Category Archives: Hiking
Bush Lake Hike
Bunker Road Trails
A one hour loop route on the Bunker Road Trails after the rains. Lots of wildflowers and two bluebirds.
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Triple Decker and Candle Creek Falls
A hike down the Clearwater River Trail, to Triple Decker Falls, Osprey Lookout, and Candle Creek Falls, then a steep hike back up to the start. Lots of water in the falls at this time.
Continue reading →Copper Island
We paddled from Scotch Creek (Shuswap Lake Provincial Park to Copper Island, landed on the east side, then hiked the 2 km loop trail around the island, and then paddled back. Always a great adventure.
Continue reading →Lyons Lake
A hike on backroads to the Sullivan Lake and Lyons Lake, out and back on a warm, sunny day.
Continue reading →Clay Lake
A hike in the upper grasslands to Clay Lake then up over the shoulder of Clapperton Ridge. I will be back for another hike in the area soon, a favorite exploration…
Continue reading →Stake Lake Double
On a sunny morning I kayaked around Stake Lake (just once) and then hiked trails for an hour. A favorite combo.
Continue reading →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.
Continue reading →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.
Continue reading →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 … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
Kalamalka Lake Hike
We hiked about 11 km (4 hours) in a large loop in Kalamalka Provincial Park on a sunny spring morning.
Continue reading →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.
Continue reading →Peterson Creek Ramble
A very windy and cool day, but I hiked trails in Peterson Creek for a 4.3 km loop route.
Continue reading →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, … Continue reading →
Barnes Lake Hike
On a sunny spring day we hiked the Barnes Lake Trails, a 9.5 km loop route through grasslands and open forest off the Robbins Range Road.
Continue reading →Edith Lake Spring Paddle
A paddle around Edith Lake on a fine spring morning. Ducks, geese, coyotes, blackbirds, killdeer, and loons along the route. 🙂 Link – Coyote calls
Continue reading →Six Mile Loops
On a sunny spring day I drove up the bumpy road to Pat Lake. I kayaked twice around the lake, once in each direction, then secured the boat and hiked around the lake for a triple loop day.
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