From an email by Jocie to the Botany group on August 16.
It’s mid-August, and a great time for mountain hikes and botanizing! It’s also a great time to relax in the garden with a tall glass of lemonade. If you are doing the latter, check out these photos from a recent hike to Kings Peak in Strathcona Park taken by Frank H., Jack B. and Jack’s dad Chris. Steep terrain, lots of bugs, great views and amazing plants!
Here’s a bit more from Frank:
“We had a very good hike up Kings Peak last week and saw some great alpine
plants. The hike was a lot tougher than what I remembered from 15 years
ago. Funny how that works.”
All photos by Jack B. (click to enlarge).
Silky phacelia (Phacelia sericea) 
Smooth douglasia (Douglasia laevigata)
Salish daisy (Erigeron salishii) 
Western pasqueflower (Anemone occidentalis)
Moss campion (Silene aucalis) 
Cooley’s buttercup (Ranunculus cooleyae)
King’s Peak summit view: Elkhorn, Rambler, Mt. Col. Foster 
Frank with remaining snowfields
