On a hot summer day I drove up the Coquihalla Highway and turned at the Inks Lake Interchange. I turned right onto the dirt road and parked at an open area on the right. I have hiked the trails, tracks, and routes of the Outer Inks Trails many times. There is a maze of tracks, mostly used by dirt bikes and ATVs in … Continue reading →
Badger Lake is located in the hills north of Kamloops, accessed by a longer dirt road. We can drive the Knouff Lake Road and continue on along a bumpy backroad for another 10 km. We can also use the Orchard Lake Road (Badger Creek FSR) from the Walterdale area (between Vinsula and Louis Creek). On the latest trip to Badger Lake, I drove the … Continue reading →
We traveled to Central Washington State in the spring to hike a series of trails in “Washington Desert Lands.” One of the places we camped was at Potholes Reservoir, close to a number of areas protected as wildlife refuges. The Columbia Wildlife Refuges cover 30 000 acres, with rugged cliffs, lakes, marshlands, and sagebrush grasslands. The whole area is dry, but the Columbia River dams, … Continue reading →
On an early August weekday morning I drove up the Adams Lake Forest Service Road to Adams Lake Provincial Park (Bush Creek) to kayak on Adams Lake. The campground and beach were quiet when I arrived and there was no wind. On windier days, I go up or down the shoreline, out-and-back, but the lake was calm so I crossed over to the shoreline … Continue reading →
On a hot summer day the plan was to explore a route to try to link up two old tracks, going around two hills on the north side of Lac du Bois. On previous explorations routes were taken that went over the top of the hills and another time I gone cross country around the hills, but for this time I was hoping to link … Continue reading →
Pillar Lake is a long and narrow lake which lies in a valley between Falkland and Chase. Most of the Falkland – Chase Road is paved. There is a small day-use Rec Site on the lake with lake access, a boat launch, and adequate parking. Pillar Lake Resort is located on the east shore above the lake. The rest of the lake is surrounded … Continue reading →
On a summer morning I chose to explore some old tracks and some newer trails on the south and southeast side of Isobel Lake. Some of these were used by ranchers and may have been occasionally used by cross country skiers, but in more recent years by Fat Tire Bikers and snowshoers. In addition to the tracks and trails shown here, there are some … Continue reading →
Surrey Lake is located on the high plateau adjacent to the Surrey Summit on the Coquihalla Highway (4600 ft). Access is on good backroads – Meadow Creek Road (Logan Lake) > Surrey Lake Forest Service Road > Surrey Resort Road > Surrey Sussex Branch Road. The Surrey Lake Resort has been sold and is now privately owned, but the narrow gravel road that goes around … Continue reading →
Red Plateau is line of a volcanic hills and ridges rising up above the Dewdrop Range. the steep cliffs comprise the Red Plateau Escarpment. We can get to the rim of the escarpment from below, hiking up a variety of routes, or we can drive up the Red Plateau Forest Service Road. There are many possible combinations of trails which can be hiked, … Continue reading →
On a summer morning I drove to Pinantan Lake, continued on the Pinantan – Pritchard Road, then turned up the Hyas Lake Road. This backroad climbs steadily up into the hills and there are a number of unsigned side roads to ignore. The final section is mostly unsigned, a short rough road to the side of Hyas Lake. It arrives at a small … Continue reading →
