A Stake Triple
On an October morning, I chose to do three loops of paddling and hiking at Stake Lake. Conditions were cool and cloudy at the start as I paddled around the lakeshore. On the second loop, the skies cleared and … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Hiking
Bastion Mountain
On a late spring day, we were camping at Herald Park and we decided to take a forest service road from Sunnybrae up Bastion Mountain. The road was high-clearance for the first part, then 4WD for the rest. … Continue reading →
Dufferin Ridge Hike
On the first day of fall, the day was sunny and windy, a good day for a hike on Dufferin Ridge. From the main parking area I followed the Tower Trail (an access road for the towers) to the … Continue reading →
Logan Lake Thrice
Near the end of summer I drove to the Municipal Campground at Logan Lake. I launched my kayak at the boat launch on the east end of the lake, then paddled around the lake twice, once in each direction. … Continue reading →
Whyte Bowl Hike
At the end of summer, the chairlift at Sun Peaks was still running so I rode the chair to mid-station to do a loop route on Tod Mountain. After a summer of heat, the south-facing alpine slopes of the … Continue reading →
Kalalau Trail to Hanakapi’ai
The Kalalau Trail on the Island of Kauai is world-famous for the route along the cliffs of the Na’Pali Coast. The trail starts at the end of the road on the north part of the island. The trail … Continue reading →
Clay Lake Loop
On a sunny but smoky late summer day I drove up through the Lac du Bois Grasslands to the Nature Conservation Area in the upper grasslands and douglas fir forests south of McQueen Lake. I hiked an old grasslands … Continue reading →
Outer Inks Loop
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 … Continue reading →
Hiking the Columbia Wildlife Refuges
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 … Continue reading →
Lac du Bois Hills Exploration
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 … Continue reading →