D. Smith
Monte Lake Kayak
Tunkwa Lake
Mesa Loop
Sage Trails
McQueen Lake to Isobel Lake
A 7 km hike from McQueen Lake to Isobel Lake on the Old Forest Capital Trail, then around the lake and back.
Continue reading →Stake Lake Paddle
An early paddle on Stake Lake before the weather moves in. Quiet, peaceful, and steady rhythms on the water. (killdeer call)
Continue reading →Coal Hill Hike
Mount Thynne
A hike up Mt. Thynne (a long mountain road from Brookmere to the trailhead) on a pleasant summer day.
Continue reading →Rough Hills
A hike while my truck was being serviced, up into the hills overlooking the Industrial Park, some off-trail, some steep game trails, and some single tracks. Wildflowers in bloom along the way and warblers, flickers, and finches in the … Continue reading →
Scuitto Lake
A morning kayak on Scuitto Lake. After years of drought, the lake is down 2m. Quiet, sunny, and lots of wildlife on and by the lake.
Continue reading →A Windy Paddle
An early start to the day, kayaking on Edith Lake in the wind, but before the forecasted gusts.
Continue reading →McQueen Lake Trails
A 2 hour hike on the McQueen Lake trails, through the forest and around the lakes. Many birds along the way – Song Sparrow.
Continue reading →Red Plateau Hike
We hiked trails and routes through the forest to the Red Plateau Escarpment from the Red Plateau Forest Service Road. (black-capped chickadees)
Continue reading →Rattler Viewpoint
A 2.3 hour hike from Lac le Jeune to the hilltop called Rattler Viewpoint, on a series of snowshoe, off-piste, and cross-country ski trails.
Continue reading →Sullivan Lake
A paddle on Sullivan Lake, followed by a nature exploration in the upper Sullivan hills.
Continue reading →Floodlands to Cooney Bay
Kayaking from the Tranquille – Floodlands bay through channels to Kamloops Lake, into Cooney Bay and back. Lots of carp surfacing, great blue herons, swans, blackbirds, marsh wrens, crows, and an eagle.
Continue reading →Stony Lake Hills
A hike on the Stony Lake Track in the Lac du Bois Conservation Area and up the hills and ridges for a loop route back on a beautiful spring day.
Continue reading →Paul Lake Paddle
Kayaking the east end of Paul Lake on a greyish, breezy day. No one else on the lake, but there were loons and chicks, geese and goslings, an osprey, ducks, blackbirds, swallows, crows, and flowering crowfoot buttercups in the water. … Continue reading →
