In the Six Mile Hills
I paddled Pat Lake, then went for a short hike in the hills on a smoky day, taking photos along the way, a few of which are shared here. Prickly roses had finished flowering and rose hips were now ready. … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Wildflowers
Flowering Aquatics on Roche Lake
By mid-August aquatic plants have started to flower. Every lake has a different combination of lakeshore and shallow water aquatics. Common to many of our area lakes is water smartweed (Persicaria amphibia). Some other common names are longroot smartweed, water … Continue reading →
On the Way From Hyas Lake
I drove from Pinantan Lake up to Hyas Lake and paddled the lake on a hot day. On the way back down, I made a couple of stops to observe wildflowers. Orange hawkweed (hieracium aurantiacum) multiplies rapidly in disturbed areas, … Continue reading →
On the Lime Ridge Trail
We hiked in the Marble Range in July from the forest through the subalpine burn area and up to the karst landscape in the alpine. Along the way I took photos, a few of which are shared here. Always a … Continue reading →
Estekwalan Mountain Observations
We hiked to the top of Estekwalan Mountain and enjoyed the trail, the views, and the wildflowers along the route. It was a steep route that switchbacked up a steep forested hillside to the rim of a ring of cliffs … Continue reading →
On the Douglas Plateau
I checked out Minnie Lake on the Quilchena-Douglas Plateau, then drove backroads to Douglas Lake (which I paddled in the wind), toured backroads toward Westwold, and hiked in to a remote waterfall, taking photographs along the way, some of which … Continue reading →
On Mount Thynne, Part Two
Mt. Thynne has some of the best wildflower meadows of the area and a hike at the end of June or early July is a must-do route for anyone who enjoys a moderate hike in the subalpine. Some more photos … Continue reading →
On Mt. Thynne, Part One
We made the journey down to Brookmere, then followed mountain roads to the Mt. Thynne trailhead and then did an 11.5 km out-and-back hike through sub-alpine meadows to the summit. We took many photos along the way. Near the trailhead … Continue reading →
On the Birch Bluffs Rim Trail
We hiked on the Moul Falls Trail, then along the Birch Bluffs Rim route, a 15 km hike. Along the way we stopped to photograph a few plants in flower. Bunchberry (cornus canadensis) was prolific in the birch forests of … Continue reading →
On the Ragged Red Ridge
We hiked up a rugged and steep ridge from the Dewdrop Range to the rim of the Red Plateau Escarpment, then hiked along the rim trail and came down the Dewdrop Trail for a 7 km challenging outing. Along the … Continue reading →
The Bitterroot Bloom
We drove to the Ashcroft to Spences Creek corridor to hike into the hills to find bitterroot (lewisia redviva) in bloom. We know three spots within an hour’s drive and we know when it blooms from past explorations so … Continue reading →
Roaming through the Frederick Bluffs
We hiked through the rugged Frederick Bluffs which are the rocky hills overlooking Kamloops Lake. We went over hill and dale and watched for wildflife and wildflowers along the route. We saw a hatched clutch of eggs right next to … Continue reading →