We made a brief trip to Edmonton in June to see our new granddaughter and her family and made a number of stops along the way, looking for native orchids, wildlife and anything else of interest we could find. We followed the Yellowhead Highway north through Kamloops and Blue River to Tete Jaune Cache and then east through Mount Robson Provincial Park and through Jasper National Park. Here's a diary-in-pictures of that trip.
SCENERY
near Tete Jaune Cache
entering Robson Provincial Park
Mount Robson
the Palisades, Mount Robson Provincial Park
Jasper Lake, Jasper National Park
more of Jasper
spectators begin spectated
she didn't mind having her picture taken
a lot of cameras and binoculars
Athabasca River
Athabasca River
Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park
Mount Robson Provincial Park again
Moose Lake
last view of Mount Robson from the visitor's center
evening in Robson
ANIMALS
Bull Elk
Bull Elk
Bull Elk near Maligne Lake
Bighorn Ram
king
looking a bit ratty
Bighorn Ewes and Lambs
Bighorn Lambs
Bighorn Lambs
Black Bear
ORCHIDS
Bog Orchids along the Yellowhead
more of the same
and still more
Tall White Northern Bog Orchis
Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata
Slender Bog Orchis
Platanthera stricta
Large Yellow Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
Mountain Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium montanum
Small Round-leaf Orchis
Amerorchis rotundifolia
Green Bog Orchis
Platanthera huronensis
Frog Orchid
Coeloglossum viride var. viride
Northern Small Yellow Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin
Yellow Lady's Slipper with Crab Spider
WILDFLOWERS AND PLANTS
Twinberries
FAMILY
Kailyn and Ashlyn
Kailyn and Owen
