Thanks, Kell! I showed the pics to my DH, so he knows what to look for at the hardware store.
Alberta-British Columbia Boundary.
Quote from ginger749 :
Hi Tallulah,
The exact spot is "Rock Island Lake. Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park".
There are no roads within cooee of this Lake.
So the only way in is a long long walk.
Most people who visit this spot just take the bus up from Sunshine Village ski resort, then it's about a mile out on a wide trail. Did you hike in off a backpacking route? Haven't been to this spot myself (though we hike in the area) but it's a nice way to see the alpine zone for people who don't want to or can't hike. The "white flowers" are the seedheads of Anemone occidentalis, a wonderful, iconic plant that blooms as soon as the snow melts off - love seeing them!
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The "white flowers" are the seedheads of Anemone occidentalis, a wonderful, iconic plant that blooms as soon as the snow melts off - love seeing them!
Thanks altagardener,
I had totally forgotten about that plant.
Thanks for reminding me.
kell.
Can Yall imagine going into this Gondola type Structure to Sight See ?
I took some Pictures from afar and left it at that. ^_^
That can't possibly be real!
Is there an architect or building code anywhere that would possibly approve that? :-) Wow!
Ginger, would you consider starting a new thread to continue with this? This thread is probably a record for length - truly amazing! However, it takes a long time to scroll to the bottom, and I imagine it's a deterrent for people with slow internet?
Edit: Please disregard my comment about starting a new thread. Annabell52 pointed out to me that one can always skip to the new entries without having to scroll down. Funny I had never noticed that feature before; it works great!
This message was edited Apr 14, 2013 8:16 AM
altagardener, we do have a new thread; it's called 'Xploring Canada & beyond'. I'm not sure how we got back onto the old thread again!