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One Day In Glacier National Park, Canada: Best Stops & 2 Itinerary Options
If Glacier National Park is currently penciled into your road trip as “possible lunch stop with nice mountains,” I’m here to encourage a small but important upgrade: make it a full day. This park sits right along the Trans-Canada Highway between Revelstoke and Golden, which makes it incredibly easy to include on a British Columbia…
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Best Things To Do In Glacier National Park, Canada: Hikes, Stops & Tips
Glacier National Park in British Columbia ended up being one of the biggest surprises of our Canadian Rockies road trip. We first visited as a stop between Vancouver and Banff, then liked it so much that we came back again later that same summer—before the hiking season disappeared faster than our toddler’s patience at the…
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The Ultimate Guide to Miller, Eva & Jade Lakes: Mount Revelstoke’s Best Hike
Mount Revelstoke National Park is often treated as a pause button—a place to stretch stiff legs, check a viewpoint off the list, and continue east toward Banff. That’s a mistake. Not because Banff isn’t spectacular, but because Mount Revelstoke offers a quieter experience. The wonderful—and wonderfully moody—Columbia Mountains reward commitment. The farther you go, the…
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A Family Guide to Blanket Creek Provincial Park
Blanket Creek Provincial Park quietly became one of our favorite places to camp in British Columbia—and one of our favorite places to travel with a kid. Tucked along the Arrow Lake Reservoir, about 25 minutes south of Revelstoke, it feels calm, green, and pleasantly unhurried. The kind of place where days revolve around swimming, short…
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Why Should You Visit Slocan Lake?
Catching our first glimpse of Slocan Lake from a cliff top viewpoint by the road, I felt like I was transported back to the coast. But not the British Columbia coast, rather the Adriatic Coast in Croatia, or perhaps somewhere else by the Mediterranean Sea. The water was perfectly turquoise and glimmering in the sunshine.…
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Hike The Asulkan Valley Trail In Glacier National Park (Of Canada)
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Iceline Trail: The Best Day Hike In Yoho National Park
The Iceline Trail is one of our favorite hiking trails in British Columbia. With astonishing alpine landscapes, rocky peaks, glaciers and dramatic valley views, alpine lakes and waterfalls, it’s a feast for the eyes and is among the most scenic high mountain trails we’ve ever done (which is saying something since we hike a lot).…
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Stanley Glacier Trail, The Best Day Hike In Kootenay National Park
Stanley Glacier Trail is probably the most popular day hike in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, and we can easily see why. It’s a medium difficulty trail with lots of different scenery (forest, meadows, rock walls, waterfalls) and a glacier view at the end, so the effort-reward ratio is pretty good. However, save this…
