Elephant Hill Provincial Park is located west and northwest of the town of Ashcroft. The hills are in the sagebrush grasslands, but are difficult to access. The hills between Ashcroft/Thompson River and Highway are partly bordered by private property, … Continue reading →
On a mid-May morning I drove to the Neskonlith Provincial Park boat launch to kayak paddled a loop route on the lake. I have paddled right around the lake, but that is an ambitious venture (11.8 km) so I usually … Continue reading →
On a mid-May day with changeable weather I drove up the Lac le Jeune Road as it rained, but emerged into drier weather past Lac le Jeune. From the start of the road to Logan Lake (Meadow Creek Rd.) … Continue reading →
On a greyish, cool day in May, I returned to an area I snowshoe in winter to hike a loop route. From the Bush Lake – Dogwood Marshes parking lot I hiked double tracks and single tracks on a known … Continue reading →
On a warm mid-May morning I hiked a route in the Lower Rose area, a grassland-benchland of gullies and ridges above Valleyview and below the communities of Rose Hill and West Juniper. There are several access points from Valleyview … Continue reading →
In the last month I have been out kayaking the lakes, varying the location each time, but if conditions are marginal, I return to a few sheltered spots (Edith, Stake, McConnell mostly). If the forecast has been for stronger … Continue reading →
On a warm and sunny morning I drove north to Heffley Creek then turned onto the Heffley – Sun Peaks Road. At the waste disposal turn-off I went up the dirt road and parked. I then hiked up … Continue reading →
The area north of Lac du Bois Grasslands Provincial Park is the Lac du Bois Grasslands Conservation Area, now owned by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Hikers can hike old tracks through the upper grasslands and mixed forests on the … Continue reading →
At the start of May I drove up to Stake Lake to paddle the lake and hike the trails. There are a number of lakes where this can be done, like McConnell Lake, Lac le Jeune, Paul Lake, Lodgepole Lake, … Continue reading →
We did a hiking tour of the Fraser Canyon to Hope. We first stopped at Lytton where we took the reaction ferry across the Fraser River and then drove up to the Stein Valley trailhead. We hiked up … Continue reading →
