Elevation gain: 671m
Saturday, August 4 of the long weekend, a beautiful day, too much work at home to go camping so we took a whole day to do this surprisingly lovely hike, delightfully full of variety and not too strenuous.
As we drove up to the parking lot, a male and female deer were waiting for us, as well as a cow moose. This boded well for a fulfilling hike.
Blackened trees and charred smell were evidence of a prescribed fire in 2011. Very little vegetation has recovered, only a few flowers.
Other places, the moss was irresistably soft and cool reminding me of the undergrowth in B.C.
Soon we came to a waterfall in the creek we were following. The interesting feature of this one was the deep hole into which the water poured.
For a short stretch the meadows were full of this alpine columbine, only one example of the beautiful flowers.
The other wildlife on the trail were various gophers calling out to each other. Any and all wildlife contributes to my feeling of completeness.
There in the distance behind me was our destination, Buller Pass. The final ascent to the pass looked strenuous but step by step, we got there.
From the top we looked below to see Ribbon Lake and across to Guinn Pass which we had hiked a few years ago. At that time Herm had expressed a wish to do Buller Pass as well. We didn't know at that time that we would become avid hikers and look for various new destinations.
There was still a significant ridge of snow at the pass.
Mountains all around and us insignificant people in the middle.So, after a delicious lunch we turned around and went down again, admiring the view from the other direction.
And what do you know! The moose and buck were still there waiting for us.
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