Sunday, May 11, 2014

CA-430195

On the back of the card: This mountain park features alpine lakes, subalpine meadows, rugged peaks and historic century-old silver mine sites. Here we see Kane Peak and Glaciwer View Peak from the Silver Spray area.

Photo by Don Lyon
CA-430195, sent by Sue.
Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park is one of the oldest provincial parks in British Columbia, established in 1922. The park has an area of 320.35 km2 (123.69 sq mi) and is located in the Selkirk Mountains in the West Kootenays region of BC. The park has three glaciers (Kokanee, Caribou, and Woodbury) that feed over 30 alpine lakes which are the headwaters of many creeks. - in: wikipedia

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