Revelstoke
Travel Blogs from Revelstoke, Canada
Royal Treatment
... feels now that we've known Mary & Carl all our lives! But let's return to the initial reason for crossing Canada before returning to Ontario - to revisit friends from various facets of our lives. Diana (former boss, colleague and friend from CHEA) ...
Beautiful Banff National Park
... magnificent scene. We needed to keep moving so we began the next leg of our trip heading West. We weren't sure how far we would go, but in the end we stopped at a mountain resort area called Revelstoke. Max will talk about our stay there in the next ...
Before July 2 2011 I will be in....
Australia! I applied for a working holiday visa and it was accepted within hours. Now I just have to save up the required funds and I will be going. I think I'd like to be located in Brisbane for the first 6 months and then hopefully l have some time to ...
I Love the Anticipation of a Vacation
Sometimes planning a trip is almost as fun as the trip itself. I've been reading up on Aussieland and have some must-see places in mind.. Of course, I'd like to see all the major cities. I'd ideally like to travel from one coast to the other ...
Full Circle
The weirdest thing about returning home is the sensation that I have never left. I've been gone a year, seen so many countries, met so many people, and then suddenly I'm back where I started and nothing has changed. I have the strangest ...
Lake Louise to Revelstoke
... before returning to the bus, noticing Kell developing the hots for Steve, another for the list! We arrived in the dead rainy Revelstoke, where there was jack shit open due to the thanksgiving holiday! We went to the supermarket and grabbed supplies, our ...
Doe joe want a krentenbol?
... . Waar gebeurd... De foto’s Wil je zien hoe mooi Canada is? Kijk dan hier http://nicolekeijser.smugmug.com/Travel/West-Canada/16976246_CXtjrQ#1371588147_hMRBTCt Tot later, want we zijn inmiddels alweer in de USA! Have a good one, folks! Eduard ...
Another Canadian National Park
... Sky Parkway. This scenic road travels 26 km to within 1 km (about 5/8 of a mile) of the summit of Mount Revelstoke. The ranger staffing the entrance gate to the parkway alerted us to the wildflowers blooming alongside the roadway. He also told ...
Now that is a ski resort!
THE mountain in BC. I absolutely cannot believe that I am able to write this entry today…it means I survived Revelstoke. We left Nakusp first thing this morning to drive north to the little town of Revelstoke, known for its crazy ski hill. ...
Revelstoke - Snowboarding
Der zweite Halt führte uns dann in dir richtigen Rockies. Umgeben von unzähligen Gipfeln hatten wir einen Wahnsinns-Tag in Revelstoke. Das Wetter spielt mit, der Tiefschnee stimmt und die Wälder sind riesig. Herrlich! ...
We are in the Columbia Mountains
We left Kootenay National Park / Radium Hot Springs this morning, headed toward Glacier National Park and Mount Revelstoke National Park. We traveled north on Highway 95, then west on Trans Canada 1, which goes through both parks. Our destination ...
Deeper into the Rockies
... starts here, Giant Ceeder's Boardwalk was a fantastic hike through trees 500+ years old.... The bus then made a scheduled stop in Revelstoke, a sleepy little place, not too much to do, but it was a beautiful place with great lakes, rivers and an ...
Big West Rockies Tour
It was off to Kelowna for the day where we had the chance to visit one of the many wineries - Mission Hill. A guided tour gave an insight into the wine making process which was topped off by some free ...
Pacific time
... the sun again. And the decision was right, because the weather changed when we enterd Glacier National Park in Canada. We also had a hike in Mount Revelstoke National Park. We crossed the Parcific time zone and are now 9 hours behind Germany. Letzte ...
Big West Rockies Tour
WOLF SANCTUARY - The first stop for the day was an educational visit to the Wolf Sanctuary. Here we were able to get up close and personal with a wolf pack, learning about their habitat, social structures and the misconceptions about 'The Big Bad ...
Some biking and hiking at the Mt. Revelstoke N.P.
There is little more than a shopping street that is offered at Revelstoke, and it feels like this place is much more lively in winter time. However, the mountain biking was again awesome, thanks to the local community that maintains the single tracks ...
Revelstoke
Revelstoke was our first overnite stop on my way back to Vancouver. We had a fresh bus of people including 4 japs, 2 swiss, 2 aussies and 2 brits. Half of us took the option of going for a kayak over a lake to a water fall which was lots of fun. ...
Les rocheuses The Rockies
Bonjour la gang. Avons quitté Vancouver ce matin rt apres 7hrs de route et 591kms plus loin, nous campons à Révelstoke. Encore aujourd'hui le soleil a été au rendez-vous mais là au moment ouje vous écris, on vient tout juste d'éviter un orage. Le ...
La transcanadienne
Lake Louise, Banff National Park, une pleiade de cars de touristes, mais il n'y a rien a dire, c'est beau, vraiment beau. Puis nous traversons Yoho National Park, la ou nous avons fait connaissance des Cote-Co il y a 24 ans de cela, Arielle etait ...
Back on the moose tour -day 5
... . I soon realised that we had joined a great group which was similar to the first moose group we were with. I asked Jason about Revelstoke where we had planned to spend 3 days and he bluntly said dont bother. I had already heard this before so the mix of ...
Sweet Alleluia... Revelstoke is AWESOME
... was in pieces for the rest of my time here - still it was unbelievably good! Had a slight set back when trying to leave Revelstoke for Vancouver - the bus i was due to catch at 04:30am was delayed by 9 hours due to a massive road accident... i have ...
Heli Skiing
After Jackson I booked myself into a few days of Heli Skiing up in Canada. It was run out of a town called revelstoke, about 5 hours west of Calgary - so basically in the middle of nowhere. I flew into Calgary, then the tour company, CMH, picked everyone ...
Dam the weather!
... enthusiasts there is a good museum which shows the building of the railway through the Rocky Mountains. Revelstoke is where the last spike for the cross Canada Canadian Pacific Railway was driven in. There is also an annual festival in ...
Fantastic skiing in Revelstoke
The skiing in this region is fabulous, absolutely gorgious slopes, very quiet, you can actually get lost in the forest.. I've decided to stay here for another 5 days, enjoy the snow, slopes and ...
Majestic mountain view overload
... of nachos, hamburgers, and a salad. We continued on, following highway 97A, which wound along beside narrow lakes until reaching Revelstoke around sunset. I took a swim in the Super 8 motel pool, and soaked for a while in the hot tub to get rejuvenated. ...
San Juan Is, Vancouver, Revelstoke BC
... very beautiful area. In spite of an unexpected side trip to Vancouver (add 3 hrs to the trip), we still made it to Revelstoke, by midnight. We also saw our first ever mountain goat............ as the Ranger was loading it onto the truck from along side ...
Revelstoke heading to Banff National Park
The peaks were massive and Lake Louise was beautiful. We had a great couple hours here as well as a good ...

