The Powtown Post

Stories and photos from Powell River, BC.

Powell River: Paradise on Four Wheels

Posted by on Oct 30, 2015

Powell River: Paradise on Four Wheels

Share this!This post is has also been cross-posted on prquadrides.blogspot.ca and PowellRiverBooks.blogspot.ca.  We have lots of logging roads in the Powell River backcountry to ride and hike. But when they are deactivated and age, recreational users refurbish them to become quad or hiking trails. Here are a few trails from rides we’ve taken over the years. Culvert on a spur leading to a...

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This couple who live off the grid in a floating cabin want to take us on a trip “up the lake”

Posted by on May 11, 2015

This couple who live off the grid in a floating cabin want to take us on a trip “up the lake”

Share this!My husband Wayne and I discovered Powell River while on a summer holiday in 2000. On a return trip in 2001 we discovered Powell Lake and its unique float cabins. The one we purchased that year has become our home in all seasons. Come along with us on a trip up the lake and see why it continues to excite and inspire us every day. Water from rivers and glaciers in the Coastal Range...

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