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Manning Park - August 2016

Manning Park - Backpacking Heather meadows  sept 7 /8 Up at 6 left  at 6:30am Decided against stopping for indulgences.  Couldn't buy manning map as store wasn't open yet. Cold 7degree Celsius  Left car at blackwall parking lot and started hiking  at 8am . Drive up got me Above valley cloud and lots of sun :) 11 degree Celsius  Flowers started timid them just kept getting better.  Meadow full of colour splashes of flowers. Hard to believe it's natural and not planted up there. So many flowers. Another vivid display around each corner or over a hill.   Made good time. Hit buckhorn campsite quick (not my site) Lots of backpackers leaving today. Lots of birds to listen to and saw a couple of wild chickens. Maybe grouse?  Lots of little streams the whole way. Kicking horse camp took three and a half hours. 13.5 km Set up camp in half an hour then headed out for nicomen ridge. Another 7.5km and two hours Wanted to to stay at r...