June 29 – Hamilton Corrals
A loop route in the Hamilton Corrals Commonage on the Quilchena Plateau – 13.6 km in 4.25 hours.
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June 28 – Scuitto Lake
June 26 – Lac le Jeune Lookout
A 9 km hike from Lac le Jeune to the Lookout and back by a different route on a mild day
Continue reading →June 24 – McConnell Lake
A morning at McConnell Lake. Kayaked around the lake twice, then secured the boat, and finally hiked around the lake. 8.7 km.
Continue reading →June 22 – Doc Findlay Loop
June 21 – Paska Lake Paddle
June 20 – Wheeler – Hanging Valley Loop
A hike up the Wheeler Mountain Road, then a rough route down to Hanging Valley and back up to Lac du Bois.
Continue reading →June 19 – Sullivan Lake
June 17 – Horseshoe Lake
Twice around Horseshoe Lake (near Roche Lake) on a grey morning. Great blue heron, loon shciks, killdeer, ducklings, and many shoreline birds made the day.
Continue reading →June 15 – Isobel Lake
On a grey day with rain forecast I paddled around Isobel Lake twice. No one else on the water. A baby loon and some ducklings were spotted.
Continue reading →June 14 – Outer Inks Trails
June 12 – Buse Hill
A hike in Buse Lake Protected Area, to the top of the Buse Hill Cliffs on a loop route.
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As summer approaches, scheduling of hikes becomes more difficult. First of all, there are considerations of forest fires, smoke, road closures, mosquitoes, traffic, multiple users of trails and tracks (inc. dirt bikes, ATVs, and mountain bikes), parking areas filling up, heat, highway traffic, etc. For these we are best to avoid prime times, to do our homework (smoke location, highway … Continue reading →
