By Keith and Heather Nicol
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| Purple Heather in bloom |
On July 3 we headed
up to Strathcona Provincial Park to do a wildflower guided walk lead Alison Maingon. This walk was part of the Strathcona Wilderness Institute offerings
for the summer and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Over 20 people turned out for the 2
hour walk and fortunately Alison had a couple of assistants to help the group
identify the large number of flowers that currently in bloom in Paradise
Meadows. Much of the route was over boardwalk so was accessible for most people
and the pace was ideal for anyone wanting to learn and photograph these
flowers.
On our trip we saw dozens of flowers
and other plants and we would recommend this outing to anyone interested in
learning about the plants in this area. For more information about the
Strathcona Wilderness Institute (SWI) and their programmes can see:
http://strathconapark.org/
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| Alison talking about plants along the boardwalk |
The SWI also has
an online flower
ID web page at:
http://strathconapark.org/paradise-plants-id-guide/ To reach Paradise Meadows follow the Mt
Washington Ski Resort assess road and near the top turn left toward Raven
Lodge. There is a large parking area and the information centre is open through the
summer and into the early fall.
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| Deer Cabbage flowers were abundant along the trail |
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| Jeffrey`s Shooting Star could be found all along the wetter areas |
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