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Revelstoke is .small—small that.is, in relation to.
the nearby giants of Jasper and Banff. Yet this 100. - hill course, said-to be one of —
square © miles of spectacular British Columbia
scenery is every bit as. breathtaking—and not

nearly so crowded.

Mt.- Revelstoke, - midway
between Salmon Arm and
Golden on Trans-Canada
Highway 1 is easy to reach by
car. In addition, the Can-

adian. Pacific Railway - prov-:

ides daily. passenger service
to the -nearby town of
Revelstoke.

- The mountain and the
adjacent town were named in
1886, in honour of the British ~
banker whose firm bought

$15,000,000 of a CPR bond -

issue and bailed the fledgling.
railway out of one of its many
financial crises.

The.

. park entrance is
reached

via a highway

interchange just east of the:

bridge which crosses the
Columbia River at Revel-
stoke. A 16-mile road, first
begun in 1911, switchbacks
right up to the mountain

summit, 6,375 feet above sea.

level. There, at the park

lookout, arrows identify the

and
the

panorama ‘of. peaks
glaciers’ that . crowd
sky—triple-peaked Mt.
Begbie, Mt. Cartier, and —
8,620-foot Mount Coursier—

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_ There are no campgrounds _
or overnight. accommoda- -
tions-in the park itself, but

over 18 motels and five .
private campgrounds _ are
close at hand, in and around -
the town of Revelstoke.

The park is open all year |

round, .' Winter _ features:
cross-country . skiing from
early December . t late
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the: most thrilling in North
America, is.1.5 miles long

with a vertical. drop of 2,500 pink.

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the stony slopes and | white

Spring. Beauty reaches for
the sun: Mountain Valerian
is an early bloomer, with
and. white daisies
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