Hike to Abbott Ridge and Marion Lake
Glacier National Park
Read slowly – Illecillewaet. Yup. We stayed at the Illecillewaet Campground next to the Illecillewaet river bringing water down to the Illecillewaet valley from Illecillewaet glacier. 3 days and we still could not remember, left alone pronounce that name. Read More
Illecillewaet Campground meeting of the waters
From our Illecillewaet campground, we followed a path to the historical Glacier House, once an elegant hotel with snow-capped mountains as a back-drop and now only in ruins. This path leads to a beautiful site where two gushing rivers meet. The water was so strong that Philippe’s sunglasses were accidentally gulped in. Read More
Giant Cedars Boadwalk, Revelstoke National Park
A walk through the deep temperate rainforest with thousands of giant cedar trees. Some of them are said to have over 500 years old. It reminded us of another beautiful forest of Yakushima, Japan, one of our favorite places. Read More
Nikkei Internment Memorial Center 日系メモリアルセンター
After we met by chance on a mountain top and talked to Tomo Fujimura, a Japanese resident in Revelstoke and a mountain guide as well as an avalanche specialist, I got really interested in visiting the Nikkei Internment Memorial Center to find out more about the history of Japanese-Canadians. Fujimura-san told us passionately about the history of Japanese-Canadians and how important it is to communicate this part of the history to other Japanese. Read More
Ferry or Nothing – Halcyon Hot Springs
On Mount Revelstoke at the start of our hike to Eva Lake, we met the Japanese mountain tour guide and avalanche specialist Tomo Fujimura who in no time gave us lots of info and advice. One was to visit the Nikkei Internment Memorial Center in a small town called New Denver and to stop at one of the hot springs on the way. Read More
Magnificent Blanket Creek
Waking up to the magnificent view of the Columbia River Blanket Creek campground, Revelstoke. Read More
Exploring Canada’s Eva Lake: A Scenic Hike
Recommended by a Revelstoke local, Steven from Revy Outdoors, we decided to try a 12-km hike to Eva Lake, equipped with a brand-new bear spray…
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Driving up to the town of Revelstoke from our campground Blanket Creek (24 km), we spent our morning visiting a small nice farmer’s market and bought a yummy eggplant dip (baba ganoush) with a nice Indian-spice twist. Had a coffee and something sweet at the funky Modern Bakery, and chatted with the very friendly outdoor gear store owner and mountain-buff Steven (Revy Outdoors) who explained in length and with love some hiking options around Revelstoke and Glacier national parks. Read More
Fly, Hike & Travel. 