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INSIDE: 2. Mount Cartier and historic Revelstoke forestry lookouts 4. Place name history of Mount Revelstoke National Park 6. Sunny Saturday activities 7. Pip & Dex Custom Cakes

Nash Masson descends the north ridge of Mount Cartier, with the summit looming in the background. The long trail up Mt. Cartier was built in the early 1920s to access a forestry lookout on the summit (visible just to the right of the summit). It is now used by ambitious hikers and mountain bikers looking for an epic day out. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper

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"Unfortunately, the Mt. Cartier forestry lookout was not utilized for long, as it soon became apparent that due to weather conditions, forest fires were able to get well established long before being detected from such a lofty vantage point," wrote Lavelle in a 2011 article in the Revelstoke Times Review. "The value of such lookouts diminished as a result and technology would soon give way to more mobile and electronic detection systems that are in use today."

It is believed the Cartier lookout wasn't used after 1930, with a permanent lookout established on Mount Sproat to the south in 1956. The lookout remains, having withstood 90 years of winter and summer storms, with only the roof being replaced.

T There are five fire lookouts in the Revelstoke area, relics of a not-so-distant past when forest rangers would live on top of mountains, monitoring incoming storms and looking for lightning strikes and the forest fires they caused. The lookouts were mostly abandoned decades ago, but most of them are still standing and are accessible by a series of trails that reach the lofty summits they’re perched upon. ~ Words and photos by Alex Cooper

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here are two ways to the top of Mount Cartier. The easy way is with a helicopter. The hard way is up the 15-kilometre trail that snakes its way to the summit of the 2,610-metre high mountain — more than 2,100 metres above the valley below.

That's how I found myself getting to the top of Cartier early last July, hauling my mountain bike with me — the steep, relentless trail too much for me to pedal along the whole way.

The trail up Mt. Cartier was built in the early1920s to access a forestry lookout near the summit.

From here, forest rangers would watch for lightning strikes and call in forest fires.

Dozens, if not hundreds of lookouts were built throughout the province. Around Revelstoke, four are still standing and the foundation of a fifth remains; all are accessible by the trails built nearly a century ago.

According to Kevin Lavelle, a local forestry official who has done a great deal of research on the history of lookouts, the Cartier lookout was built in 1922, though the trail, along with a telephone cable, was probably put in a year before.

he call to bike up Cartier came the previous evening. I was just looking to go for a bike ride, but when word came of the plan to go up Cartier, I said yes. I knew I may be in over my head, but also knew that I'd regret missing an opportunity to bike from the top of one of Revelstoke's signature summits.

And so 10 of us met up at the Modern that morning, drove out to the trailhead and started pedalling.

We climbed from the start, then lost precious elevation with the short descent to McKay Creek. After crossing the creek, we were on Cartier proper, the trail an endless series of switchbacks through the interior rainforest, with no views but trees. As the first group up the trail that summer, we cleared the blowdown as we climbed — about 50 trees in total.

After a few hours we arrived at an old, run-down cabin at about the nine kilometre mark. We sat for lunch at a beautiful viewpoint overlooking the river below and the Gold Range of the Monashee Mountains across the valley. Only six kilometres to go.

Soon, we started to see signs of elevation gain.

The forest opened up and we finally entered the massive Greenslide avalanche path that defines Mt. Cartier. The trail zig-zagged through alders and past sub-alpine pine trees. We reached the plateau on the north ridge — a friend and I lagging behind the rest of the fitter group.

Then it was into the Greenslide, the last few kilometres of the trail a series of narrow switchbacks barely a foot wide, hacked into the side of the mountain by the pioneers who built the trail to access the forestry lookout more than 90 years before us. The last remaining snow patches made for precarious crossings, with the slope falling away at a 45 degree angle all the way to the valley 2,000 metres below.

The bike would be pushed, then carried on the

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feet don’t hurt Opposite: The Mount Cartier lookout is perched on a ledge just below the summit. It’s hard to reach, but the views are incredible. Above: The Joss Mountain fire lookout is in great shape thanks to recent restoration.

Right: Hiking through alpine meadows to the summit of Eagle Pass Mountain. Below: The Sproat lookout is maintained by the Revelstoke ATV Club.

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shoulders, and maybe ridden for a bit — whichever worked best — until it finally came time to leave it behind for the short scramble to the summit. An old cable provided support through the loose rock.

Just before reaching the summit of Cartier, we passed by the old lookout, still standing after all these years. We summited first and enjoyed the views and a beer. Then we checked out the lookout; before returning to our bikes and the endless descent ahead.

I'd like to say it was worth the climb, but that would be lying. While my friends flew ahead, I skittered nervously through the avalanche path, and then had an uneven ride through the sub-alpine slopes before.

By the time we reached the forest, I was spent.

Small technical sections threw me around and I cursed at my bike every time I came off. Finally we reached McKay Creek, climbing back up to the lookout, and then enjoying the final fast

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itting near the summit of Mt. Revelstoke, this well-maintained fire lookout is the easiest to access. It's just a matter of driving up the Meadows in the Sky Parkway, taking the free shuttle bus the final kilometre to the summit and hiking about 100 metres up the paved trail to the lookout. There are viewpoints enabling you to look out in all directions. see Lookouts, page 8

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What’s in a name?

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What’s a Clachnacudainn? Who’s Soren Sorenson? What about Dickey, Coursier, Woolsey and St. Cyr? We’ve got the history behind the place names in Mount Revelstoke National Park. Words by Alex Cooper, graphic by Rob Stokes.

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Revelstoke. He was a booster of establishing a national park to protect the area. The Summit Trail was originally named after him, but at some point it was renamed and a new trail named after Lindmark.

MAUNDER CREEK This creek on the park's northern boundary was named after Fred Maunder, the first superintendent of Mt. Revelstoke National Park.

MILLER LAKE School inspector A.E. Miller was one of the first Revelstokians to explore the summit area of Mount Revelstoke. His accounts, published in the local newspaper, led many others to follow in his footsteps and to the eventual establishment of the park.

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MOUNT DICKEY This mountain was named after Earle Dickey, a prominent local photographer, who spent a great deal of time taking pictures in the park. His photos can be seen in the book Reflections, which compiles four decades of photos by Earle and his wife Estelle.

EVA LAKE Eva Hobbs was a Revelstoke school teacher who discovered the lake during a three week stay at the summit area in 1910.

GORDON GLACIER Named for a CP Rail employee who spent a lot of time camping and exploring in the park.

HAMILTON CREEK Named for J.H. Hamilton, a prominent Revelstokian who was, at different times, president of the Progressive Club, member of the Board of Trade and Mayor.

HEATHER LAKE This lake at the summit of Mount Revelstoke was named for the abundance of heather that grows along its shores.

INVERNESS PEAKS The name for these peaks in the Clachnacudainn Range was suggested by park superintendent B.R. Styles in 1960 because of the village of Clachnacudainn's proximity to Inverness in Scotland.

JADE LAKES They are believed to have been first seen by famed Canadian mountaineer A.O. Wheeler in 1905 from the summit of Mt. Clachnacudainn West. He named them after the green colour of the water.

MOUNT KLOTZ Named after Otto Klotz, a surveyor who was sent to survey the CP Rail mainline from the Kicking Horse Pass to Revelstoke in order to obtain precise measurements for the establishment of national parks in the area.

LINDMARK TRAIL C.F. Lindmark was the mayor of Revelstoke when locals started exploring the summit area of Mount

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AND ICE FIELD Clachnacudainn is the name of a small village in Scotland, near Inverness. The origin of its use in the park is unknown, but it is one of the earliest names appearing on maps of the area.

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What’s a Clachnacudainn? Who’s Soren Sorenson? What about Dickey, Coursier, Woolsey and St. Cyr? We’ve got the history behind the place names in Mount Revelstoke National Park. Words by Alex Cooper, graphic by Rob Stokes.

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Mount Williamson

Heather Lake

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Previously known as Silver Creek, the creek was named after David Woolsey, who was a prominent miner in the area in the early 20th century.

Inverness Glacier

Miller Lake

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Inverness Peaks

Eva Lake

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Sorensen, a Parks Canada employee, was a driving force behind the development of cross country skiing in Revelstoke from the 1950s to 1970s. He taught many local youth how to ski and helped lay out the two kilometre and five kilometre loop trails that now bear his name.

Named for Frank Williamson, a former deputy commissioner of the national parks, who played a key role in the early years of Parks Canada.

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Woolsey Glacier

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MOUNT ST. CYR Named after a surveyor who explored the Columbia Valley south of Revelstoke in the 1880s in the hope of finding a rail route to the United States.

SOREN SORENSEN

Gordon Glacier

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Nels Nelsen was a world record setting ski jumper who played a leading role in establishing the Revelstoke Ski Club. Born in Norway, his family emigrated to Canada in 1913. Nelsen was the star of his day, setting world records on the ski jump that now bears his name.

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Revelstoke. He was a booster of establishing a national park to protect the area. The Summit Trail was originally named after him, but at some point it was renamed and a new trail named after Lindmark.

MAUNDER CREEK This creek on the park's northern boundary was named after Fred Maunder, the first superintendent of Mt. Revelstoke National Park.

MILLER LAKE School inspector A.E. Miller was one of the first Revelstokians to explore the summit area of Mount Revelstoke. His accounts, published in the local newspaper, led many others to follow in his footsteps and to the eventual establishment of the park.

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nent Revelstoke businessman who was a dedicated promoter and user of the park.

MOUNT DICKEY This mountain was named after Earle Dickey, a prominent local photographer, who spent a great deal of time taking pictures in the park. His photos can be seen in the book Reflections, which compiles four decades of photos by Earle and his wife Estelle.

EVA LAKE Eva Hobbs was a Revelstoke school teacher who discovered the lake during a three week stay at the summit area in 1910.

GORDON GLACIER Named for a CP Rail employee who spent a lot of time camping and exploring in the park.

HAMILTON CREEK Named for J.H. Hamilton, a prominent Revelstokian who was, at different times, president of the Progressive Club, member of the Board of Trade and Mayor.

HEATHER LAKE This lake at the summit of Mount Revelstoke was named for the abundance of heather that grows along its shores.

INVERNESS PEAKS The name for these peaks in the Clachnacudainn Range was suggested by park superintendent B.R. Styles in 1960 because of the village of Clachnacudainn's proximity to Inverness in Scotland.

JADE LAKES They are believed to have been first seen by famed Canadian mountaineer A.O. Wheeler in 1905 from the summit of Mt. Clachnacudainn West. He named them after the green colour of the water.

MOUNT KLOTZ Named after Otto Klotz, a surveyor who was sent to survey the CP Rail mainline from the Kicking Horse Pass to Revelstoke in order to obtain precise measurements for the establishment of national parks in the area.

LINDMARK TRAIL C.F. Lindmark was the mayor of Revelstoke when locals started exploring the summit area of Mount

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All repairs & custom work is halted until the Fall. Summer Hours will be variable.

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Revelstoke Special thanks to Jacolyn Daniluck at Parks Canada and Cathy English at the Revelstoke Museum & Archives for helping with this article.

Regent Hotel

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Style ◆ Character ◆ Tradition ◆

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AND ICE FIELD Clachnacudainn is the name of a small village in Scotland, near Inverness. The origin of its use in the park is unknown, but it is one of the earliest names appearing on maps of the area.

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"A year ago it started getting to the point where I had so many orders I was falling behind in my daily routine," said Van Overbeke, who says she tries not to work on cakes while her children are around.

"I have so many cake supplies it's taking over my house.

It's happening faster than I want, but it's a good push. A lot more opportunity comes with being a business."

Her goal is to be open for business by the start of next year. "I have a lot of support from my family," she said.

It's incredibly time consuming, with each cake taking anywhere from five to 25 hours to complete. Van Overbeke makes her cakes entirely by hand but is hoping she can eventually purchase an edible printer and air brushing machine.

The creative license on each cake is dependant on the customer. Sometimes people have an exact cake in mind – usually something they've seen in a magazine or on a webpage – and other times people will approach her with a budget and a theme.

Most recently, Van Overbeke made a Batman-themed cake where she was given free reign. To get ideas, she spent time researching different photos of Batman cakes

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access by foot. To access the lookout, head south of out of Revelstoke down Airport Way. From the end of the pavement, keep going down the Alkokolex FSR, turning right onto the Crawford FSR at about the 12-kilometre mark. Keep going until along the Crawford until you run out of road and see the trail.

The trail itself crosses several big avalanche paths before it gains the ridge to the summit. The trail is lined with wildflowers and the views up and down the Arrow Lakes are stunning.

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here are two trails up Joss Mountain — one from the east and the other from the west.

Directions to both trails can be found at www.revelstoketrails.com. The 8.5-kilometre eastern trail is used by both hikers and mountain bikers. From the trailhead, it scoots through the forest before entering a steep-sided valley. The trail makes its way up the west side of the valley until it reaches a summit plateau dotted with alpine lakes and covered in wildflowers. It’s truly one of the most spectacular areas around Revelstoke. The trail wanders through the plateau and amidst boulder fields until it reaches the summit, where a recently restored lookout awaits. We recommend using your bike to get up this way, because while the climb is hard, the descent is one for the ages. The alternate way to get here, especially if you’re on foot is from the western trailhead. This trail is shorter (4.5 kilometres) and steeper and brings you to the same spot.

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