Powder Springs Inn Revelstoke

... in a small town, joining the locals in a sports bar, and had a great feed 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. What a day. Googoo did well. She might not look like much, but she's got it where it counts.

... about Karelian Dogs which they are starting to use to teach bears the boundaries of 'human territory' which they shouldn't cross. Bears are a bit of a problem in Canada, once people start feeding them they then get dehumanised, then start getting aggressive, at which time they are shot. So a lot of work is now going into finding other ways of controlling this problem. Everywhere ...

Today we set out to see Mount Revelstoke National Park. We headed to Meadows in the 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 us that we would have to walk the last 1 km to the summit parking area, as ...

... efforts through the pass.

Along with all of the railroad history, Glacier National Park contains more than 400 glaciers. These make the mountaintops so spectacular. Avalanches are still a problem. They use howitzer shells to set off small avalanches to prevent large ones. Trans Canada Highway 1 is partially protected by snow sheds. The snowfall is much heavier on the western side of the continental divide.

... water was pretty cold but I managed a swim at both 9pm and 7am.

It was also the night for getting to know my fellow travellers on the Moose bus. I'm trying a lot harder to remember names so I don't end up with the situation I had in Vancouver, where I couldn't remember the names of half the people I met.

Later we head on to the rockies, which is what we've all been waiting for really.

... was their food was not nice!! It was raining as we were shown around the centre (it was outside) and it continued to rain for the rest of the day. We stopped on the way to Revelstoke at the giant cedar boardwalk and Jason gave us the option of walking in the rain or staying in the van. Ben, Steve, Peggy and I ventured out into the rain and the cedars really are huge!!! We went to the town of Revelstoke where we would normally get pizza for tea however it was ...

... de voir la noirceur arriver si vite. Nous avons pris le coquialla Highway. Quelle merveille. C'est certainement une des plus belles routes qu'il m'a été donnée de conduire. C'était féérique. Sommes arrivés à Kamploops à midi et ici autour de 4 hrs. Je suis vanné. Je vais allé me coucher. Ciao Left Vancouver this morning under a beautifull sky ...

... transforms itself into a extreme mountain bikers heaven. The slopes are re-designed and it attracts nutters from all over the world. It has a very young and vibrant feel, it's not long before you get caught up in the atmosphere. Everybody is fit and good looking (we stood out like sore thumbs) and very friendly. We stopped ...

... s restaurant, and got a huge craving for their Taco salad. Yum. By then, we were past the exit, so Mario took the next one, but didn't want to turn around. I'm turning here, he said, find me a way back on the map. Problem was, I didn't know where we were on the map, and I didn't know where the Wendy's was on map either. Mario kept driving, and Mario kept turning, and I was getting more and more lost. Then he crossed a bridge, and eventually I saw a sign for Airport Rd. Oh boy ...