Lyons Lake is located at the southern end of the Sullivan Valley. It can be accessed by an old rough road from the Heffley Creek Dump. It is about 2.5 km along the double track to the lake. The track is usually fairly quiet, but on busy weekends there may be ATVs in the area. Close to Lyons Lake the … Continue reading…
On a sunny warm October day we traveled from Kamloops down to the Coquihalla Summit area to hike Zoa Mountain. We turned onto the Falls Lake Road and parked at the trailhead. The Zoa Trail is signed and we turned uphill through the “alder tunnel” to the upper track. From the upper track a sign points up to a steep … Continue reading…
On a cool fall day I drove to Logan Lake and paddled the lake (2 loops) from the campground, then secured the boat, I hiked the Mimi Falls Trail from the campground. The trail was developed in 2020 by the District of Logan Lake (as a 50 year celebration of incorporation) in collaboration with the Lower Nicola Indian Band. It … Continue reading…
On a cool, grey day I drove down to Nicola Lake, then up the west side of the lake to Monck Park. I paddled the lakeshore, then secured the boat and went for a hike on the trails. The hike is one I have done a few times and I return to do it in the fall most years, From … Continue reading…
On a warm mid-September day I drove out through Barnhartvale to the Robbins Creek Road, then followed the Scuitto Lake Road all the way to the lake. I parked at the Rec Site and hiked to the northeast corner of the lake. An old ATV track goes up between two hills. This is the start of the route to Mt. … Continue reading…
On a clear September day I drove to Tunkwa Lake Provincial Park. I paddled Leighton Lake (3.4 km) from the Leighton Campground then hiked a signed trail around the lake, out to the Bluff Hill lookout, back through Tunkwa Campground, and then back to the start, a 6.5 km trail hike. An early start provided calm conditions on the lakes. … Continue reading…
On a day of less smoke from the forest fires, I hiked the hills around Deep Lake. From the parking area on Ida Lane, I started on the Extended Loop Route which goes north then west, working my way across the hills toward Deep Lake. There is a trail which goes up over the hills branching off the … Continue reading…
Savona Mountain stands above Savona and Kamloops Lake with steep cliffs on the north and east sides. We can hike to the Savona Caves part-way up the cliffs on the east side, but we can also drive to the top of Savona Mountain on a forest service road and hike from the summit along to the rim. The area at … Continue reading…
Some time ago, there were quite a few trips to the Rockies to mountaineer, backpack, run, hike, and explore. Most of those trips were done before a SLR camera was part of the gear. Most trips had no photos or a cheap film camera with a few images saved. Some were scanned, and there are more to come. A few … Continue reading…
We hiked the trail network on the northeast side of Logan Lake. These were originally cross country ski trails but they have evolved into multi-use trails (hiking, xc skiing, snowshoeing, biking, horseback riding). There were about 36 km of trails, but the whole area was burned in the summer of 2021. Work has been done to remove the danger trees … Continue reading…
A rail trail connecting to the Kettle Valley Railway Trails (Trans Canada Trail) connected at Brodie Station and went north, down the Coldwater River to the Brookmere Road. We used to hike a loop route from Brookmere to Brodie, then north across 7 trusses to a point on the Brookmere Road. The rail trail was also used by ATVs and … Continue reading…
On a hot summer morning I drove south past Stump Lake, then up the Peterhope Lake Road. An unsigned side road bears north and I parked there to hike into the hills to explore old mine workings, but also the hills, ponds, lakes, and forests of the area. The Mary Reynolds mine was worked from 1889 to 1929. Ore was … Continue reading…
There is an informal trail around the east side of Face Lake which connects to ATV tracks and backroads for a loop route in the area below Chuwhels Mountain. The trailhead is on the edge of Mile High Resort at the camping area at the northeast side. Anyone accessing the Resort property should check-in at the main office. Tthe first … Continue reading…
Greenstone Mountain Park is a small park in the summit area of Greenstone Mountain. There are 4 communications towers on the summit area and an old forest lookout. When the park was created in 1996 , there were already a number of towers, buildings and ATV tracks. The old fire lookout has been maintained by the 4×4 … Continue reading…
We hiked trails near Isobel Lake on a warm summer morning. The goal was to hike a loop route and include Eagle Eye Lookout on top of the hill south of the lake. We hiked around the west side through the forest, then on open double tracks, and finally a single track to the top of the hill. Along the … Continue reading…
On a hot day in June we hiked up to the caves on Savona Mountain. We parked at the start of the Savona Mountain Road since the forest service road had been washed away. The hike is usually about 6 km return, but the extra hike on the road added another kilometer. After the forest fire on the mountain, much … Continue reading…
