RHH's photos with the keyword: emperor

Taken on a 2010 backpacking trip up the Berg Lake trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park, this photo was from the Emperor Campground on the second day of our hike. We had camped the first night at Whitehorn and had climbed Emperor Hill and seen Emperor Falls the morning this picture was taken. We ate our lunch here along the river before the last trek up to Berg Lake where we stayed for another three nights.

Berg Lake Trail, Mount Robson Provincial Park.

Berg Lake Trail at the top of Emperor Hill with Emperor Falls in the background. Taken with my wife's camera by another hiker. I hate looking at myself in pictures, but as I've never posted a photo of myself.... Also, because she has her pack on and I don't, one person who saw this photo suggested that I was making her carry everything, while I went for an easy stroll.

This photo was taken in gardens at Roozengaarde's, one of the bulb growers in the Skagit Valley whose premises I visited last week. The day was mostly cloudy and the tulips were closed, but very late in the afternoon the sun came out and they opened briefly. I think tulips are extraordinarily beautiful anyway, but the subtle and unusual colors of the flowers' bases, stamens and pistils are especially intriguing. More pictures can be found at: ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/04/skagit-vall...