One Step Behind is the 8th book of the Wallander series, police procedural crime books, set in Ystad, Sweden and written in Swedish, translated to English. Henning Mankell has written a number of books and plays, but the most famous were the Wallander stories. There have been 3 popular TV crime series based on his books and he has won … Continue reading →
At the Winter Solstice the weather remained mild and there was no snow in the valley bottom so we hiked the Rivers Trail from Aviation Way. contThe dike trail was relatively quiet. We hiked along the trail for about 1 km before turning down int We hiked along the trail for about 1 km before turning down into the marshlands … Continue reading →
The Hobbit is a fantasy novel written in 1937. It was originally written for a juvenile audience, but it has become one of the best selling books of all time, selling over 100 million copies, and read by all ages of readers. The story is told by Bilbo Baggins, an account of an adventure he took from Hobbiton in the … Continue reading →
On a mid-November day we hiked from the main parking lot and continued west, out to the end of the Sunset Trail. We hiked the Big Pine Trail which winds across the hills to the west end of the ridge. The work on the pipeline appears to be done now. The fences are gone and the area has been … Continue reading →
Children of Time is the first book in the award-winning science fiction series written by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It is the story of a future where Earth and its colonies are at the end, and so advanced spacecraft are sent out to terraform distant planets where humans can settle. Ark ships follow with people kept in a cryogenic state and AI … Continue reading →
We hiked the Ironmask Trails from the upper trailhead in late November. Since this is a well-used mountain biking area, we return to hike the trails in shoulder season and when the snow falls since many of the trails are single tracks and they can be busy with riders. On this day, we met a couple of other hikers, but … Continue reading →
All the Pretty Horses is a novel set in southern Texas and Mexico in the 1950s. It is the story of John Grady, a 16 year old who has become disconnected from his ranch home and family. He was raised by a Mexican familyso he is fluent in Spanish. He and his friend Lacey Rawlings decide to look for work … Continue reading →
On a November day I hiked down from the upper entrance off Summit Road (Escape > Tom Moore> creek) into Peterson Creek Park. I hiked in the bottom of the creek gully for as far as I could go, passing a small herd of deer. The off-trail route up the creek led to a small waterfall. The volume of water … Continue reading →
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl is a history book by Timothy Egan. He is a New York times journalist who has written a number of well-researched books, a few of which I have read. This book was written in 2006 and it is about the people who lived through … Continue reading →
Lyons Lake lies in the south end of the Sullivan Valley, ranching country in the hills to the northeast of Kamloops. we can hike to the scenic lake on old tracks from the road that leads to the Heffley Creek Eco-Depot, off the road to Sun Peaks. On a sunny fall day I hiked to the lake and back. A … Continue reading →
Lonesome Dove is a western novel written in 1985 by Larry McMurtry. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 and has been well-received by reviewers. It was adapted as a mini-series in 1989 and subsequently won 7 Emmy Awards. The book is about a small group of retired Texas Rangers living on a ranch in Lonesome Dove, Texas, a small … Continue reading →
I paddled Logan Lake and then hiked the Mimi Falls Trail. A new video is now available on YouTube: Many more videos (and a podcast) can be found on the Ramble On YouTube Channel
Continue reading →Holly is the latest book in the Holly Gibney series (Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, End of Watch, The Outsider, If It Bleeds). We first met Holly as a minor character recruited to help Bill Hodges in Mr. Mercedes. Over the course of the books Holly grows from a self-doubting, unemployed, harangued woman into the owner of a investigative agency that … Continue reading →
In most years we drive to the Coquihalla Summit and hike Zoa Peak. Fall colors, a quiet hike, and great views make this a rewarding outing. A YouTube video shares some of the highlights of this annual journey: More information on Zoa Peak can be found on these resources: Zoa Peak (on Kamloops Trails) Zoa Peak (on YouTube) Coquihalla … Continue reading →
On a cold and sunny fall day we hiked the Deer Run Trail in Kenna Cartwright Park. At the northwest corner of the trail, we looped back, following mostly single tracks through the open forests on the shoulder of Mt. Dufferin. This has been a longtime favorite hikes for us, but we only do it once or twice a year … Continue reading →
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry was Rachel Joyce’s first novel and it was an immediate critical success with both readers and critics. A retired man living in Dorset receives a letter from an old friend who is in hospice with terminal cancer in Scotland. She (Queenie) wants to say goodbye. Harold writes back immediately and walks out to the … Continue reading →
