In mid-fall right before the first snowfall we hiked a loop route in Tranquille Canyon, near the Watching Creek confluence. Some of the moments are catured in this YouTube video: More information can be found on Kamloops Trails – link
Continue reading →We hiked a 12.3 km loop route in the Roche Lakes backcountry: The 3.5 hour outing was on a sunny fall day: Details of the hike can be found on Kamloops Trails.
Continue reading →We have hiked Sentinel Pass quite a few times since the first time in 1968. Most of the hikes were up and back, but we have hiked through to Paradise Valley three times. We climbed Mt. Temple, and we have scrambled on peaks in the upper valley. We have also hiked over Wenkchemna Pass on the way to Lake … Continue reading →
Trail Runs will now be featured on Ramble On. Most will be short, with basic information and a short video. These trails can be run, hiked, or walked . The routes will be shorter runs, but each one will be on a different trail. The Triple Lumens Trail starts on the Lac le Jeune Road, before it goes up … Continue reading →
On a hot summer day we hiked down the steep trails to a spot on the Tranquille River between two slot canyons. We waded, swam, scrambled, and explored the canyons at a time when the water levels are lower and the temperature was find for river hikes. Some video and photo footage is now a YouTube video: A previous video … Continue reading →
White Horse Bluff is a volcanic hill that stands above Clearwater River. The main access to the trail is on the Green Mountain Road in Wells Gray Park. A Kamloops Trails video is now available on YouTube: More Information: White Horse Bluff Kamloops Trails videos
Continue reading →We have hiked Wilcox Pass in Jasper National Park a number of times. Twice we have hiked right through to Tangle Creek. We have summited Mount Wilcox and Tangle Ridge. We have also skied into the pass and back in late winter. A new video is now available on YouTube: Click the YouTube link for more Kamloops Trails videos.
Continue reading →Hudson Bay Mountain is located south of Smithers, rising high (2590 m) above the town. A ski hill is located on the shoulder of the mountain, providing good access to the trailhead to the summit. A video of the hike to the summit is now available on YouTube: There are many more Kamloops Trails videos on Youtube.
Continue reading →The 2021 Sparks Lake Fire burned the forests from Red Lake up over the Tranquille Plateau, then continued over the Bonaparte Plateau, including most of the trails in Bonaparte Provincial Park. Most of the trails are closed and some of the access roads can’t be used. We explored the eastern end of the black forests in September. It will be … Continue reading →
We can hike into the Trophy Meadows then up the ridge to the cirque below the mountain. We can then traverse over to Cwem Cwem Lake on a rough route down to Silvertip Creek and back up to the foot of Trophy One. We can also do a loop route past the lake by hiking both Trophy Mountain and Trophy … Continue reading →
Cirque of Tarns is a backcountry route on the north side of Raft Mountain. Details on the hike can be found on Kamloops Trails, and a new video is now available on YouTube: Click the YouTube link for more Kamloops Trails videos.
Continue reading →We hiked a 12.2 km loop route through the Arrowstone Hills on a hot day. Some video footage is now on YouTube: More information on this hike can be found at this link – Through the Arrowstone Hills or by going to Al Budreau’s book – Kamloops Backcountry Hikes Vol. II.
Continue reading →The trail to the summit of Yak Peak is steep and difficult, one to be careful on. The views from the top are incredible, well worth the effort. Although I have done this hike a few times, I won’t do it again. Every time I do it I swear I won’t again. It is a knee-wrecker, and a fall waiting … Continue reading →
Mt. Huntley stands above Azure Lake in Wells Gray Park. A trail starts at Four and a Half Mile Marine Campground and climbs to Huntley Col, a route used by anyone who wants to climb Garnet Peak. We veered left near the top onto Mt. Huntley. A video featuring the hikes is now available on YouTube: Click the YouTube link … Continue reading →
Canyonlands National Park has 4 Districts, all requiring a longer drive to get to the hiking trailheads. The closest area to Moab, Utah is Island in the Sky. Right at the Visitor’s Center area a trail strikes off from The Neck (a narrow ridge in the isthmus that is the “Island”). It winds across ridges and through gullies in a … Continue reading →
The Syncline Trail is a loop route in Canyonlands National Park in Utah. The trail does a loop around Upheaval Dome, a unique geological feature. A new video is now available on YouTube: Click the YouTube link for more KamloopsTrails videos. More information on the Syncline Trail can be found at this link – Syncline Loop [usr 4.5]
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