The Waterton Wildflower Festival

The spectacular setting of Waterton Lakes National Park is home to more than 50% of Alberta's wildflowers... more than any other Rocky Mountain national park. Over 50 of Canada's rare flowers grow in Waterton, 30 of which are found only in this park.

From beargrass to orchids, nature is on display in a panorama of blossoms among prairies and peaks. This amazing diversity of wildflowers will be celebrated in the tenth annual Waterton Wildflower Festival, June 15-23, 2013.

Join the Waterton Wildflower Festival for guided flower walks, hikes and workshops, and celebrate the first day of summer in a World Heritage Site.

This 9-day event, organized by the Trail of the Great Bear and partners, features more 80 educational courses and events on wildflowers, plants and ecosystems, workshops on photography and art, and evening slide shows and local entertainment.

Activities include: Wildflower Identification, Wildflower Habitat, Wildflowers by Horseback and by Cruise Boat, Photography Workshops, Botanical Watercolours, Afternoon Tea and much more.

Events throughout the 9 days are led by highly qualified professionals including talented wildflower photographers Paul Gilbert (author of "Wild Colours" and "Wild Light" books), Steve Harrington and Frans Brouwers; botanical artist Margaret Best; naturalists and scientists, John Russell, Dr. Brian Reeves, Jo-Anne Reynolds, Lyndon Penner.

For more information, please click here.


Jeff
Hiking in Glacier.com

Glacier National Park Wildflowers

Okay, so it's the dead of winter, and spring is still a long way off. I thought I'd offer a ray of hope with a few wildflower photos. Warm days are a ways off, but they will arrive again!

Although the ice and sheer cliffs at Iceberg Lake get all the attention, the wildflowers in the alpine meadows just before reaching the lake are quite amazing:

Indian Paintbrush:

A Glacier Lily peaking out of the snow near Cobalt Lake:

The next three photos are from the Highline Trail:



This photo was taken in the meadow next to the small lake just below Iceberg Lake:

More beargrass:








Jeff
Hiking in Glacier.com