We hiked on the Napier Ranch Conservation Area tracks and slopes on a spring day. Our route took us along a double track across a benchland to an old homestead, then up the grassland slopes to the hills above. This … Continue reading →
On the first day of June, I hiked on the McQueen Lake Trails, enjoying a nature hike, making many stops along the way to observe and photograph what interested me. The McQueen Lake Environmental Education Center is School District … Continue reading →
We hiked up to the top of Sunrise Mountain, above Barnhartvale. It is a steep north-facing slope with grassland and forested slopes. A few wildflowers were observed and photographed along the way. Can you identify some of these? … Continue reading →
Near the end of May I travelled south to the high plateau where I paddled Walloper Lake, then secured the boat, and drove over to Stake Lake. I hiked a route on the Stake Lake Trails. It was quiet and … Continue reading →
We hiked the trails on the northeast corner of Kenna Cartwright Park, starting at the trailhead off Bunker Road. We hiked the Sage Trail, then chose a loop we refer to as the outside loop. Along the way, … Continue reading →
On a drizzly spring day I drove up the bumpy road into the Six Mile Hills. I first paddled around Pat Lake (twice), then secured the boat. I hiked up to the top of Six Mile Hill on route with … Continue reading →
In late May, I drove out to Neskonlith Lake to paddle the lake, then go for a nature hike. Conditions were good for a paddle up the west arm of the lake. Afterwards I went for a nature walk along … Continue reading →
On the May long weekend I drove to an area south of Ashcroft. First I paddled Venables Lake, then I drove to an area (Red Hill) where I can reliably find bitterroots in bloom at this time of the year. … Continue reading →
On a greyish, drizzly day I went for a hike along the rim of both sides of Peterson Creek Park, dropping down to the creek twice for an up-and-down loop route. Wildflowers and flowering shrubs were abundant. It was a … Continue reading →
We hiked up a steep trail from the Dewdrop Range to the rim of the Red Plateau Escarpment, a 9.2 km return strenuous hike (2400 feet elevation gain). The trail follows a gully, then an open rocky ridge to the … Continue reading →
Denman Island is covered in mosses. We hiked a number of trails on the island and all of the forested areas have a rich variety of mosses. Some of the species were new to us and some we have identified … Continue reading →
We travelled to Clearwater, then north to Wells Gray Provincial Park. We parked at the trailhead to Moul Falls, and then hiked for 3 hours, first down to Moul Falls, then over and down to McDiarmid Falls. Most of the … Continue reading →
