Mount Robson

Wildflowers

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:05:24 -0800

There is a meadow in front of the visitor centre and WOW! There are so many wild flowers. Although I've been tempted to pick these flowers and make a nice bouquet on my table I was reminded by this poem why we should not pick flowers in a park:

For All To Enjoy

Once upon a time there was a flower named Mark,
who grew happily in a field at Mt. Robson Park.

Once day a person happened by,
and spotted Mark out of the corner of her eye.

"This would look great on my table" the person did say,
and ripped poor Mark from the ground and whisked him away.

Now Mark could only be seen by a few,
and could no longer be enjoyed by me and you.

In his new home Mark quickly withered and dried,
he was then thrown in the trash where he broke down and cried.

So for all you folks visiting this protected land,
you know why it is illegal to take flowers in hand.

Who conquered Mt. Robson ?

Thu, 24 May 2007 11:13:25 -0800

In 1907 the first attempt to conquer Mt . Robson was made by the Reverend George B Kinney and party. After a 41 day trip to the mountain's base from Lake Louise ,the party was forced to turn back at Emperor Falls due to poor weather and dwindling food supplies.
A year later the Reverend returned and after waiting one week at the base ,the weather finally cleared. However it was a Sunday and in deference to the Reverends wishes ,they did not climb. Unfortunately the weather closed in again and they were not able to climb at all.
In 1909 Kinney returned again and with the help of Curly Philips ,they managed to climb the west ridge to the ice cap of the summit crest which they took for the summit. Their only tools a piece of manila rope and a makeshift iceaxe.

The first successful climb came in 1913 when Conrad Kain and the Alpine Club of Canada led a party up the mountain in 8 hours!!

A beautiful walk

Wed, 09 May 2007 09:34:23 -0800

The snow has just cleared off of the Kinney Lake Trail. The trail is an easy 1-2 hour walk which follows the Robson River. You will travel through an Old Growth Cedar forest and pass by the Knowlton Falls. Once you arrive at Kinney lake you will be in a suprisingly remote area. Kinney Lake is fed by a glacier approxamitly 20 km above. In terms of elevation gain on the way up you only gain about 100 m (The trail is basically flat), which makes for an easy bike ride as well. The sun is poking out of the clouds and it's a perfect time for hiking!

Welcome!

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 10:54:12 -0800

Welcome to our Mount Robson blog site. We will be updating the blog weekly (or more) with interesting stories about our adventures here at Mount Robson.

The Chinnok Salmon are currently spawning in the Fraser River. After a 1400km long journey from Vancouver, they arrive at Mount Robson park, and can be seen jumping up Rearguard Falls. The best time to see them is generally from about 4:30 pm to sunset (approx. 9:30pm).
Yesterday I hiked up the Yellowhead Mountain, which is on the east side of the park. It was a beautiful day, although we did not see any wildlife (besides a squirrel carrying a huge mushroom) but we had great weather. It was so clear when we arrived at the end of the trail, we got a great view of Mount Fitzwilliam as well as some peaks in Jasper National Park.