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The Burgess Shale, site of one of the most important fossil discoveries in the world. Unguided groups cannot venture higher in the fossil quarries. Stay on the trail.
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Emerald Lake with Mount Field in the background.
Views from Burgess Pass can be very good, even on a cloudy rain day.
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Kevin D.
Aug 12, 2020 near Golden, BC
“The Burgess Shale, site of one of the most important fossil discoveries in the world. Unguided groups cannot venture higher in the fossil quarries. Stay on the trail.”  

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The Burgess Shale, site of one of the most important fossil discoveries in the world. Unguided groups cannot venture higher in the fossil quarries. Stay on the trail.
Views from Burgess Pass can be very good, even on a cloudy rain day.
The trail between Yoho Pass and Burgess pass crosses under cliffs and through shale beds. The famous Burgess Shale fossil quarries are near here but entrance is stricly forbidden.
Mount King stands prominently behind Emerald Lake.
The early morning reflections in Emerald Lake are worth the earlier alarm.
Emerald Lake and Emerald Lake Lodge in late November 2015
Snowshoeing towards Emerald Basin, looking south, November 2015
Emerald Lake with Mount Field in the background.
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