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B C Coast Mtns: Brandywine Falls Whistler B C 66meters, 2000 July 07 12:40; Singing Pass Black Tusk Mtn, 1981 August 09; Singing Pass looking east Whistler, B C, 1981 August 09; Singing Pass lupines looking south, 1981 August 09; Tundra Lake headwaters of Stein River Lytton, 1983 August 07

B C Mt Columbia Bush River

Mt. Columbia at 3747m (12293 ft) is the highest point in Alberta and the second highest Canadian Rocky Mountain (Mt. Robson is 217m higher). It is located west of the main mass of the huge Columbia Icefield, whose waters drain to the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. The SW side, B.C. side, of Mt. Columbia is remote and seldom visited but can be reached by following 70 km of reasonably good condition logging roads up the Bush River, NW of Golden B.C. The last 3 or 4 of road are quite grim, however. From the end of the road, we followed a route up onto a ridge and its view of glaciers.
A deep canyon on the Valenciennes River, a tributary of the Bush River, is also worth visiting.: Bush River Road, 2000 August 03 17:44; Bush River Road with Mt Columbia, 2000 August 03 17:25; Mt Bryce vertical, 2000 August 03 13:39; Mt Columbia with Nico playing, 2000 August 03 14:58; Suicide Mt with Nico, 2000 August 03 14:27; Triad Mt, 2000 August 03 14:46; Valenciennes River sunset, 2000 August 03 21:30

B C Murtle Lake

Murtle Lake is in Wells Gray Provincial Park near Blue River, B.C. between Jasper and Kamloops. The shoreline is about a 100 km long canoe. We had almost no wind with a near glassy lake surface most of the time. At the end of the north arm of the lake we saw one of several forest fires. A beuatiful hike is from the east side of the lake up Wavey Ridge.: Murtle Lake fire daytime, 2003 August 15 18:00; Murtle Lake fire next morning, 2003 August 16; Murtle Lake fire nighttime, 2003 August 15 18:00; looking east from Wavey Ridge, 2003 August 17; north arm canoe, 2003 August 15; north arm reflection, 2003 August 15; water lines, 2003 August 16

B C Purcell Mtns Lake of the Hanging Glacier: Lake of the Hanging Glacier view, 2006 August 12 14:29; Mt Monica and Starbird Glacier, 2006 August 12 15:57; crossing outlet, 2006 August 12 14:35; hiking party, 2006 August 12 14:26; near outlet, 2006 August 12 12:58; roots, 2006 August 12 11:43

B C Purcell Mtns Silent Lake

Silent Lake and Silent Mountain are SW of Golden, B.C. and SE of Roger's Pass. The trailhead is reached by driving 57 km of logging road from the east. The hike to the lake is easy and the views from above the lake are spectacular.: Mt Duncan Sugarloaf Mt from Silent Ridge, 2000 July 31 14:49; Silent Lake, 2000 July 31 11:58; Silent Lake reflection, 2000 July 31 11:55; Spillimacheen Group Silent Lake from Silent Mt, 2000 July 31 15:29

B C Purcell Mtns Welsh Lakes: Nico at second lake outlet, 2006 August 11 15:15; cotton grass, 2006 August 11 14:52; first lake colour, 2006 August 11 13:43; second lake with cotton grass, 2006 August 11 14:59

B C other: Dawson Falls, 2001 July 31; Helmcken Falls, 2001 August 01; Trophy Mt meadows, 2001 July 31

Cascade Mtns: Mt Baker from Tomyhoi Peak, 1984 August 25; Mt Dickerman blueberries W A, U S A, 1984 September 30; Mt Shuksan from Tomyhoi Peak, 1984 August 25

Lethbridge and Prairie: St Mary River Magrath with Nico, 2006 October 22 16:09; Sweetgrass Hills Gold Butte, 2006 June 04 16:21; Sweetgrass Hills Gold Butte from West Butte, 2006 June 04 13:12; University viewed from Scenic Drive, 2000 September 03 13:33; Verdigris Coulee Milk River hoodoos, 2000 April 30; Verdigris Coulee hawks nest, 2000 April 30; Verdigris Coulee rattlesnake, 2000 April 30; Weir and train, 2001 September 30 14:32; Weir from canoe, 2001 September 30 15:18

Montana

Going to the Sun Road is a very scenic (summer) highway just south of the Canada/US border in Montana.: Chief Mtn, 2007 April 08 11:35; Going To Sun Road road, 2000 August 27 15:44

Rocky Mtns B C: Bear Lake from pass, 2006 August 23 13:20; Tanglefoot Lake Mt Fisher, 2002 September 01

Rocky Mtns Banff Jasper: Herbert Lake near Lake Louise, 2002 July 21; Mt Balfour from flats at Hector Lake, 2002 July 23; Sherbrooke Lake from Paget Peak, 2002 July 22

Rocky Mtns Banff Egypt Lake

These are from a four day backpacking trip in July 2000.: Egypt Lake, 2000 July 25 09:40; Egypt Lake Pharaoh Lake Haiduk Mt from Healy Pass, 2000 July 27 09:44; Healy Pass with Nico, 2000 July 27 10:17; Monarch Mt the Ramparts from Healy Pass, 2000 July 27 09:52; Talc Lake Talc Falls, 2000 July 26 10:59; Talc Mt from Whistling Pass with Nico, 2000 July 25 12:37; Talc Mt from near Scarab Lake, 2000 July 25 10:57

Rocky Mtns Crowsnest Pass

Crownest Pass is an hour and a half west of Lethbridge by highway.: Middle Kootenay Pass Lakes larches hill, 2000 September 24 14:40; Middle Kootenay Pass Lakes stately larch, 2000 September 24 15:16; Window Mt with Saxifrage, 2000 July 22 12:11

Rocky Mtns Lawson Lake: Maude Lake Beatty Glacier fireweed, 2003 August 06; Mt Putnik, 2003 August 07; Royal Group from South Kananaskis Pass, 2003 July 07; Tipperary Lake from South Kananaskis Pass, 2003 July 07; from Haig Glacier to Lawson Lake, 2003 August 06

Rocky Mtns Mt Assiniboine: Assiniboine Joan Blair 1960, 1970 August 01; Magog Lake Mt Assiniboine, 2002 August 05; Mt Assiniboine alpine larches from Sunset Lake, 2002 August 05 18:00; Mt Assiniboine alpine larches from Sunset Lake 2, 2002 August 05; hummocky terrain at Assiniboine Pass with Nico, 2002 August 04

Rocky Mtns Mt Robson

Mt. Robson (3954m, 12972ft) is the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies. We backpacked to Berg Lake and had unusually good weather. One of our day trips took us along the side of Robson Glacier to the summit of Titkana Mtn. (2829m, 9280ft) which has views of many icefields including those on Mt. Robson.: Berg Lake Berg Glacier The Helmet, 2001 August 09; Mt Robson Berg Glacier Berg Lake, 2001 August 10; Mt Robson Berg Glacier from N E reflected, 2001 August 09 18:00; Robson Glacier Mt Resplendent with Nico, 2001 August 10; Robson Glacier Mt Resplendent with Nico Joan high on lateral moraine, 2001 August 10; Robson Glacier toe, 2001 August 10; Robson Glacier with Nico Wolf, 2001 August 10; Titkana Peak view to Resthaven Icefield, 2001 August 10; Whitehorn suspension bridge, 2001 August 08

Rocky Mtns Tumbling Glacier

These photos are from a backpacking trip to Tumbling Glacier in Kootenay National Park in mid-August 2005. We hiked west from the campsite at Tumbling Glacier to Rockwall Pass and up along ridges to the north off the trail. On the way back, to the north-west of the pass, we discover fabulous Indian Paintbrush meadows mostly concentrated in creek beds.: Mt Foster trail, 2005 August 14; Rockwall with glacial lake, 2005 August 13; Tumbling Glacier Mt Foster paintbrushes, 2005 August 13; Tumbling Glacier flower gully, 2005 August 13; paintbrush close pink, 2005 August 13; paintbrush close red, 2005 August 13; paintbrush meadow red, 2005 August 13; paintbrush row red, 2005 August 13

Rocky Mtns Waterton

Waterton Lakes National Park is 120 km SW of Lethbridge, about an 80 minute drive from Lethbridge.: Crypt Lake Trail cable, 2003 August 31; Crypt Lake Trail tunnel, 2003 August 31; Crypt Lake Trail tunnel entrance, 2003 August 31; Goat Lake from ridge, 2000 July 15 14:32; Goat Lake with Nico, 2000 July 15 12:28; Rowe Lake Ridge with Joan Nico, 1999 September 19; Rowe Lake alpine larches, 2003 September 28; Waterton Lake Mt Cleveland, 2007 April 08 14:56; Waterton Lakes, 2000 June 25 17:29

Tabitha the hiking cat

One of our cats, Tabby, is very intelligent and we've managed to train her to walk on a leash. She's also a pretty good hiker and loves being outdoors although she much prefers forest walks and doesn't much like sunny or windy open areas.: Tabby Crowsnest Mt from Beauvais Lk hill, 2006 October 09 14:22; Tabby gets a lift, 2006 May 21 15:27; Tabby resting on the trail, 2006 August 22 13:28

flora fauna: Avalanche Lake cedar roots, 2000 August 27 14:53; Benton Lake cattails, 2006 September 29 15:18; Cedar Grove, 2000 August 02 11:46; Devils Club, 2000 August 02 11:51; Pine Sap, 2000 June 30 10:57; bluebird, 2007 April 08 12:21; goat Cathedral Lakes, 2004 July 20; marmot Lineham Ridge, 2002 December 12 16:23; marmot Lineham Ridge mini, 2002 December 12 16:03; marmot at Quartz Lake inquisitive, 2000 August 01 13:42; marmot at Quartz Lake peeking out, 2000 August 01 13:41

flowers: Bear Grass, 2000 June 25 16:50; Blueberries in fall at Mamquam Lake, Squamish B C, 1980 September 27; Calypso orchid, 2006 May 21 12:16; Forget Me Not, 2000 July 15 14:41; Glacier Lillies, 2000 June 17 14:10; Paintbrush Mt Murray near Bowron Lake, 2000 August 20; Paintbrush deep Pink, 2000 July 26 15:13; Paintbrush hot Pink, 2000 July 27 10:25; Paintbrush red rock, 2000 July 27 11:06; Paintbrush white, 2000 July 27 12:43; Pincushion group open closed, 2004 June 04 17:58; Pincushion purple, 2004 June 04 17:52; Pincushion purple fewstamens, 2004 June 04 18:02; Prairie crocus, 2007 April 08 12:31; Saxifrage, 2000 July 22 12:11; Shooting Stars at St Mary Lake Montana, 2001 May 21; Shooting Stars close, 2001 May 21 11:38; wild Rhododendron, 2000 June 30 10:54

other: Patterned Rock Forum Lake, 2000 June 25 14:26; rose watercolor by Nico, 2003 February 07 16:58

people

Nico is my son.: Joan at Bears Hump, 2007 April 15 14:46; Joan at Old Glory Mtn Rossland B C, 1987 June 27; Nico+ Joan Tangle Ridge, 1996 August 08; Nico+ Wolf cards, 1994 December 22 19:00; Nico on Mt Fairview with Mt Temple, 2002 July 24; Table Mtn1985, 1985 September 29 13:36; Table Mtn1985, 1985 September 29 13:36; Wolf treed, 2000 July 03 14:03

poster contest

This is Nico's entry in the Royal Tyrrell Museum's 2006 Prehistoric Poster Contest. There were more than 2400 entries with 31 winners, one of which was Nico's. His poster won an Honourable Mention for the grade 9 entries, that is, his poster was second (the runner up) in this category. Check www.tyrrellmuseum.com/events for information about the poster contest. All 31 winning posters are on display at the museum until February 2007.: nico Devonian poster contest grade9 Royal Tyrrell Museum, 2006 March 20 10:34

Last update: 2008 May 21

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