A morning paddle on Lac du Bois. I hauled the boat down to the marshy shoreline and paddled the shoreline (3.1 km). Lots of ducks, western painted turtles, yellow-headed blackbirds, marsh wrens, and invertebrates in the muddy waters. 
Stake Lake Double
On a sunny morning I kayaked around Stake Lake (just once) and then hiked trails for an hour. A favorite combo.
Lundbom Grasslands
A 4 hour hike in the Lundbom Grasslands – up to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain, then back on a series of single tracks, game trails, and single tracks on a fine spring day.
McConnell Lake
Two laps around the lake in a kayak on a fine spring morning. 
Walloper Lake
A kayak on Walloper Lake in the morning. Once around the lake. A great blue heron on the shoreline and a snowshoe hare on the shoreline. 
Pass Lake
I kayaked on Pass Lake on a mild, end-of-April morning. Twice around the lake. Blackbirds, marsh wrens, loons, an ducks active.
Kamloops Lake
An early paddle on Kamloops Lake from the boat launch in Savona. Cool with a steady breeze to start but warmer with a light breeze to finish. The only boat on the lake this morning. Day 16 kayaking in 2026. 
Stake Lake
A cool morning kayaking outing on Stake Lake – twice around – Day 15 of paddling in 2026.
Alexandra Bridge and Thacker Mountain
We stayed overnight in Boston Bar then hiked the trail to and over Alexandra Bridge in the morning. In the afternoon we did the Thacker Mountain Trail above Hope.
Stein River Trail
We traveled to Lytton, took the reaction ferry across the river and drove to the Stein River Trailhead. We hiked up the trail and back on a sunny day. A wonderful place next to the robust river, our 4th year in a row.
On the Chain Gang
Difficult work – digging out a retaining wall of Allan blocks (85 lbs each) on a steep slope then moving them for a future project.
Heffley Lake
A paddle on the east end of Heffley Lake on a mild and calm morning. Another perfect outing.
Edith Lake
A morning kayak outing around Edith Lake in fine conditions. 
Sunnybrae Bluffs and the Reinecker Creek Trails
We drove east to the Sunnybrae-Canoe Point Road on the north side of the Salmon Arm of Shuswap Lake. We parked at Sunnybrae Park and hiked the Sunnybrae Bluffs Trail. Then we drove east to Herald Provincial Park to hike Margaret Falls and the Reinecker Creek Trails.
Inks Lake
A windy morning paddle on Inks Lakes with loops around the lake amongst many ducks and other birds. Day 12 for 2026.
Kalamalka Lake Hike
We hiked about 11 km (4 hours) in a large loop in Kalamalka Provincial Park on a sunny spring morning.
Big Pine Loop
A hike in Kenna Cartwright Park on a series of trails to make a loop route. Some snow on the trees and cool, but great conditions for a nature hike. 
Peterson Creek Ramble
A very windy and cool day, but I hiked trails in Peterson Creek for a 4.3 km loop route.
Paul Lake Kayaking
I kayaked from the west end of the lake out past Gibraltar Rock and back on the same shoreline. A sunny, quiet, and calm day for a paddle.
(Link – Loon call)
Low Iron Hike
A hike in the Ironmask Hills on a windy and cool spring day. An area not yet open so I went cross-country over the hills.
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”
Robert Frost