I snowshoed a route through the upper grasslands of the Lac du Bois Conservation Area up to a series of viewpoints on the southwest side of Clapperton Ridge a few days ago in sunny conditions. Then, I took a group up the same route after a snowfall in greyer conditions. The same route was a bit harder with two snowfalls filling in the tracks. … Continue reading →
On a sunny and cool February day we snowshoed on the Stake Lake Trails. We followed a track along the east side of the lake, then continued on a stomped-in track for a 5.4 km loop route on the Basalt Bluffs and Marsh Trails. There was no wind and it was actually warmer at 1320 m (4330 ft.) at Stake Lake than it was in … Continue reading →
On a cool morning I drove a short way up the Chuwhels Mountain Road (on the way to Lodgepole Lake), but parked at the start of the Walloper Forest Service Road and followed Branch One (a double track) as it headed south through cutblocks and around forested hills. I was able to follow a snowmobile track for about a kilometer, but then I broke trail. I … Continue reading →
On a cold and sunny day in February, there was no wind in the forested hills near Dogwood Marshes and Bush Lake. We went as a group, with a plan to keep moving, snowshoeing on stomped-in tracks in the Bush Lake South area. We stomped for 5 km, following tracks we had done other times. While we were there, we saw no one else, … Continue reading →
On a mild and sunny day at the end of January we snowshoed 6.9 km on trails on the south side of Lac le Jeune. We started at the end of Lac le Jeune Drive and hiked on stomped in trails bearing east to the end of the lake. The sun shone through the firebreak and some smaller cutblocks as we worked our way to … Continue reading →
I snowshoed in the Bush Lake Trails area, a loop route around Bush Hill, a good stomp on established tracks, but also a shortcut (breaking trail), and a single track through a cluttered hillside (deadfall mostly). This was a 4 km outing on a sunny morning. I was pleased to see a trail sign for a name I had used for this trail, starting 4 decades … Continue reading →
On a sunny weekend, on January 26th, we stomped from Dogwood Marshes up to McConnell Lake. This was the same route we had done two weeks earlier, but this time we wanted to bring family members for an interesting snowshoe route. The trail was stomped in, making for a speedy time through the marshes and then up the hill through the trees. The sun was … Continue reading →
I snowshoed a route from the Goose Lake Road to Anderson Creek, then did a loop route on the lower slopes of Hull Hill. I followed a single track stomped-in trail to a cutblock, then continued on to a single track which crosses Anderson Creek. I passed the old Jack Booth Homestead, then made my own trail out to the main double track. I followed the … Continue reading →
We snowshoed through the Dogwood Marshes up and up to McConnell Lake, looping past the Fish and Wildlife Cabin and back down, looping through the Marshes back to the start. This was a mild day with the sun peaking through the clouds. This route is now flagged and signed and makes a good winter snowshoeing route for all.
Continue reading →On a mild winter day I parked at Lodgepole Lake on the Chuwhels Mountain Road and started snowshoeing up the Chuwhels Mountain Road, then I turned onto the large Walloper Creek Pond. I did a double loop route , both near the start. Most of the routes are on single tracks through lodgepole pines. Some of these link to ponds, lakes, marshes, creeks, backroads, and … Continue reading →
