When I read from the promotional material in the motel in Revelstoke where we stayed that there is a Giant Cedars Boardwalk Trail in Mount Revelstoke National Park, we decided to have a go after pinpointing its location in my GPS.
I have read the "Cedars of Lebanon" in the Psalms in the Bible and have wondered what a cedar tree is liked? Now that one could do a boardwalk in the midst of cedar trees, that must be interesting. Cedars must be well known in Lebanon so much so that it is shown in their nation's flag.
"The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, the Lord breaks in pieces the Cedars of Lebanon" (Psalm 29:5). "The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like the cedar of Lebanon" (Psalm 92:12)
The Giant Cedars Boardwalk Trail is approx. 30Km northeast of Revelstoke along the Tran Canada Highway. By the time we were there in the late afternoon, the trail was quiet and we only met two other couples. We almost had the Trail all for ourselves! The boardwalk is about half a Km long and the serenity was truly refreshing. Some of the trees are 500 years old!
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On the way back to the motel, we saw this sign which reads "Skunk Cabbage Boardwalk Trail" and decided to stop and find out what exactly this is.
Skunk cabbage is a wildflower that grows in swampy, wet area of forest land. It is a very plain looking plant. Skunk cabbage gets its name from the fact that when the leaves are crushed or bruised, it gives off a smell of skunk or rotten meat!
But throughout, we didn't smell anything "skunky" !
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| Chairs for resting along the Trail! |
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| Skunk Cabbage. |
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