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There are more opportunities to fly in and around Harrison Hot
Springs than you might think. Starting with the easiest first.
Helicopter
Tours of the area fly out of the Chilliwack airport and offer an
incredible view of the local mountains, lakes and rivers.
Far West
Helicopters offers a variety of tours from a 10 minute
quickie tour
of Cultus lake to a their more extensive Sasquatch Discovery Tour
- that takes you past Harrison Hot Springs
over Cascade Bay up Rainbow Falls, then to Harrison Lake Long Island and Stop at Walian Creek Water Falls. Lifting off Walian Creek Falls South Bound along the West Shore of Harrison Lake following the Harrison River to Harrison Mills and back to Chilliwack (40-min with one Stop Included)
Call them at 604 819 6919 for more information.
Want to get
up in the air but not ready for a Helicopter then try the
Hell's Gate Airtram
. The Fraser Canyon where 1,100 miles of the Fraser River
squeezes into a 110 foot wide thundering passage named Hell's Gate.
200 million gallons of heart stopping rapids hammer through here
which is why Hell's Gate was journaled Simon Fraser's greatest challenge! For
more info check out their website or call them at 604 867 9277
More of a
thrill seeker and like to Paraglide or Hang Glide then the
Harrison area offers some of the best places to jump off a mountain
in the Fraser Valley. Mount Cheam and Mount Woodside are two
of the local favourites. Need more information then go to the
West
Coast Soaring Website. There you will find all kinds of
info including detailed descriptions of the Mountains, access,
landing zones and anything else you need to know.
Mount Cheam
Youtube video
Mount
Woodside
Youtube video
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