3 Valley Gap

Three Valley Gap makes no sense to me. A 200 room hotel situated on a small lake nestled between the Trans Canada Highway and a CP rail line. Not quite far enough away from Revelstoke to be considered remote, but somehow managing to capture the essence of remoteness. It reminds me a little of that Chateau in “The Shining”, but without the river of blood running through the hallways.

I’ve driven past this place a hundred times and never stayed here. In fact, the overly friendly guy at the front desk said a lot of their visitors have driven by many times and were eventually overcome by curiosity and pulled in for a night. Not the greatest business plan, but I expect they also get a lot of tour buses.

Apparently they have their own hydroelectric power plant across the Highway and in a few weeks they shut the place down for the winter when the water level is too low to turn the turbines. Say, didn’t that Chateau in “The Shining” also close for the winter?

The place is already relatively empty and the peace and quiet gives me a chance to work on my writing.

Now, where did I leave off…

All work and no play makes Chris a dull boy. All work and no play makes Chris a dull boy. All work and no play makes Chris a dull boy. All work and no play makes Chris a dull boy. All work and no play makes Chris a dull boy. All work and no play makes Chris a dull boy. All work and no play makes Chris a dull boy. All work and no play makes Chris a dull boy…

But, I digress.

The hotel may not be haunted, but you must admit the pool is a bit macabre.

While they swim, your kids can pretend they are trying to escape from the sinking Titanic. Unfortunately they are stuck on one of the lower decks and they all die and sink to the bottom of the Atlantic. Grim game, but quieter than Marco Polo.