Monday 18th June
Departing Revelstoke we had our first bear encounter – two black bears just after exiting Glacier House. We went and checked out the Revelstoke Dam which is pumping out the water.
The tops of the mountains are misty but the cloud cleared this afternoon. We have taken huge numbers of photos of snow-capped mountains as we drive up the valleys on the way through Mt Revelstoke and Glacier National parks. We did some of the short walks - a wetland walk called Skunk Cabbage Walk and Giant Cedars Walk (all those potential Greenland paddles in their natural state!) – both very well signposted with interpretive signs. The Hemlock walk was a less interpretive but more accessible. Just before exiting Glacier National Park we did Bear Paw Falls walk on the Connaught Creek which was definitely looking more river-like and the falls were very impressive!
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| Falls on Connaught Creek, Glacier National Park |
We reached the town of Golden at lunchtime and admired their wooden bridge (a project from a few years back) over the Kicking Horse River. From there to Field was a short drive and we took pot-luck with accommodation – Field is 20 minutes from the much more expensive Lake Louise. It is a small community of 200 people – a couple of basic shops, gallery, pub, lodge, but it looks like every second or third house has some sort of homestay. We are in the Canadian Rockies Inn (through the local visitors centre) – a 1br apartment & rollout bed for Diane (from the very comfy couch), and a full kitchen where Neil is whipping up pasta & sauce. Brilliant views up and down the valley – more snow-capped mountains. This is also the gateway to the Burgess Shale – a significant fossil site which also features on the decorative banners in the time (stirs the old geo in me!). We are here for two nights while we visit the icefields and Lake Louise.
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| Mountain views at Field |
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| Black bear in Revelstoke |
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