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| Three Valley Lake Chateau This
hotel is characterised by its bright red roofs and has been built in the
tradition of the former railway times. You have a beautiful view of the
Three Valley Lake. Next to the hotel you can see historic
train wagons and furthermore a Ghost
Town with numerous buildings from the 19th
century. Mt Revelstoke National Park
The park is situated in the neighbourhood of Revelstoke
and takes up an area of 260 km². The Mt.
Revelstoke Summit Parkway brings you via a 27
km winding road to the highest point of the mountain at 1830
metres. This road was created after inhabitants of Revelstoke
made a footpath to the top in 1908. In 1914
the territory was declared National Park. At the insistence
of the local inhabitants, the provincial and federal government began
with the construction of a paved road which was ready by 1927.
At the top of the mountain you have a wonderful view at the Selkirk-
and Monashee Mountains, where you can walk all kinds of trails.
The “Meadow in the sky trail” is a short
walk of 1 km but certainly worthwhile. Along the way
you can see the so called “Icebox”. This
is a big crack in a rock which is covered by snow all year round. |
Skunk Cabbage Trail This 1,2 km long trail is situated 28 km east of Revelstoke. The wooden path runs through a swampy area in which beavers, muskrats and different kinds of birds live. It owes its name to the stinking North American marsh plants (Skunk Cabbage) which grow there.
Craigellachie
In this town, after 4
years of building a railway, the last nail was hammered on 7th
November 1885. With this, the railway connection between the
east & west of Canada was complete. A monument has
been placed in memory of all the people who helped with the construction
of the railway. |
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