On Red Plateau
We drove up the Red Plateau Forest Service Road and parked at 1198 m in elevation to hike a 10 km loop on top of Red Plateau. Our route took us out to the Escarpment Rim. There were many open … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Nature Hikes
On the Wounded Knee Trail in the Lundbom Grasslands
The Lundbom Grasslands area is one of our favorite hiking destinations, particularly in spring. We parked near Lundbom Lake and hiked west toward Hamilton Lake and Sugarloaf Mountain. On the open hillsides sticky geranium (g. viscosissimum) was in bloom. The … Continue reading →
Big Pine Nature Hike
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Continue reading →In the McQueen Lake Area
We hiked on trails in the McQueen Lake area through the forest, along some clearings, and around some lakes at 969 m (3179 ft). In the grass-covered glades and pastures sticky geranium (geranium viscosissimum) was starting to flower. The petals … Continue reading →
On the White Horse Bluff Trail
We hiked the White Horse Bluff Trail in Wells Gray Park in June, a longer route through the forest to an interesting spot. Our trail started on the Green Mountain Road. It descended through the forest. False Solomon’s-seal (smilacena racemosa) … Continue reading →
On the West Opax Route
We hiked a 15 km route from Lac du Bois out to the western cliffs on Opax Mountain and back, a fine spring outing. Along the way we took lots of photos. Along the shores of Lac du Bois were … Continue reading →
By Tranquille Bay
I paddled the floodlands and found that red-osier dogwood (cornus stolonifera sp.) with its trunks under water was starting to flower. In the next two weeks the floodlands will be full of flowering shrubs. At the launch area, but on … Continue reading →
On the West Lake Trail
We hiked the Baileys Chute – Marcus Falls – Myanth Falls – West Lake Trails in Wells Gray Provincial Park in late May, enjoying the Clearwater River and the quiet, green forest. There were some wet spots and skunk cabbage … Continue reading →
On the Eastern Slopes of Red Plateau
We hiked up the steep ridges through the forest and open pine grass slopes on the east side of Red Plateau and then back down in a km loop hike. Along the way we stopped to notice the emerging widlflowers … Continue reading →
In the Battle Creek Hills
I went fossil hunting in the Battle Creek Hills in the Cache Creek Ranges and spotted a few nice samples in the white shales. While I was hiking across the dry hills, there were a few wildflowers in bloom, like … Continue reading →
In the Thompson River Hills
I hiked into the Dry Hills between Ashcroft and Spences Creek, looking for bitterroot in bloom. I was a week too early but still found lots of plants with flowers in bud. A few of the lewisia rediviva were starting … Continue reading →
Through the Dry Hills
We hiked through the lower hills and found conditions to be very dry. Conditions were good, except for some wind, but we also stopped to enjoy some wildflowers along the way. A few wild blue flax (linum perenne sp.) were … Continue reading →