Sunshine Meadows are an alpine and sub-alpine area north of Banff and straddling the continental divide so it lies in both British Columbia and Alberta. Rock Isle Lake is in the foreground, the Monarch behind it.
The alpine is a difficult environment for plants and a fragile one. This area is part of a ski resort and there was enough snow for skiing up until June. The growing season is only 3 months long, the trees are stunted and small. For the most part, people seem to stay on the trails during the summer which allows the flowers that would otherwise be underfoot the ability to grow and sow their seeds.
The alpine is a difficult environment for plants and a fragile one. This area is part of a ski resort and there was enough snow for skiing up until June. The growing season is only 3 months long, the trees are stunted and small. For the most part, people seem to stay on the trails during the summer which allows the flowers that would otherwise be underfoot the ability to grow and sow their seeds.
Another view of Rock Isle Lake, this time from the Standish Viewpoint. The tall mountain framed center and in the far background is Mount Assiniboine, also known as the Matterhorn of the Canadian Rockies. It is about 30 km distant.
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