famous rapid. Many river rafting companies take advantage of the thrilling and breath-taking rapids that occur just south of Gold Pan. Including a wide array of boat styles (from a powered J-Boat to an extremely basic raft) and multi-day trip packages including food and overnight fun.

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January 6th, 2013