Spent the day in Yoho National Park in Beautiful British Columbia. Sully went for an alpine climb while the children and I enjoyed canoeing on Emerald Lake. Emerald Lake is the most extraordinary color; a milky turquoise that is caused by sediment created by the glaciers. We learned that this sediment called “rock flour” is made as the glacier slowly grinds the rock to dust. In the spring when the glacier begins to melt, the rock flour is swept along into the rivers and eventually to the lakes, where it reflects the light to create it’s unique color. Unfortunately, as the glaciers recede, due to climate change, one day they will be no more, and as a result there will be no more rock flour in the lake to create it’s amazing color.
Sully hiked up beside one of the creeks that feeds the lake. It was wonderful to stretch my legs on a healthy incline. The trail had some great views down to the creek below. It ended in a natural basin with twin waterfalls. The scale of the mountains out here is just awesome and the waterfalls shoot out of fissures in the rocks all over the place. Walking along the floodplain I imagined how incredible it must be at the height of spring thaw.
At camp we were entertained by some Columbian Ground Squirrels. They are some cheeky little devils, sneaking around camp, searching for handouts. The kids enjoyed following them around but I was thinking about a ni
ce Ground Squirrel Stew, as they were into everything!
Left early this am on the last leg of our westward journey to Sully’s Aunt Bay’s house about 4 hours away. Alden and Tilghman are extremely antsy this morning as they anticipate meeting their cousins and actually getting to spend some quality time outside!!
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