Walloper FSR Stomp
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 … Continue reading →
Bush South Stomp
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 … Continue reading →
Empty Trails
As the winter cold extends over the week, we see fewer and fewer hikers, bike riders, and dog walkers on the trails. When I arrived at the usually busy Kenna Cartwright Park trailhead area, there were no vehicles in … Continue reading →
Minus 22 Hike
The temperature on this day was -15º C and the wind was blowing at 20 km (for a wind chill of -22 to -24º C), but I bundled up, then went out for a hike in the hills, keeping the … Continue reading →
Cougars at Harper Lake
On an August day I drove east toward Chase and just after the Neskonlith IR, I turned south onto the Harper Lake Forest Service Road. The road becomes rougher, then at about 6 km from the highway, there is … Continue reading →
Lac le Jeune Stomp
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 … Continue reading →
Bush South Snowshoe
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 … Continue reading →
McConnell Lake
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 … Continue reading →
Mission Flats Winter Hike
I hiked the west end of the Mission Flats Beach on sand, snow, and some ice on a mild winter day. this hike is one of the Winter Beaches routes I hike every winter. I always check the … Continue reading →
Anderson Creek Stomp
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 … Continue reading →