Lake O'Hara and Mount Schaffer
Just after Peggy's 90th birthday party, Lisa, Enid, Colin, and I spent two days hiking at Lake
O'Hara. Lake O'Hara lived up to its reputation as a gorgeous place to hike and lovely place
stay. If you intend on going, book 3 months in advance at 08:00 MST, or try for a cancellation
at the last moment, or be very flexible on the dates that you can go.
 Moss campion (Silene acaulis Pink family) Ref: 2006_1722 |
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The first day was cloudy and a bit rainy - Lisa managed to sleep through the worst of the
rain.
Enid, Colin, and I hiked to MacArthur Lake. Colin stopped at one of the
tarns on the way back to do some sketching; Enid found some other hikers who wanted to go
to Odurary Plateau; I ambled along taking pictures of flowers.
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 Alpine Hawk's-beard (Crepis nana Composite family) Ref: 2006_1884 |
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The second day was sunny and warm.
We hiked the All Souls trail that goes up the Wiwaxy Ledges to a col between
Mount Huber and Wiwaxy Peaks. It then descends to Lake Oesa. I found a few Crepis nana
(alpine
hawk's-beards) blooming just below the crest of the col. I included a picture of one of them despite the
focus being a bit wonky - it's so improbably small in so inhospitable a place.
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