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Pacific
Northwest
Cities
and Towns of BC Rockies
Golden
Kimberley
Kootenay Boundary
Nelson
National Parks
Revelstoke
Name
After the Kootenay Indians whose name means "water people". |
VISITOR INFORMATION
BCINLAND.com
A guide to business listings and services within the "interior" of B.C. Has
information on cities and outdoor activities.
Golden
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Golden)
Kimberley
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Kimberley)
Sponsored Listing
Mountain Edge/Silver Birch.
930 Dogwood Drive, PO Box 98, Kimberley,
BC, V1A 2Y5. Phone: 250-427-5381;
Toll-free: 1-800 525-6622; Fax:
250-427-7167.
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Newly renovated one-,
two-
and three-bedroom condominiums at Kimberley, BC. Located on hill at
Kimberley  Alpine
Resort with ski in and ski out access. Close driving distance (5-10
minutes) to Trickle Creek, Bootleg Gap and Kimberley Golf courses.
Only a five minute walk to the 2000 hectare Kimberley Nature Park.
Ski and Golf Packages available. Wood or gas fireplaces, BBQs and
hot tubs available upon request.
Kootenay Boundary
Boundary
Country Information Centre
Includes information on campgrounds, skiing, and on the cities of Christina Lake, Grand
Forks, Greenwood, Midway, Rock Creek, and West Boundary. (A Boundary Economic Development
Commission web site.)
Welcome
to Kootenay
Affiliated with the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce, this site has detailed information on
the communities, accommodations, biking, boating, fishing, hiking, kayaking, and skiing in
the area.
Ranches
Three Bars Ranch
Three Bars is located in the Rockies, in the south eastern corner of B.C.. The main
activity at the ranch is a horse riding program for beginners and the more advanced.
Wranglers lead morning and afternoon trail rides into high mountain vistas and along
rushing rivers and creeks. The ranch also offers fly fishing equipment, rafting and
hiking. Also has a tennis court and swimming pool.
Tours
Rocky
Mountaineer Railtours
Offers two-day, all daylight railtours through western Canada featuring the world-renowned
Canadian Rockies, lauded by many as "The most spectacular train trip in the
world". A selection of specialty tour packages also is available.
Nelson
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Nelson)
National and
Provincial Parks
Banff National Park
Rugged mountains, glaciers, ice-fields, alpine
meadows, cold-water lakes, mineral hot springs, deep canyons and hoodoos compose the
natural landscape and habitat for a great variety of mammals such as elk, bighorn sheep,
black and grizzly bear, and caribou. This Parks Canada web site includes information on
the Park's history, camping, and recreation.
Glacier National Park
Parks Canada home page on Glacier, a mountainous wilderness named for its more than 400
permanent glaciers.
Kootenay National Park
Part of the UNESCO Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site, the park is home to abundant
wildlife, and beautiful wildflowers. Enjoy natural pools, including the Paint Pots, and
dramatic views of rugged peaks and narrow canyons. (This is a Parks Canada site.)
Mount Revelstoke National Park
This park encompasses a variety of geographical zones from dense old-growth rainforest of
giant cedar and pine, to subalpine forest, to alpine meadows and tundra. (This is a Parks
Canada site.)
Yoho National Park
This links to a Parks Canada site on Yoho, one of four Rocky Mountain parks jointly
declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984. Features include: Takakkaw Falls,
one of the highest waterfalls in Canada; the Natural Bridge, carved out of solid rock; and
the Burgess Shale fossil deposits.
Living easy at Skoki
Lodge
A travel article with photos. (Part of the
High On Adventure web site, an online, world-wide travel magazine.)
Revelstoke
Great
Canadian Snowmobile Tours. Box 9242, RPO # 3, Revelstoke, BC V0E
3K0. Phone: 250-837-6500; Fax: 250-837-6577. E-mail
Glacier
House Resort. 679 Westside Road, Box 250, Revelstoke, BC.
Phone: 250-9594; Toll-free: 1-877-837-9594; Fax: 250-837-9592. E-mail
Power
Springs Inn. 200 Third Street West, Box 1479, Revelstoke, BC V0E
2S0. Phone: 250-837-5151; Toll-free: 1-800-991-4455; Fax:
250-837-5111. |
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Don't
Waste Your Time in the Canadian Rockies:
An Opinionated Hiking
Guide to Help You Get the Most from This Magnificent Wilderness
by Kathy Copeland
June 1998, Paperback, 376 pages,
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Handbooks: Canadian Rockies
by Andrew Hempstead
June 1999, Paperback, 260 pages, (non-fiction)
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Whitewater
Trips and Hot Springs in the Kootenays of British Columbia for : Kayakers,
Canoeists and Rafters
by Betty Pratt-Johnson
Paperback, September 1989
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