Activities
The Golden BC area, and in particular where we live in the Blaeberry Valley, offers so many beautiful activities in every season!
There is amazing trail hiking and river rafting during the Summer! There is amazing cross-country skiing and snowshoeing during the Winter! And don’t forget in the Fall the Salmon run up the Blaeberry River attracting the Bald Eagles who feast on them. And in the Spring the orchids and wildflowers along the Blaeberry River are simply stunning.
About the Blaeberry River Valley
In the early 1800’s an English explorer, geographer and fur-trader by the name of David Thompson ‘discovered’ our remote valley deep in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia. It was and still is a place of pristine natural beauty and abundant wildlife. In his 1807 Journal Thompson referred to the valley’s river as “Portage Creek”. The current name of “Blaeberry River” was later termed in 1811 by the Scottish fur trader Alexander Henry who named it using the Gaelic word “Blae” for blue and for the abundant berry bushes lining it’s banks.
Of course the Native Kootenai people were here first, living in harmony with the Mountains and animals that shared their valley. Today, little about the valley has changed. It is still a place where elk and deer, wildcat and grizzly/black bear roam the wild. In this natural setting on the banks of the beautiful Blaeberry River, Quantum Leaps offers unique accommodations and abundant opportunities for exploration, adventure, relaxation, and personal growth. Come on your journey with us!
Quantum Leaps Retreats gratefully acknowledges that we work, live and play on the TRADITIONAL territory of the Ktunaxa people, which they share with the Secwepemc people and which is the home to the Métis Nation Columbia River Society.
