Revelstoke is an Awesome Name Part 2

We returned to the car and crossed Rogers pass again. On the way out of Glacier National Park and onwards to Golden for the night, we decided to go on one more hike. The hike to Bear Creek Falls was short, only 1 km, but steep travelling; from the parking lot you just start walking downwards. There are stairs for the steepest portions. Gen and the kids went ahead while Jo-Ce and I followed along behind. High levels of snow melt resulted in Bear Falls bordering on being unapproachable. As soon as you came towards the falls, there were just sheets of water hitting you. We took some photos from a distance but decided not to get soaked by going closer. The trail upwards was less fun but Jo-Ce and I powered up it and quickly made the top.

Back to the car and onwards to our camping site in Golden. We stopped for some groceries before arriving at our roadside pull out. The road was quiet but gradually through the evening more campers kept pulling up until our pull out was packed.

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