The trail up to Flatiron Mountain is a favorite hike in the Coquihalla Summit area:We have done this hike four times and have detailed some of the hike details on Kamloops Trails. A YouTube video is also available:
Continue reading →We hiked from Overlander Beach, and out to the Thompson River, then followed it up to the Confluence of the South Thompson and the North Thompson Rivers. The South Thompson was ice free, but much of the North Thompson had icy shorelines and icy bays where the water moved slowly. The beach extended north for a ways, coming to a … Continue reading →
The Silent Patient is a psychological thriller that follows the case of a woman, Alicia, who shot her husband 6 times in the head, then stop talking to anyone, including the police, the Courts, and medical staff. The story is told by her psychotherapist, Theo Faber, who works in the clinic where she is sedated and imprisoned. The story is … Continue reading →
Some time ago, there were quite a few trips to the Rockies to mountaineer, backpack, run, hike, and explore. Most of those trips were done before a SLR camera was part of the gear. Most trips had no photos or a cheap film camera with a few images saved. Some were scanned, and there are more to come. A few … Continue reading →
The Thursday Murder Club is a whodunit novel featuring a small group of seniors living in a retirement home who get together once a week to discuss unsolved crimes. Some members of the group have a police background. Others were professionals who bring skills to any enquiry. When murders occur in their area, they set to solve the mystery. This … Continue reading →
We have hiked in the eastern ridges and peaks of the Trophy Range a few times. A YouTube video features some of the sights from these hikes. More Information: In the East Trophy Range An excellent resource is Roland Neave’s Exploring Wells Gray Park.
Continue reading →When the weather is snowy and the trails are slippery, going for a run on the Goose Lake Road is a good choice. The road gets plowed and has little traffic. On a winter day, the valley was foggy and snowy, but the grassland hills had a bit of sun breaking through. A short video on TikTok shares some of … Continue reading →
Gwendy’s Button Box is a novella written by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar. It is a coming-of-age story about a young girl who meets a stranger who gives her a strange box (beware of strangers bearing strange gifts). Most of the story follows Gwendy’s teenage years in Castle Rock and her interactions with the effects of the Button Box. The … Continue reading →
Over the span of 50 years we have hiked almost every trail in Yoho National Park, and some trails quite a few times, in both summer and in winter. Yoho is our favorite National Park in Canada, A new video is now available on YouTube, featuring the Yoho Valley. Click the YouTube link on the menu bar for more KamloopsTrails … Continue reading →
Michael Connelly started the Harry Bosch series in 1992 and the Bosch character has now appeared in 23 books. The latest book (2022) features Bosch and Renee Ballard (5 books) working cold cases in Los Angeles. All of the books are police/detective procedural stories. In this book, there are two cases on the desk, one which follows forensic clues to … Continue reading →
There are a number of old homesteads in the hills that we can visit from time to time. No location information is provided, for good reasons. On a snowy day I stomped in to visit one of the many in the hills around the Kamloops area, but a short video shows more of the heritage site: There are a number … Continue reading →
We drive, hike, and bike on the the Goose Lake Road, passing the lake along the way. We have hiked the hills above too(with permission from the owner at that time) and we are still hoping to paddle it. Each time we go past the lake, it is a quiet, secluded spot. In spring waterfowl occupy the lake, and there … Continue reading →
Blood Song is the first book in an impressive trilogy Ravens Shadow. It is the story of a young man, Vaelin al Sorna, who is left at age 10 to be part of the Sixth Order of the Brotherhood, as a warrior for the Faith. The first half of the book is a coming-of-age story following the 7 years he … Continue reading →
We started at the junction of Lac le Jeune and Goose Lake Roads and hiked down to the Hull Hill Road, then followed single tracks across the forested hills. When we snowshoe areas like this we see trees, snow, and if we are lucky, the winter’s sun. Old douglas firs are found on undisturbed hillsides and next to gullies. And … Continue reading →
On a summer day we drove to Lytton and then crossed the Thompson River to get to the Botanie Valley. We drove part way up the rough Botanie Mountain Forest Service Road, then parked and hiked to the top and back. A video has been compiled to feature our hike of the mountain: There is more to the … Continue reading →
We explored the San Rafael Reef Wilderness in Utah and hiked and scrambled some slot canyons from Wildhorse Road, just outside Goblin Valley. Our favorite hike of the whole year was Little Wildhorse Canyon, but we also enjoyed Ding and Dang Canyons, just a bit farther west. Ding and Dang required some scrambling and some of the downclimbing in Dang … Continue reading →
