by Keith and Heather Nicol
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| Pink Heather is now in full bloom |
On June 25, we decided to check out
Paradise Meadows in Strathcona Provincial Park with Heather’s sister, Lisa and
brother law, Paul who were visiting from Ottawa. The last time we were here was
when I competed in the Snow to Surf race at the end of April and this area was
under a deep snow pack. On this hike we
decided to focus on some of the wild flowers which were out along the scenic Paradise
Meadows trail. The information centre is not open until this coming weekend but
you can still explore the trails.
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| Heather (right) with Lisa on the Paradise Meadows trail |
The Paradise Meadows trail is about 4
km and you can do a shorter 2 km wheelchair accessible boardwalk trail if you
have people with mobility issues or small children in your group. There are
quite a few wildflowers out and we saw many areas of Pink Heather and Jeffrey’s
Shooting Star when we did the trail and there are markers identifying many of them
along the trail which really helps those people who want to learn about the
different plants in the area. The trail also gives views of Mount Washington
Alpine Ski Resort as well as several ponds. Also several other trails branch
off from these trails providing access to the higher mountains nearby. Our goal
is investigate some of those trails in the near future. This park is a real
bonus for people in the Comox Valley since it is a great way to access the sub
alpine environment and the extensive trail network in Strathcona Provincial
Park. For more information on the Strathcona Wilderness Institute which runs
the information centre see: http://strathconapark.org/
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| Jeffrey's Shooting Star are also in bloom |
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