From Sandon, we drove the long, narrow, bumpety bump road to the trailhead for Idaho Peak. This road system is a result of silver mining and logging in the region. I did not find the elevation at the trailhead; the peak itself is 7480 feet and the trail to it is about a mile. Much of it is a gentle grade with a steep section to get you to the mountaintop. The wildflowers were prolific and quite beautiful. The BC Rockies stretch out in all directions. They are incredibly tall and steep and the valleys below all seem to have long deep lakes, reminiscent of coastal fjords.
There were two trails and we took this one
Fireweed
Our destination in the distance
Ground squirrel. We heard quite a few these cuties.
Fireweed
There’s the steep part
Silver mining scars
Signs said to watch for silvery lakes
aster
sedum
Polemonium
lichens
Getting closer
Slocan Lake
Incredible mountains where ever you look
buckwheat
I don’t know this one’s name.
Castilleja sp; paintbrush
Campanula
anemone seedhead
paintbrush
I think this is a white penstemon
aster and bee
fireweed
Sedum
Pedicularis sp
Pedicularis sp, similar to elephant head which is found in the North Cascades
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