Resurrection Walk is a crime novel which combines two characters – Micky Haller from the Lincoln Lawyer series (7 books) and Bosch from the Harry Bosch series (25 books). The main story is a legal procedural story where Mickey Haller pursues a case of a woman imprisoned for killing her husband, a policeman. Mickey has been open to habeas … Continue reading →
On a snowy and windy winter day the hike was up Peterson Creek from the lower entrance, then an informal route up the canyon to the waterfall. Usually the route is all ice in February, but the mild weather resulted in a hike that could be done in hiking boots, with no cleats. The end of the trail was very … Continue reading →
Too Good to be True is a detective story in the Shetland Series. It is sometimes described as a “Quick Read” since it is short and an easy read. Jimmy Perez travels to Scottish border town (Stonebridge) to help his ex-wife find out more about an apparent suicide by the local schoolteacher. He finds there are many secrets and there … Continue reading →
When cold weather took old of the Interior, I still got out every day. I kept the hikes to one hour, I wore lots of layers, and I used microspikes on my hiking boots. When it was -24 with a cold breeze, the wind chill was – 36. I hiked various routes in Peterson Creek over a week. In … Continue reading →
When the conditions became cold, I wore layers to stay warm when I went our hiking. The only thing exposed was my nose, but I carried a balaclava, just in case. In the coldest conditions I kept the hikes to an hour (+/- 15 minutes) One of the hike on the cold days was over the hills in … Continue reading →
Emily St. John Mandel is a Canadian author who has written 6 novels, the last three to wide success. Station Eleven won the Arthur C. Clarke award and was made into a mini-series. Sea of Tranquility is a science fiction/speculative fiction novel written with a non-linear plot line. It is located in Canada, the US, and on the moon, with … Continue reading →
The benchlands below Rose Hill and the west end of Juniper Ridge have long sloped ridges cut by gullies. The lands were once under Glacial Lake Kamloops. The ridges are consolidated silts, soft and prone to erosion. Sinkholes dot the landscape. There are some recent access roads for the upgraded powerlines that traverse the area. Access from above follows these … Continue reading →
Mild winter weather allowed for good conditions for hiking local trails. Normally there would be a season of “snow stomping”, hiking carefully on snowy trails, sometimes wearing micro-spikes (cleats) on hiking boots. At the end of December I hiked the hills on the east side of Kenna Cartwright Park, on and off the Doc Findlay Trail, starting at the trailhead … Continue reading →
The Summer that Never Was is a crime/mystery story by Canadian – English author Peter Robinson. There are 28 books (1987 – 2023) in the Inspector Banks series and there were 5 seasons of adaptations (32 episodes), most still available for streaming. All are set in Yorkshire and the books fit best into procedural detective (crime) category. In this book, … Continue reading →
We had mild weather over the Christmas period and we were able to hike the trail on the west side of Kenna Cartwright Park, choosing our trails to avoid muddy conditions. We chose Tower > Ponderosa > Big Pine and found relatively dry trails. We worked our way over to the Lava Lookout Trail. We explored the 40 million year … Continue reading →
In early January we finally had enough snow to snowshoe at higher elevations. We chose to do the Stake Lake Trails for our first venture. The depth of the snow was sufficient to snowshoe, but there were still lots of hazards below the snow since the snowpack hadn’t yet set up (consolidated). We were out for about 2 hours on … Continue reading →
A favorite loop route to hike in any season is in the Balancing Rock Hills. The main feature is Balancing Rock which stands on a sidehill of a gully leading down to Kamloops Lake. The hike to the first viewpoint is about 1 km. The pillar has a different look from each side, so it is worth the hike … Continue reading →
Endless Night is a crime novel, written by Agatha Christie. When it was published in 1967 it was received well and she had listed it herself as one of her favorite books. It is unlike most of her many novels. It is narrated by the main character, telling the story from a later time. It moves along almost like an … Continue reading →
December saw little snowfall and the temperatures were mild so hiking season continued on. In most of our years we have had to do some “snow stomps”, hiking in snow, sometimes with traction devices, then we shift over to snowshoeing once the snow becomes deeper. This year we kept hiking the lower elevation trails. On this day, we hiked the … Continue reading →
We hiked both sides of the canyon in Peterson Creek Park before the first snowfall in a loop route, staying close to the rim. A few images are shared here. All photos by the author. Click an image for a lightbox view and a caption. A short Tik Tok video also shows some moments from the hike: … Continue reading →
On a grey December day with fog on the hillsides, I opted to hike the long sandy beaches of Mission Flats. I started near the landfill and hiked east along the shores of the river. Remnants of an old buried vehicle poked above the sand on a view to the east. I looped back around the two islands and headed … Continue reading →
