We paddled across Kamloops Lake and landed on the beach in front of Painted Bluffs Provincial Park. From the shoreline, we hiked up the slope, crossed the tracks, then followed the draingage into the bluffs. We hiked a bit in … Continue reading →
We drove out to the end of the Clearwater River Road to the confluence of the Clearwater and Mahood Rivers. Our hike went up the Mahood River to Sylcia and Goodwin Falls and back. The lower end of the trail … Continue reading →
Most lakes are surrounded by trees and over time the living or dead trees fall into the forest or into the lake. Some lakes are dammed and the floodwaters drown living trees, leaving standing snags, broken stumps, and logs. As … Continue reading →
We drove east on the Spahats Creek Road, then we hiked up into the East trophy Range, completing a loop in the alpine areas. the main wildflower bloom was over but we spotted a photographed a few examples which are … Continue reading →
We hiked down through the forest on the Candle Creek Trail to the Clearwater River Trail. Most of the wildflowers are past by mid-August so we noted some weedy flowers in the open area at the top. St. John’s wort … Continue reading →
Marsh Skullcap (scutellaria galericulata) was spotted at two local lakes – Scuitto Lake then at Bleeker Lake, mostly growing on old logs and stumps submersed in the water. In mid-August they were in bloom and with some maneovering of my … Continue reading →
I paddled Latremouille and Goose Lake, then hiked into Laurel Lake, all quiet spots off sideroads on the eastern end of Highway 24 (Little Fort to 100 Mile area). There were some wildflowers in bloom and some berries in fruit … Continue reading →
We hiked to the summit of July Mountain in the Coquihalla Summit area and took lots of photos along the way. Wildflowers were numerous, including some varieties we don’t often see. A few are featured here in a gallery. … Continue reading →
We hiked to the summit of July Mountain in the Coquihalla Summit area and took lots of photos along the way. Wildflowers were numerous, including some varieties we don’t often see. A few are featured here in a slideshow. … Continue reading →
Some of the other wildflowers featured in this post include pink agoseris, yellow agoseris, small-flowered penstemon, orange agoseris, tiger lily, hellebore, jacob’s ladder, buckwheat, sedum, and saxifrage. [metaslider id=2537] The 3 types of agoseris are some … Continue reading →
Every summer we take the chairlift at Sun Peaks up to mid-station to hike the upper part of the mountain. We enjoy hiking up the Headwalls route to Crystal Bowl to the top, then we wind through trails toward the … Continue reading →
We hiked up the forested slopes of Mt. Embleton then down the open ridges. Along the way were a few summer wildflowers. In the forest and through the cutblock were the usual plants like arnica, yarrow, lupine, daisies and asters, … Continue reading →
