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Wednesday, July 6th – Salmon Arm to Revelstoke, British Columbia - Day 145

The morning featured chatting with Tony, Corinne and Leo while eating breakfast and packing up. They advised that we go on a nearby hike to Margaret Falls and they would accompany us. Off we went on a drive along the shores of the Salmon Arm of Lake Shuswap. We walked along a stream through a deep gorge with fallen trees tilting in all directions. There were lovely little bridges that criss-crossed the stream as we made our way up to a lovely metal viewing platform near the falls.

Upon return to the car, Corinne invited us to check out her place. Decorated in a 70’s style décor, it was a beautiful little cabin. We spent too long talking before we had to finally say our goodbyes. We wanted to get to Mount Revelstoke National Park. On the drive, we stopped at the Last Spike, the final nail driven in 1885 that merged two railways to realize the dream of a coast-to-coast rail link.

Onwards we drove to Revelstoke. We drove into town as the mountains surrounded us. We stopped at the Visitor Centre to find out about Mount Revelstoke National Park and to learn that the Revelstoke Mountain Resort allowed free camping in their parking lot. We wanted to get some time in at the National Park; we dropped our trailer at the gate and were ready to drive up a mountain.

We decided to drive to the top of the mountain before we started any hikes. This is usually a mistake. The plan should have been hike-drive-hike. Regardless, we stopped at viewpoints on the way up that provided great views of Revelstoke and the surrounding mountains. When we reached the end of the road, there was snow slowly melting on the ground and mosquitoes. We were searching for wildflowers to complete our wildflower scavenger hunt from our Explorer’s book. If the road was not closed, we would have seen mountain meadows full of wildflowers.

To be continued...

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