![Nancy Greene Lake](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237780.Zk1SkpSm.jpg) Nancy Greene Lake |
![Mountain pine beetle damage in Wild Horse Creek watershed](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237781.bus2qpq3.jpg) Mountain pine beetle damage in Wild Horse Creek watershed |
![More damage near the Cranbrook area on lodgepole pine](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237782.Q199MjF8.jpg) More damage near the Cranbrook area on lodgepole pine |
![alpine flower at 2000m elevation](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237783.YgZGagUm.jpg) alpine flower at 2000m elevation |
![small alpine meadown](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237784.BpF9h6DG.jpg) small alpine meadown |
![Indian Paintbrush](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237785.urkcCyRp.jpg) Indian Paintbrush |
![Our campsite at 2000m near an old trapper hut](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237786.3xloHcOk.jpg) Our campsite at 2000m near an old trapper hut |
![More flowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237787.7dwas39p.jpg) More flowers |
![A cute Pika basking on a scree slope](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237789.bjQTMATu.jpg) A cute Pika basking on a scree slope |
![Pupal chambers...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237790.fdbtRCp9.jpg) Pupal chambers... |
![another view of our camp near a popular ridge viewpoint](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237791.u75x4bCn.jpg) another view of our camp near a popular ridge viewpoint |
![More pine beetle destruction...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237792.LVJTiOQi.jpg) More pine beetle destruction... |
![lodgepole pine vista](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237793.c78cJuOL.jpg) lodgepole pine vista |
![IMGP6808_resize.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237794.u9WZYqXf.jpg) IMGP6808_resize.JPG |
![Patchwork of trees from logging creating grouped age-classes of trees...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237795.BNPDMFOT.jpg) Patchwork of trees from logging creating grouped age-classes of trees... |
![Cattle grazing in open ranches](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237796.4OmNuEMn.jpg) Cattle grazing in open ranches |
![White-tailed deer](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237797.cygPzhiC.jpg) White-tailed deer |
![Stream along the logging road down from our site](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237798.Laqtk6uc.jpg) Stream along the logging road down from our site |
![Start of the Rocky Mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237799.0v2kUiWH.jpg) Start of the Rocky Mountains |
![More Rockies...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237800.y3v2AgXN.jpg) More Rockies... |
![Great view from camp](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237801.2Zp3j47J.jpg) Great view from camp |
![View from our site](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237802.AlS3LtjD.jpg) View from our site |
![Dead whitebark pine trees in the site were cored to see the history of the trees](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237803.n9RQnFeY.jpg) Dead whitebark pine trees in the site were cored to see the history of the trees |
![Being near the tree-line means working on scree slopes sometimes](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237804.hRTFXY4I.jpg) Being near the tree-line means working on scree slopes sometimes |
![a waterway used by trappers that was fitted with piping](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237805.2iklOzB7.jpg) a waterway used by trappers that was fitted with piping |
![Moonscape](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237807.9ZeRD7uw.jpg) Moonscape |
![alpine plant](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237808.qd44R5uX.jpg) alpine plant |
![A fading whitebark pine (red and green needles) that was initially attacked last year](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237809.IJmcV5GL.jpg) A fading whitebark pine (red and green needles) that was initially attacked last year |
![Some faders that we sampled](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237810.fMSGCSVz.jpg) Some faders that we sampled |
![A longhorn beetle](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237811.R1caHHyE.jpg) A longhorn beetle |
![15cm by 15cm section of bark showing the galleries created on the inside of the bark](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64399746.HxieF80D.jpg) 15cm by 15cm section of bark showing the galleries created on the inside of the bark |
![More fading whitebarks](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237813.ZM9KNbg6.jpg) More fading whitebarks |
![Alpine scenery](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237814.g1wm7uI6.jpg) Alpine scenery |
![Our leader checks out detailed maps to find our next site](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237815.VAzf5Wsg.jpg) Our leader checks out detailed maps to find our next site |
![View of the slash pile and clearcut](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237816.dSE1Y1Qe.jpg) View of the slash pile and clearcut |
![another beetle on a whitebark](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237817.YVxIql9v.jpg) another beetle on a whitebark |
![Another bark sample with side galleries and pupal chambers. Lots of blue stain present](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64399747.obJ1cMZm.jpg) Another bark sample with side galleries and pupal chambers. Lots of blue stain present |
![Fresh attack. This bark shows the beetles are cruising through the tree...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64399748.OY36ZIby.jpg) Fresh attack. This bark shows the beetles are cruising through the tree... |
![Me chiselling out a square section of bark to figure out beetle density and development](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237818.MxGCdRQb.jpg) Me chiselling out a square section of bark to figure out beetle density and development |
![Scott drilling a circular saw into the tree...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237819.2PTItnzI.jpg) Scott drilling a circular saw into the tree... |
![More sawing...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237820.qNXqmW59.jpg) More sawing... |
![Our camp on Site 2, near Kimberly, B.C.](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237821.OUKsyzyA.jpg) Our camp on Site 2, near Kimberly, B.C. |
![another view of our campsite right next to our site](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237822.z95cTAJ6.jpg) another view of our campsite right next to our site |
![sunset](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237823.d8a2VmlT.jpg) sunset |
![Lots of large woody debris from dead trees in our plot](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237824.eBvjcM6Z.jpg) Lots of large woody debris from dead trees in our plot |
![A fading whitebark on the left](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237825.kpcfKbau.jpg) A fading whitebark on the left |
![A beetle-kill salvage logging operation at work.](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237826.MWEU0RtV.jpg) A beetle-kill salvage logging operation at work. |
![A large machine is used to fall the trees quickly](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237827.iRQCSzuw.jpg) A large machine is used to fall the trees quickly |
![Operator loads a logging truck, while we wait to get by](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237828.oDyCDVSd.jpg) Operator loads a logging truck, while we wait to get by |
![Mountain goat mother and kid licking the road treatment](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237829.lMsGcB1Z.jpg) Mountain goat mother and kid licking the road treatment |
![Mountain goats](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237830.NIxDDE03.jpg) Mountain goats |
![Hopping along the scree slope rocks](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237831.h5t0B7o1.jpg) Hopping along the scree slope rocks |
![Oops! Our data and maps strewn everywhere!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237832.MkzHUUyr.jpg) Oops! Our data and maps strewn everywhere! |
![Playing 52 Pick-up...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237833.YO3g75cT.jpg) Playing 52 Pick-up... |
![Scenery from Cranbrook to Kimberly](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237834.sGa5inhq.jpg) Scenery from Cranbrook to Kimberly |
![View of St. Mary's Lake near Kimberly](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237835.pYz67zVa.jpg) View of St. Mary's Lake near Kimberly |
![alpine meadow along our almost 2-hour hike up to our third site](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237836.8lkAgh8i.jpg) alpine meadow along our almost 2-hour hike up to our third site |
![waterfalls](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237837.20E2sWYu.jpg) waterfalls |
![Scree-slope view from our site](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237838.8zINVfh7.jpg) Scree-slope view from our site |
![View across to red lodgepole and whitebark trees](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237839.6WO5XfIe.jpg) View across to red lodgepole and whitebark trees |
![View up the valley to our site](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237840.kf560p05.jpg) View up the valley to our site |
![Scott 'filtering' his scotch into a flask](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237841.rgwS5y1T.jpg) Scott 'filtering' his scotch into a flask |
![Campfire](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237842.17VnXQTF.jpg) Campfire |
![Morning view from my tent](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237843.7Njj0M8x.jpg) Morning view from my tent |
![A second day of hiking was needed up to the site...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237844.Doo5ZRBk.jpg) A second day of hiking was needed up to the site... |
![On our way through Roger's Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237845.88GQ5wSD.jpg) On our way through Roger's Pass |
![More mountain views on the way to Kamloops for the night](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237846.NlVYBeGF.jpg) More mountain views on the way to Kamloops for the night |
![Roadblock! A tractor-trailer accident blocks the #1 Highway for hours](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237847.69rsvvnF.jpg) Roadblock! A tractor-trailer accident blocks the #1 Highway for hours |
![Wreckage of the tractor-trailer which seems to have flipped.](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237848.KW9PuVeM.jpg) Wreckage of the tractor-trailer which seems to have flipped. |
![View of Mt. Joffre near Pemberton](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237849.oNhuo0tx.jpg) View of Mt. Joffre near Pemberton |
![Rugged terrain on our way up to the Stein Valley](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237850.sDFbxHX7.jpg) Rugged terrain on our way up to the Stein Valley |
![More mountain vistas from our camp at 2000m](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237851.xLSRjDhQ.jpg) More mountain vistas from our camp at 2000m |
![View to some tents below](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237852.AHrAETLl.jpg) View to some tents below |
![More scenery at dusk...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237853.frkJh8c8.jpg) More scenery at dusk... |
![Glow off the snow](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237854.7lNmXiwa.jpg) Glow off the snow |
![alpine sunset](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237855.CgSV2ZwB.jpg) alpine sunset |
![Picture of me in the apenglow](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237856.BOOtGT4E.jpg) Picture of me in the apenglow |
![More mountains facing east this time](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237857.mlzEe0Lq.jpg) More mountains facing east this time |
![more shots of the alpenglow](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237858.lPVgxivR.jpg) more shots of the alpenglow |
![Okay, that's probably enough of these...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237859.yerujsDt.jpg) Okay, that's probably enough of these... |
![...but here's another one...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237860.CuexosXy.jpg) ...but here's another one... |
![This view shows the road up to edge of the park, which we biked into](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237861.qRVD19Ec.jpg) This view shows the road up to edge of the park, which we biked into |
![Golden view](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237862.afuriZMX.jpg) Golden view |
![...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237863.DElN1ugY.jpg) ... |
![another one...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237864.6p27QQLV.jpg) another one... |
![View into the Stein Valley. Lots of hoary marmots and signs of black bears](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237865.FQLmcTi1.jpg) View into the Stein Valley. Lots of hoary marmots and signs of black bears |
![Scott walking across the snow to start our descent to our potential site...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237866.GyjthWT1.jpg) Scott walking across the snow to start our descent to our potential site... |
![Stein Valley](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237867.VtFjI7PP.jpg) Stein Valley |
![A Clark's Nutcracker](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237868.W4DRKWoJ.jpg) A Clark's Nutcracker |
![Alpine flower](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237869.A1gYhJq3.jpg) Alpine flower |
![Blue lupine](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237870.jWYITwGm.jpg) Blue lupine |
![View to the valley, while getting attacked by bugs...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237871.ymu2lSod.jpg) View to the valley, while getting attacked by bugs... |
![Ahhh... relaxing mountains...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237872.vkZir8ds.jpg) Ahhh... relaxing mountains... |
![Another feel-good sunset](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237873.6Sko4dw9.jpg) Another feel-good sunset |
![Lots of snow still around, but melting quickly in the 30+ degree weather](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237874.eB7ZlzTG.jpg) Lots of snow still around, but melting quickly in the 30+ degree weather |
![View to our truck and camp](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237875.8ioQ0Oqk.jpg) View to our truck and camp |
![Some red lodgepoles near lake](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237876.ZPxoMOg8.jpg) Some red lodgepoles near lake |
![A Canyon on the way from Lillooet to Seton Portage and beyond](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237877.Fxribael.jpg) A Canyon on the way from Lillooet to Seton Portage and beyond |
![Me by the canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237878.yVdUijYZ.jpg) Me by the canyon |
![Camping by a dam](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237879.KHEplc2T.jpg) Camping by a dam |
![Sign reads: Danger - keep away. Tunnel will flood without warning](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237880.BK1NohqD.jpg) Sign reads: Danger - keep away. Tunnel will flood without warning |
![View from some whitebark we found near Anderson Lake](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/23/579023/3/64237881.q6nVl7yn.jpg) View from some whitebark we found near Anderson Lake |