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A wildflower paradise

Forget Sunshine Meadows. If you’re willing to hike 19K(return), the wildflowers at Healy Pass in Banff National Park will delight and amaze you. Most will be gone by the middle of August, however, so get out your hiking boots and go now.

The elevation gain to the top of the pass is 700m. The trail was in good shape.

Resting among the paintbrush
Healy Pass meadows
Wildflowers were profuse, plentiful, and spectacular
Magnificent scenery approx .5K from the pass
Cheryl points to Egypt lake in the distance from the top of the pass
Hikers milling about at the top of the pass
A paradise of wildflowers along the Healy Pass trail

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I would venture to guess that most people overlook Healy Pass, and opt to spend $26 and take the easy bus ride up to Sunshine meadows. The wildflowers at Healy Pass are as good if not better.

Have a great summer!

I’ll see you when the snow flies. Can’t wait!!

Thanks to everyone for their comments over the past winter. I also appreciate the encouragement such as this from Denise:

Denise said on (Dec 13, 2010) “Your blog is amazing. Thanks for being so committed to it. I check it everyday … and when I can’t ski (work usually gets in the way), it is wonderful to just look at the pictures.”