Images of Revelstoke National Park, Canada

Wildflowers along Summit Trail in Revelstoke N. P.

 

One of the great things about Revelstoke National Park is that the one road leading into the park, called the “Meadows in the Sky Parkway,” does quite a bit of climbing. So the road did much of the work and David and I were able to take quite a long walk into the alpine because we didn't have to spend so much time and effort climbing to elevation.  

We took the Summit Trail through a subalpine forest which then connected with the Miller Lake Trail.  We still had about 595 feet elevation gain but it would have been so much more if we had to start at the bottom of the road. The two trails wound through meadows, boulder fields, above the tree line and eventually to a gorgeous alpine lake.

 

Miller Lake

 

 

The wildflowers were magnificent -- still gorgeous the first week in September.  Each turn in the trail brought a new meadow with even more gorgeous ones. I made a ton of photos but nothing does it justice, it must be experienced. And cameras can't capture the sweet smell.