In photos: Exploring the twists and turns through beautiful B.C.
Some road trips are designed for the scenery, others for the vigour of the drive. Beautiful British Columbia offers a two-in-one – unrivalled viewing, matched by a range of driving experience: hairpin turns, steep climbs, snaking S-curves, open highways, graveled forestry roads. ... you name it. In a trip arranged by Subaru Canada to demonstrate the sportiness of two lesser-known models, the BRZ and WRX, we follow a rough triangle north from Vancouver to a largely unknown jewel, Duffey Lake Road; move through mountain ranges to Kaslo in the south-central sector; return via the Okanagan Valley to (sip wine and) catch breathtaking Highway 3A/3. The route covers some 1,600 kilometres, taking us amazingly in and out of different climate zones while presenting jaw-dropping views of turquoise lakes, glacier-capped mountains, seemingly infinite green forest, sloping vineyards, infinite valleys.
Outside Pemberton Lodge, north of WhistlerTom Maloney/The Globe and Mail
Driving the Subaru BRZ on a gravel road nearLillooet, B.C.Tom Maloney/The Globe and Mail
Highway 31, heading into KasloTom Maloney/The Globe and Mail
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Driving the Subaru BRZ on a gravel road near Lillooet, B.C.Tom Maloney/The Globe and Mail
Duffey Lake Road turnoff to take in the viewTom Maloney/The Globe and Mail
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Upper Arrow Lake in B.C.Tom Maloney/The Globe and Mail
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Driving south on 97 in the Okanagan Valley, you’ll find tributaries and parallel roads, such as Oliver Ranch Rd accessing Liquidity, Blue Mountain, Noble Ridge and other vineyards south of Okanagan Falls.Tom Maloney/The Globe and Mail
Overlooking Vaseux Lake from the Noble Ridge Vineyard.Tom Maloney/The Globe and Mail
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Highway 3 in B.C.Tom Maloney/The Globe and Mail
Highway 3 flattens out before another rounds of climbs and decents, along the Similkameen River.Tom Maloney/The Globe and Mail
Highway 97 near Penticton, B.C.Tom Maloney/The Globe and Mail
The stretch of 3A in Keremeos, a small town on the banks of the Similkameen River, is loaded with stands selling locally picked cherries, apricots, apples and assorted vegetables. From here, 3A dissolves into Highway 3 for a trek through the mountains.Tom Maloney/The Globe and Mail
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