British Columbia highway 20 near
Bella Coola.
The town of Bella Coola is at the
mouth of the Bella Coola River. The valley through which the river
flows extends more than 80 miles to the east, and highway 20 is
paved from the town of Bella Coola almost to the bottom of the
mountain, that you must drive up in order to get out of the valley
onto the interior plateau.
Farms and ranches are scattered
throughout the valley.