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Written by: Meres J. Weche

Category: North America

Published: 12 January 2023

• trekking
• canada
• british-columbia
• hiking
• north america

Mount Revelstoke National Park offers a rare alpine escape where winding roads lead to breathtaking heights without the gruelling climb. From wildflower meadows to bear country wisdom, our journey reveals both the park's stunning beauty and essential lessons for safe mountain exploration.

Around 1,900 meters above sea level, the noise of everyday life slips away, replaced by crisp alpine air and sweeping mountain views. At the summit of Mount Revelstoke, reached via the Meadows in the Sky Parkway, I stood surrounded by dense stands of evergreen trees stretching into the horizon. The landscape was dotted with hardy wildflowers and alpine shrubs, and the only sounds came from the breeze moving through the trees and the distant cry of a Clark's nutcracker. It was a place that invited you to stop, take it all in, and just be still.

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