Long sections of the river beaches make good routes for hiking in the winter. We hiked down the Rivers Trail on Schubert Drive, then hiked back on the beach at the river’s edge. The ice was mostly gone by the end of the first week of March. Walking on the sand can be hard on the legs and feet so … Continue reading →
A Mind to Murder is a detective/crime novel by P.D. James. It is the second book of fourteen in the popular Adam Dalgliesh series (1962 – 2008). All of the books are skilfully written, following a classic British mystery style. In this case, the murder takes place in the Steen Psychiatric Clinic and because of locked doors, the murderer must … Continue reading →
On a snowy cold day at the end of February, the chosen route was in Kenna Cartwright Park from the Home Depot Trailhead. there was no one on the the Reservoir Trail and as I climbed the Kinnikinik Trail, I was breaking trail on a steep snowy trail. From Kinnikinik, there were some short trail sections – Doc Findlay – … Continue reading →
On a cloudy February day we hiked a loop route in the Batchelor Trails from the main (middle) parking lot. We followed the access road, then hiked up the Tower Classic Trail, then the Naked Pistol Trail through the pass, and then came back on the Shady Glen Trail. The south-facing slopes were dry as we climbed up the pass … Continue reading →
The Witch Elm is a mystery/psychological thriller by Tana French. It is told in the first person (Toby), but the narrator is not always reliable since it is told by a character who has been damaged both physically and mentally and looking back, some of the memories are unclear. As the story progresses, we read about trauma and recovery, but … Continue reading →
On a colder February day we started a snowshoe route from Lodgepole Lake. We followed the Chuwhels Mountain Road, then set a track along the shoreline of the Lower Pond. The Lower Pond was still frozen. We followed an old track, but also spotted a moose track and tracks from both coyote and deer. From the end of the pond … Continue reading →
By the end of the first week of February, the lower south-facing slopes of the Batchelor Hills were dry and quite good for winter hiking. The area has been used for hiking for a long time, but over the last decade additional single track trails have been added for mountain biking. These trails are now signed and maintained by KBRA, … Continue reading →
Resurrection Walk is a crime novel which combines two characters – Micky Haller from the Lincoln Lawyer series (7 books) and Bosch from the Harry Bosch series (25 books). The main story is a legal procedural story where Mickey Haller pursues a case of a woman imprisoned for killing her husband, a policeman. Mickey has been open to habeas … Continue reading →
On a snowy and windy winter day the hike was up Peterson Creek from the lower entrance, then an informal route up the canyon to the waterfall. Usually the route is all ice in February, but the mild weather resulted in a hike that could be done in hiking boots, with no cleats. The end of the trail was very … Continue reading →
Too Good to be True is a detective story in the Shetland Series. It is sometimes described as a “Quick Read” since it is short and an easy read. Jimmy Perez travels to Scottish border town (Stonebridge) to help his ex-wife find out more about an apparent suicide by the local schoolteacher. He finds there are many secrets and there … Continue reading →
When cold weather took old of the Interior, I still got out every day. I kept the hikes to one hour, I wore lots of layers, and I used microspikes on my hiking boots. When it was -24 with a cold breeze, the wind chill was – 36. I hiked various routes in Peterson Creek over a week. In … Continue reading →
When the conditions became cold, I wore layers to stay warm when I went our hiking. The only thing exposed was my nose, but I carried a balaclava, just in case. In the coldest conditions I kept the hikes to an hour (+/- 15 minutes) One of the hike on the cold days was over the hills in … Continue reading →
Emily St. John Mandel is a Canadian author who has written 6 novels, the last three to wide success. Station Eleven won the Arthur C. Clarke award and was made into a mini-series. Sea of Tranquility is a science fiction/speculative fiction novel written with a non-linear plot line. It is located in Canada, the US, and on the moon, with … Continue reading →
The benchlands below Rose Hill and the west end of Juniper Ridge have long sloped ridges cut by gullies. The lands were once under Glacial Lake Kamloops. The ridges are consolidated silts, soft and prone to erosion. Sinkholes dot the landscape. There are some recent access roads for the upgraded powerlines that traverse the area. Access from above follows these … Continue reading →
Mild winter weather allowed for good conditions for hiking local trails. Normally there would be a season of “snow stomping”, hiking carefully on snowy trails, sometimes wearing micro-spikes (cleats) on hiking boots. At the end of December I hiked the hills on the east side of Kenna Cartwright Park, on and off the Doc Findlay Trail, starting at the trailhead … Continue reading →
The Summer that Never Was is a crime/mystery story by Canadian – English author Peter Robinson. There are 28 books (1987 – 2023) in the Inspector Banks series and there were 5 seasons of adaptations (32 episodes), most still available for streaming. All are set in Yorkshire and the books fit best into procedural detective (crime) category. In this book, … Continue reading →
