I started exploring this area in 1976 and I continue to follow tracks and routes wherever they lead, with the aid of map, compass, GPSr and camera. After many dead-ends, but also many discoveries, I chose to share this information. Getting out 12 months each year, I continue to explore trails, tracks, routes, and waterways of the Kamloops area and beyond.
In winter, the shorelines along the North and South Thompson Rivers expand as the river recedes. We can pick routes along the rivers for a winter beach walk. We parked on Harrington Drive and walked down to the river. From the gravel banks on the river, we turned north. We continued north on a narrow path and along the gravel … Continue reading…
This is not a route we recommend to anyone. The plan for the day was to solo hike up into Red Canyon to see the frozen waterfalls at the end of the hikeable section, but then I decided to traverse under the lava cliffs for the views of the hoodoos, gargoyles, air pocket caves, and ragged outcrops Once I traversed … Continue reading…
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Continue reading...While staying in Manning Park for a few days, we decided to snowshoe the Three Falls Trail from Gibson Pass. We drove up the Gibson Pass Road from the lodge for 10 km then parked at the ski hill area. After a grey day on he previous day and a heavy snowfall overnight, the skies started to clear from the … Continue reading…
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Continue reading...While staying at Manning Park Lodge we decided to snowshoe the Poland Lake Trail. The trail starts at the Gibson Pass Ski Hill, 10 km up the Gibson Pass Road. the summer trail winds through the forest and crosses ski runs, but the winter route is straight up the side of the ski runs. We climbed 372m (1221 ft) in … Continue reading…
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Continue reading...For most winters we drive down the icy road to the parking lot and walk out on the snow to Cooney Bay. Last year there was no open ground and the bay was covered in ice. In this “snowless” winter, … Continue reading →
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Continue reading...The Jacko Lake Road is gated in winter but we can walk along the snowy road to the lake, along the shoreline and back for a 4 km moderate hike. There is a bit of parking near the gate or across the other side on the Inks Lakes Road. On this cloudy-sunny winter day, we enjoyed the quiet stomp on … Continue reading…
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Continue reading...The Observation Point Trail is one of the best hikes in Zion National Park and so when we returned to the park this fall, we hiked the 8 mile out and back trail once again. The trail winds up the lower slopes of Cable Mountain, then crosses into Echo Canyon, following the canyon upstream for 1.2 km. At that point … Continue reading…
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Continue reading...In the winter the streams that run off the south side of the top of Red Plateau will freeze up. I have found 4 frozen waterfalls recently and I am still exploring to look for more. One of the more interesting falls is at the end of a 2 km hike into a deep canyon between the Dewdrop Trail summit … Continue reading…
