Sept. 10 – Castle Butte Loop
A 10.6 km loop route on Red Plateau with lots of up and down. A post to be published on Sept. 21st.
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Sept. 8 – McGillivray Lake
A paddle around McGillivray Lake on a beautiful day. Day 60 of paddling for 2023.
Continue reading →Sept. 7 – Isobel Lake+
A paddle around Isobel Lake in the morning, then tennis in the afternoon. @dsmith941 On Isobel Lake ♬ original sound – dsmith941 – dsmith941
Continue reading →Sept. 6 – Leighton Lake Double
A paddle around Leighton Lake (3.4 km), then a hike on the Leighton Lake extended trail (7 km). Beautiful weather and an excellent outing.
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A paddle on Campbell Lake. It was deserted, windy, and a bit smoky. Day 57 of paddling.
Continue reading →Sept. 3 – Tower Hill
A hike from Peterson Creek to the top of Tower Hill and back on a smoky, grey day I keep my trail shoes too long but I can’t just throw them away they’ve got the dirt and scuffs those dirty maps of all the places I need to revisit
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Aug. 30 – Deep Lake Hills
An 8 km up and down hike in the hills near Deep Lake on a mild summer day with less smoke.
Continue reading →Aug. 28 – Buse Lake
Aug. 27 – Thompson River Paddle
A launch from the boat launch area on McArthur Island. Upriver across gravel bars toward the bridge, then back downstream around Rabbit Island and back upstream to the start. Some more difficult sections and not a great launch and landing situation. I have decided to give up leading hikes for Kamloops Hiking Club. Its just not working out for me. … Continue reading →
Aug. 25 – West Kenna Hike
A hike on Big Pine, Lava Loop, and Upper Big Pine Loop on clearer day. There are now 5 seasons – Winter, Spring, Summer, Smoke, and Fall. For upcoming years, we will try to get our prime hikes down in the summer season before the wildfires. Today I was also out pruning and removing evergreen limbs and low-level fire-risk items, … Continue reading →
Aug. 23 – Battle Bluff
A less-smoky day after rainfall – a hike on Battle Bluff The forest is dry and quiet. There are few flowers for the pollinators and few insects for the birds. On this hike there was no one and little moving at all. Lost Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called … Continue reading →
Aug. 19 – Community Lake
A paddle around Community Lake, a favorite spot. A quiet and peaceful paddle in a remote spot. What more could I ask for? Tall green trees meeting the sky… Sparkling dark cold water… The sun begins to shine. I push my small canoe from shore gently stepping in. A quiet balance… I paddle around the bend. Alone on the lake… not … Continue reading →
Aug. 16 – Harper Lake
Aug. 15 – Tod Mountain
Aug. 14 – Sage Trails
I had planned to hike Embleton Mountain, but decided to hike shorter and earlier because of the forecasted hot conditions.
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