Right: The north face of Mount
Robson (3,954 meters /
12,972 feet, the highest
peak in the Canadian Rockies), rises high
above
blue-green Berg Lake (1641 meters / 5385 feet elevation). The
beautiful
turquoise color of Berg Lake is caused by finely powdered glacial
sediments suspended in the water. Visiting Berg Lake requires
backpacking 22 kilometers (13 miles) one way to a campground, in Mount
Robson Provincial Park, British
Columbia, Canada. In
the
foreground of this image, the leaves of low-growing bushes have changed
from their summer green to a blazing red color in late September. [Published
in Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club Outings January/February 2004.]
Below: Berg Glacier drops ice bergs into Berg
Lake. Mount Robson (3,954 meters / 12,972 feet) is not only the
highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, but is one of the most impressive
and beautiful sights in British Columbia, Canada. A waterfall plunges from Snowbird Pass, above the toe of the Robson
Glacier, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. (Panorama stitched from 5 images.)
Left: Mount Robson in late September with red and yellow fall foliage
in the foreground. Mount Robson Provincial Park, one of the
oldest in British Columbia, contains the headwaters of the Fraser River.
Below right: An exposure over many hours creates
star trails at night behind Mount Robson. Carol flashed me and I
flashed Carol separately to add our images to this single exposure. Above: This is the more familiar Mount Robson view, from Highway 16
(The "Yellowhead Route" between Jasper and Tete Jaune Cache), with
pretty yellow leaves and white trunks of aspen trees. Tom backpacks in the Valley of a Thousand Falls, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada Carol backpacks in Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. Pink and white flower on a red stalk, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada Berg Glacier, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada Orange, white and black rock pattern, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. Scraggly rock pattern, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada Ancient orange and black rock pattern, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. A waterfall spashes down from Snowbird Pass, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada.
A waterfall flows from Snowbird Pass, above the toe of the Robson
Glacier, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada.
(Panorama stitched from 5 images.) A stream flows from Snowbird Pass, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada Orange butterflies with black spots in the alpine zone of Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada. Distant peaks rise above Coleman Glacier in Jasper National Park,
Alberta, Canada. Two hikers on Snowbird Pass admire Coleman Glacier in Jasper National Park,
Alberta, Canada, hiked via Mount Robson
Provincial Park, British Columbia. Coleman Glacier stretches into the distance in Jasper National Park,
Alberta, Canada, seen from Snowbird Pass, hiked via Mount Robson
Provincial Park, British Columbia. (Panorama stitched from 9 images.) The peak of Mount Robson. Mount Robson, seen from the winding trail to Snowbird Pass.
Three blue butterflies in the alpine zone of Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada. Ten blue butterflies in the alpine zone of Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada. A hiker walks beneath Mount Robson, on the trail to Snowbird Pass. Mount Robson, seen from the trail to Snowbird Pass. Marmots are members of the genus Marmota, in the rodent family
Sciuridae (squirrels). Mount Edith Cavell, Jasper National Park,
Alberta, Canada. Robson Glacier flows from Mount Robson, in Mount Robson Provincial
Park, British Columbia, Canada. (Panorama stitched from 12 images.) The Robson River originates from Robson Glacier, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada 'Warning: Area of steep cliffs and drop-offs" sign at Robson Glacier, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada Robson Glacier, dwarf fireweed, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada Exfoliated orange and gray rock pattern, Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada. The glacial headwaters of the Robson River, Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada. Mount Robson reflects in a clear pond on Robson River. (Panorama stitched from 2 images.) Fog clears from Mount Robson (3954 meters / 12,972 feet), part of
the Rainbow Range. Berg Glacier and Berg Lake, Mount Robson
Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada. Berg Glacier and Berg Lake, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada Marmots are members of the genus Marmota, in the rodent family
Sciuridae (squirrels). Mount Edith Cavell, Jasper National Park,
Alberta, Canada. A composite flower (probably an aster) with purple extensions and yellow center, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada yellow and pink Columbine flower, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada A backpacker walks towards Mist Glacier, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada Emperor Falls, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada Falls of the Pool, in the Valley of a Thousand Falls, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada A yellow-white flower hides a white moth, in Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada water drops on a fern leaf Carol rests at a falls viewpoint while backpacking in Valley of a
Thousand Falls, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada Lower White Falls on the Robson River, Valley of a Thousand Falls, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada A snowy pyramid at sunset, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada A snowy pyramid rises above Valley of a Thousand Falls, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada A backpacker crosses a swing bridge over the Robson River at
Whitehorn Backcountry Campground, in Mount Robson Provincial Park of
British Columbia, Canada. The last light of sunset makes clouds glow magenta over Mount Robson (3954 meters / 12,972 feet; part of the Rainbow Range), the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada. Clouds in the blue sky near sunset over Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada. Sunset light shines on Mount Robson (3954 meters / 12,972 feet). Aspen trees grow below Mount Robson (3954 meters / 12,972 feet; part of the Rainbow Range), the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. A sign at the Provincial Park visitor center points to Mount Robson (3954 meters / 12,972 feet; part of the Rainbow Range), the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. Yellow lichen, blue-green mold, and green moss grow on a tree trunk, in Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. Bright yellow lichen grows on a tree trunk, in Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. Blue gloved fingers handle a tiny, pretty pink flower, in Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
The Robson River boils down the Valley of a Thousand Falls, in Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada The Robson River braids a path through its gravel bed, in the Valley
of a Thousand Falls, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia,
Canada. Backpacking along the Robson River, in the Valley of a Thousand Falls, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada Emperor Falls, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
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