Zigs and Zags
Mountain bike trails wind up and down hills with many zigs and zags. On a weekend afternoon, followed trails up and over hills, but I took some off trail shortcuts too for a 1.4 hour hike on a sunny and windy day.
Continue reading →On the Trails
Some Destination Hikes Upcoming
A few hikes planned will require some medium to longer drives: Stein Valley Trail (April 23) Neskonlith Meadows (April 28) Albas Falls Sallus Creek to the Fraser River Kane Valley and more Watch for posts on these over the next month on KamloopsTrails, RambleOn, and or A Wildflower Journal…
Continue reading →Through the Hills
We hiked a loop route through the hills on a greyish day in April. The trails were dry. We spotted squirrels, an eagle, crows, some wildflowers (sagebrush buttercups, yellow bells, desert parsley, and woodland star), several leafing shrubs (saskatoon, wax currant, douglas maple), and other signs of spring on a 4.4 km hike.
Continue reading →Nature Hikes
A great time to do nature hikes is in spring. The locations match the areas in which spring emerges from the winter and there are wildflowers, flowering shrubs, birds, pollinators, insects, plant growth, and wildlife to spot and observe. These hikes are usually shorter and slower, but they also may be hilly or even strenuous. They are interspersed between other hikes and kayaking … Continue reading →
Rose Gulches
There are a number of route choices starting near Rose Hill Park. On a morning in early April, I parked just off Rose Hill Road, then hiked along the Roller Coaster track (gas line) to the west then went up a long, steep, and narrow gully into the hills, then followed double tracks back to the start. The Roller Coaster was a route we ran … Continue reading →
Uplands Loops
A 6.25 km hike on the Uplands Trails, mostly single tracks on the grasslands benchlands near Barnhartvale. More details on Kamloopstrails.com
Continue reading →Rose Hill Loop
A morning hike on a greyish day from Rose Hill Park. Single and double track trails and some off-trail in a loop route of about 4.5 km. Buttercups, Boechera, shrubs budding, magpies, open ridges, and forested gullies on this outing.
Continue reading →Mine Hills
I hiked from the Ironmask Industrial Park into the hills across the road, not following any trails, mindful of staying off the (closed) Pineview-Ironmask Trails. I went past a number of dig sites from the hundred-year-old mine workings. The largest pit is fenced in and somewhat hidden, Most of the vertical or horizontal shafts have been filled in. The route I hiked was up and over … Continue reading →
Kinnikinnik Loop
On a cool end-of-winter day I went for a shorter (70″) hike (after the steep route from the previous day) on one of my “go-to” routes, the Kinnikinnik Loop, starting at Home Depot. Conditions were good and the trails were quiet.
Continue reading →East Rim Loop
On a Spring Break morning my grandson and I hiked the East Rim Loop in Peterson Creek Park today. The trail was in good shape, the temperature was cool, and the route is always a good one, even the big climb near the end.
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