Bluebird Trail
On a cool, windy, and sunny day in mid-March I decided to hike the Bluebird Trail, scouting a route for the next week. From the first pullout on the Frederick Road in the Dewdrop Range I hiked a single … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Hiking
Juniper Ridge Conservation Area Hike
On a cool March morning the destination for the day’s hike was Juniper Ridge Conservation Area, a new BC Parks Foundation Project. We have been hiking across this area for decades. There has been a double track called Scott Road … Continue reading →
Mission Beaches Hike
On a mid-March day, I chose to hike the Mission Beaches route. there are several trails that go out to the river, but I usually start at the west end, then go along the rivershore heading east. The … Continue reading →
Batchelor Hills Ramble
When I first came to Kamloops in 1976 I hiked this area in the Batchelor Hills and called the area “the Barren Hills”. Coming from the forested Coastal area, the hills seemed dry and barren, but the reality is that … Continue reading →
Tranquille Ridge Hike
By early March the south-facing slopes above the Thompson River Valley were dry enough for hiking and exploring. I have hiked a series of hills and ridges that rise above the west side of the Tranquille River Valley a … Continue reading →
Uplands Trails
At the start of March the trails at lower elevations in the Thompson River Valleys were mostly free of snow and mud. One of the areas has multiple trails/routes off the end of McLeod – Uplands Roads in Barnhartvale. … Continue reading →
Mount Temple
On a September day, we camped at Lake Louise before doing an ascent of Mount Temple. We got to Moraine Lake very early and we started up the Sentinel Pass Trail in the dark. We were in the … Continue reading →
Hiking the Grasslands Hills
There are some routes for winter hiking that climb into the hills and go through sagebrush grasslands. Many of these possible routes are used for grazing in spring and summer. Hiking them in the snow, quietly, leaving no … Continue reading →
Sentinel Pass
I hiked to Sentinel Pass for the first time in 1968. As a teenager I was very impressed, whetting my appetite for more. Since that time, we have hiked and run into the pass, up and back, run and … Continue reading →
Red Hill Hike
On a cold and windy February day I decided to do a shorter hike. A route I sometimes hike in winter starts at the Red Hill trailhead, and in most years I hike a longer loop around two of … Continue reading →