We have paddled Kentucky and Alleyne Lakes and we have hiked the loop trails around the lakes. On our last hike on the trails at the end of summer, we hiked south around Kentucky Lake, then through the campground, … Continue reading →
We knew where an eagle’s nest was in the Dewdrop Range so we ventured out across the sagebrush grasslands hills to a point on top of a hill to look down into the eyrie. We hiked along the Dewdrop … Continue reading →
At the end of April we drove up the Lac du Bois Road to a trailhead into the middle grasslands. the lower grasslands areas are open sagebrush areas, but as we climb higher into the hills, the sagebrush is … Continue reading →
We traveled to Central Washington State to hike the “desert lands” areas in spring. We camped at State Parks and hiked a different trail each day. We started with the Steamboat Rock hike, then did a loop route … Continue reading →
On a sunny early April morning I started a hike just off Rose Hill Road below the trailer park. I climbed on an unmarked grassy double track up onto a ridge and continued uphill to the steep slope break, … Continue reading →
We have camped at Big Bar Lake Provincial Park a few times, using it as a basecamp for hiking the Marble Range, for paddling the lakes of the area, and for exploring the area. There is a fine campground … Continue reading →
We hiked on the trails on the north end of the Batchelor Hills in Lac du Bois Protected Area on a greyish morning at the end of March. In recent years, the biking community has secured a trail development and … Continue reading →
In March I hiked from Ida Road onto the Deep Lake Trails, following signed routes in a clockwise loop. The trails were dry and all was quiet. I spotted some wildflowers (sagebrush buttercups) and there were some grasslands … Continue reading →
I recently hiked the Battle Bluff Trail from the Frederick Road in the Dewdrop Range. This was a 4.5 km hike taking about 1.75 hours. It was very windy on the way up the bluff and too windy … Continue reading →
The hike up to and along Dewdrop Ridge is a favorite route. We can go cross-country or we can wind our way up on single and old double tracks. Another more adventurous route is to go up and over … Continue reading →
