On a cold day in February, I hiked some trails in Valleyview Nature Park. The trails were mostly dry and the sun was shining. We can hike longer routes in season when the gully trails aren’t icy and snowy, but in winter the loops routes on the ridges are a better choice. There were no other hikers, but there were … Continue reading →
While in Death Valley National Park, we drove up to Dante’s View, then hiked over the tops of ridges to Mt. Perry and back. We had great views the whole way and we found this hike to be quite rewarding. More Information – Mt. Perry Traverse
Continue reading →We hiked on the delta sand islands and shoreline near Kamloops Lake, starting from Tranquille on the Lake. Our route was a 5.2 km loop that took us out to the shoreline of Kamloops Lake, south of Cooney Bay. Our return route was along the beach, heading back upriver. Some video clips are now in a TikTok video, embedded here: … Continue reading →
The trail up to Flatiron Mountain is a favorite hike in the Coquihalla Summit area:We have done this hike four times and have detailed some of the hike details on Kamloops Trails. A YouTube video is also available:
Continue reading →We hiked from Overlander Beach, and out to the Thompson River, then followed it up to the Confluence of the South Thompson and the North Thompson Rivers. The South Thompson was ice free, but much of the North Thompson had icy shorelines and icy bays where the water moved slowly. The beach extended north for a ways, coming to a … Continue reading →
Some time ago, there were quite a few trips to the Rockies to mountaineer, backpack, run, hike, and explore. Most of those trips were done before a SLR camera was part of the gear. Most trips had no photos or a cheap film camera with a few images saved. Some were scanned, and there are more to come. A few … Continue reading →
We have hiked in the eastern ridges and peaks of the Trophy Range a few times. A YouTube video features some of the sights from these hikes. More Information: In the East Trophy Range An excellent resource is Roland Neave’s Exploring Wells Gray Park.
Continue reading →When the weather is snowy and the trails are slippery, going for a run on the Goose Lake Road is a good choice. The road gets plowed and has little traffic. On a winter day, the valley was foggy and snowy, but the grassland hills had a bit of sun breaking through. A short video on TikTok shares some of … Continue reading →
Over the span of 50 years we have hiked almost every trail in Yoho National Park, and some trails quite a few times, in both summer and in winter. Yoho is our favorite National Park in Canada, A new video is now available on YouTube, featuring the Yoho Valley. Click the YouTube link on the menu bar for more KamloopsTrails … Continue reading →
There are a number of old homesteads in the hills that we can visit from time to time. No location information is provided, for good reasons. On a snowy day I stomped in to visit one of the many in the hills around the Kamloops area, but a short video shows more of the heritage site: There are a number … Continue reading →
We drive, hike, and bike on the the Goose Lake Road, passing the lake along the way. We have hiked the hills above too(with permission from the owner at that time) and we are still hoping to paddle it. Each time we go past the lake, it is a quiet, secluded spot. In spring waterfowl occupy the lake, and there … Continue reading →
We started at the junction of Lac le Jeune and Goose Lake Roads and hiked down to the Hull Hill Road, then followed single tracks across the forested hills. When we snowshoe areas like this we see trees, snow, and if we are lucky, the winter’s sun. Old douglas firs are found on undisturbed hillsides and next to gullies. And … Continue reading →
On a summer day we drove to Lytton and then crossed the Thompson River to get to the Botanie Valley. We drove part way up the rough Botanie Mountain Forest Service Road, then parked and hiked to the top and back. A video has been compiled to feature our hike of the mountain: There is more to the … Continue reading →
We explored the San Rafael Reef Wilderness in Utah and hiked and scrambled some slot canyons from Wildhorse Road, just outside Goblin Valley. Our favorite hike of the whole year was Little Wildhorse Canyon, but we also enjoyed Ding and Dang Canyons, just a bit farther west. Ding and Dang required some scrambling and some of the downclimbing in Dang … Continue reading →
We traveled to hike Death Valley in the winter months. From the Furnace Ceek area we hiked up Funeral Canyon. This is a lesser-known hike, but one we enjoyed a lot: Thanks to Jackie for leading the way. We hope to get back to Death Valley for some more hiking. More Information – Funeral Canyon Hike
Continue reading →We camped at Horsefly Lake Provincial Park, we padded the lake over 3 days, we hiked to a lookout over the lake, and we hiked another trail to the top of Viewland Mountain. A video on YouTube features some of the sights to be found at Horsefly Lake:
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