strathcona provincial park, vancouver island mountain lake at paradise meadows on the forbidden plateau, british columbia, canada

america backcountry bc beautiful blueberry bog boggy british canada canadian clear colorful colourful columbia comox country courtenay environment forbidden forest grass grassy hike hiking idyllic island lake landscape meadows mount mountain mountains natural nature north outcroppings outdoor outdoors panorama paradise park peaceful plateau pond provincial quiet recreation reflection remote rocks rocky shrubs small still strathcona subalpine sun sunny sunshine surface trees vancouver west western wetland wild wilderness