In the first week of November we continued to hike the hills in the valley, the grasslands, and the forested hills.    Some snow lingered higher in the hills and the temperatures were hovering about zero overnight.    A few flowers were still spotted and we continued to observe plants at various stages of development ...

We stayed on Denman Island in April and hiked trails, shorelines, and routes each day.    We enjoyed the spring wildflowers, flowering shrubs, and new growth in the mild, wet Coastal climate.    We took some photos along the way, but it has taken 6 months to get to them to a point where they ...

In mid-October we went for a nature hike on the Tranquille River Trail.     Fall colors were not as vibrant on this day as we had hoped for, but it was a pleasant day for a walk up to the canyon and back.     We observed ducks, butterflies, and several birds, and we stopped to ...

I hiked Zoa Peak in the Coquihalla Summit area in mid-October.    There was some snow on top, but there were some flowering plants at lower elevations and lots of fall color along the trail     Shared here are the bright red foliage of huckleberry (Vaccineum sp.), red Indian paintbrush (Castilleja miniata), spreading phlox (Phlox ...

We hiked from Lundbom Lake to the top of Sugarloaf at the end of the first week of October.     Much of the hike was on south-facing open grasslands.    We continued our hike through the hills in mixed forests and through grasslands hills, returning back to the starting point after 3 hours of hiking.  ...

In September I drove to Wells Gray Park to do two hikes.    The first was a loop route – Bailey’s Chute, Marcus Falls, Myanth Falls, and West Lake.    There were a number of wet areas along the route. The second hike that day was along the Murtle River to the old Majerus Homestead.    ...

  On a day in the latter half of July I hiked on a less-known route from McQueen Lake to Isobel Lake, around the lake trail, and back, stopping to enjoy nature along the way.     I took a number of photos, some of which are shared here in a gallery – milkweed (Asclepias speciosa), nodding ...

In mid-August I drove to Tunkwa Lake to kayak and explore.     I hiked along the lakeshore and spotted a few flowering plants, a few of which are shared here – rosehips (Rosa sp.), water parsnip (Sium suave), Canada mint (Mentha canadensis), a skipper (Hesperioidea sp.) on thistles (Cirsium arvense), silverweed (Potentilla anserina), white prairie aster ...

At the end of the first week of August, I backpacked my way into the Roche Lake backcountry and paddled the lake using a folding kayak.    I packed back out for a paddle-and hike-day to a infrequently visited lake.     I took a few photos along the way, a few of which are shared ...

From the Ridge Mountain Road to the southwest from Lac le Jeune, I hiked tracks up through the hills to the Ridge Lakes at 1470m (4822 ft.) on a mid-August day.    All was quiet in this remote area.    Along the way, I observed a few wildflowers, berries, and flowering shrubs, a few of ...

In the middle of August I hiked into the hills just below Coal Hill, across grassland slopes and through open douglas fir forest.    This was a hike more than a nature walk, but I stopped to enjoy a few flowering or fruiting plants along the way. Shared here are some photos – mountain ash (Sorbus ...

On a September day I hiked in a remote area accessed by the McConnell Forest Service Road, a forested plateau equidistant from Ross Moore Lake and Lac le Jeune.    Trails and tracks link to both lakes, used mostly by snowmobiles and ATVs.    I have hiked it before, but this was the first time ...