the adjacent Garibaldi Volcanic Belt in the Coast Mountains. Volcanism of the Cariboo Plateau is considered to be a result of extension of the crust behind the coastal Cascadia subduction zone. Important events in the history of the Cariboo region: The Cariboo Gold Rush The building of the Cariboo Wagon Road The Chilcotin War of 1864 The Cariboo Trail is a 1950 film about the gold rush era of the 1890s in the area. The film is based on a story by John Rhodes Sturdy, screenplay by Frank Gruber, directed by Edwin L. Marin, and starring Randolph Scott and Gabby Hayes. Bowron Lake Provincial Park is a popular canoeing destination in the Cariboo Mountains east of Quesnel. Wells Gray Park to its south is partly in the Cariboo. See also Cariboo Volcanism in Canada References Interior Plateau Volcanism of British Columbia Lava plateaus Miocene volcanism Flood basalts Landforms of the Cariboo Plateaus of British Columbia