Myra Falls - a group of young adults began to swim here as we were leaving!

Myra Falls with better view of upper falls

Pool at base of Myra Falls with Buttle Lake in background

Creek flowing into south side of Buttle Lake

Hillsides coated with moss as far as the eye can see

Blackberries along trail (fewer dark ones because we already ate some)

Unripe blueberries/huckleberries - one more month!

Waterfalls and Lakes

July 9 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

The rain stopped, and the clean air smells like piney (fir and hemlock) forest. We are in the enormous Strathcona Provincial Park, exploring 2 lake areas, Upper Campbell and Buttle Lakes. This is a rugged area, traversed by very few roads (former and current logging roads), and numerous trails.

At our first stop today, we heard a bird calling and I used my Merlin app to ID it. Ironically, it was a Merlin, and we saw several flying above the forest. They are small hawks, and the Merlin app is named after them! Who knew?

Our paths to 3 different waterfalls today were fairly short and easy. Pics below show the waterfalls and lakes. We continue to be in awe of the hardy souls who swim in these waters. With today's high of 60 degrees, we saw folks swimming in these glacier and snowmelt fed waters - YIKES!Read more