Friday, June 16, 2023: A Green Lake and a World Heritage Site!
Info:
Emerald Lake is located in Yoho National Park in the province of British Columbia and is known for its turquoise green water. But the mountains that surround it also have it all. High up in what is known as the Burgess Shale, 500-million-year-old Cambrian fossils have been found that are unique both in their preservation and in their species richness and, after their discovery in the early 20th century, contributed significantly to our understanding of the evolution of life. A section is dedicated to these fossils at the Royal Tyrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller.
My opinion:
A hike around Emerald Lake – scenically one of the most beautiful you can imagine!
And that I was now at the place from where you can see the Burgess Shale high up on the mountain, with whose fossils I had already dealt intensively in the Tyrell Museum – just a joy!
Diary:
Emerald Lake was not directly on my way from Banff to Jasper, but I decided to make a side trip to British Columbia and Yoho National Park.
On the first part of the hike around the lake you will be informed about the Burgess Shale. Because from this side you can see it directly. Then, about the first third of the way through, there are hardly any people, and on the other side of the lake I marched bravely along alone, thinking longingly of my brand-new Bearspray, still handy and originally packed in Annie Way’s shoe box. No, in the meantime it was in the box with the maps and travel guides – also ready to hand. I vowed to take it with me in the future!
The only larger animals I saw, however, were bald eagles.
And as it is so common in this area: I could not get out of the amazement!
There is a nice saying: Collect moments, not things. It was another one of those moments …
