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Elk Falls Provincial Park
Jul. 5th, 2007 09:17 pm![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
mlyn.livejournal.comI visited this park, on the outskirts of Campbell River, British Columbia, on Monday July 2. On Tuesday I got to talk to the woman who scouted locations for the film, and she gave me a lot of great information. I'll post about that later when I do the other location post, but I'm bringing it up because she talked about Elk Falls too. One thing that came up is how much this location is used for any movie in BC, from The Scarlet Letter (one of the first filmed in BC) to Pathfinder.
In The 13th Warrior, this location was used for the wendol camp. The caves, although apparently adjacent to the river set, were built at the other primary filming location (Elk Bay), but Disney was impatient with the shoot being so far from Vancouver and demanded that they be moved back to the city, so the built set was disassembled and reassembled in Vancouver.
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As you can tell, this area is really very accessible. I think if I'd had the right energy, I would have been up for some hiking on the trails and finding different vantage points, but this was great for so little effort. And the park itself is a beautiful place, worth a visit on its own merits. If you're in the area, check it out.
In The 13th Warrior, this location was used for the wendol camp. The caves, although apparently adjacent to the river set, were built at the other primary filming location (Elk Bay), but Disney was impatient with the shoot being so far from Vancouver and demanded that they be moved back to the city, so the built set was disassembled and reassembled in Vancouver.
( Pictures and text )
As you can tell, this area is really very accessible. I think if I'd had the right energy, I would have been up for some hiking on the trails and finding different vantage points, but this was great for so little effort. And the park itself is a beautiful place, worth a visit on its own merits. If you're in the area, check it out.
