In the week after the spring equinox I did a nature hike up the Adams River from the Wade Road trailhead in Tsutswecw Park. The single track trail route wound through the burned forest to the Gorge. I hiked over the bluffs, then returned on a double track through the black forest to the start, a 5 km … Continue reading →
In the first days of spring, there were very few wildflowers in bloom in the grasslands, but there was lots of emerging green growth. On a nature hike through the middle Lac du Bois grasslands, there was still a bit of mud, but there were swans and ducks on the ponds and lakes, blackbirds on the marshy pothole ponds, … Continue reading →
We camped, hiked, kayaked, and explored New Zealand for a month. We completed two of the Great Treks and we visited a number of remote spots. We liked NZ a lot and we hope to return. There were many photos taken, and only a few are shared here, mostly of plants spotted while hiking the trails. Shared here … Continue reading →
We stayed on the Pender Islands in spring to hike, paddle, and explore. Each hike was a nature hike with lots to see and enjoy. One of the hikes we did was up an informal trail to the top of Spalding Hill. There were some wet areas near the bottom and some open slopes near the top of … Continue reading →
We hiked trails on the Pender Islands in April. One of the trails we did was on the South Island, up Mt. Norman and then down to the seashore in Beaumont Provincial Marine Park, now part of the Gulf Islands National Park. We enjoyed the mild spring weather on the Gulf Islands, and we also stopped to enjoy the … Continue reading →
We stayed on Denman Island in the spring to explore the island, mostly by hiking, walking, kayaking, and exploring. Each day we would stop along the trails and routes to enjoy the spring wildflowers, flowering shrubs, and flowering trees that we encountered in this Pacific Northwest – Gulf Islands climate/ecosystem. Some of the photos shared here include Pacific Trillium (Trillium … Continue reading →
We have stayed on Denman Island in spring a couple of times to hiking, kayak, and explore the island. There were many plants emerging from winter dormancy at this time of year, and lots of flowering shrubs and wildflowers to observe. Many photos are taken and a few are shared in this post. Included in this album are photos … Continue reading →
We hiked trails in the arid scablands of Central Washington in spring. For two weeks, we hiked a different trail each day and camped in several Washington State Parks. There were a variety of habitats varying from grasslands to desert-like terrain, open steppes, wetlands, and open forests. We saw many wildflowers along the way and a few are … Continue reading →
I backpacked Grand Canyon, hiking from the South Rim (8000 ft elevation) down trails to the river and then traversing the benchlands, doing a loop route over 4 days. Afterward I also did some day hikes down and back up. It was April and there was a bit of snow up on the South Rim, but 5000 feet below, … Continue reading →
The last post of nature hikes from this year is a collection of outings in the latter half of October, including flora from the Lac le Jeune area, the Adams River area, and the Lac du Bois area. Hiking will continue throughout late fall and through the winter, but will more focused on keeping up the pace to stay … Continue reading →
