The Mt. Finlayson Trail starts in Goldstream Provincial Park in the forest then climbs through the forest to the south-facing cliffs, looking toward Victoria. We started on Bear Mountain near the tennis club and hiked for 0.5 km over to the junction below the summit trail. From that point, everything was steep and rocky to the top. In fact, most … Continue reading…
The Hunter Canyon hike is in the sandstone hills west of Moab. To get to the trailhead, drive out to the south side of the Colorado River on the Kane Creek Road and then follow the Kane Springs (gravel) Road for 5 km and park at the signed trailhead. There is a small campground there and a single track trail … Continue reading…
One of our favorite hikes was up Sidewinder Canyon in Death Valley. The highlight, though, was 3 side slot canyons, two of which were narrow dark slots surprising long and interesting. WE hiked over the ridges, then dropped into the upper end of Sidewinder, then worked our way down, exploring all the side slots on the way down, a total … Continue reading…
The trail/route up Funeral Canyon starts next to the Texas Springs Campground not far from Furnace Creek in Death Valley. There are no signs nor trail markers, but the start of the route is obvious as it gently climbs through the Funeral Wash into the East Colman Hills. We hiked on a horse track through scenic badlands up to the … Continue reading…
The best hike in Arches National Park is the Devil’s Garden Trail. The trailhead is at the end of the paved road. By hiking the main trail, we can see 7 listed/well-known arches and a few others with some further exploration. By adding the Primitive Trail we can hike an 11.5 km loop. This is busy trail at prime time … Continue reading…
The Hidden Valley Trail starts at the south end of Moab. Turn onto Angel Rock Road then follow Rim Rock Lane to the end where there is a good parking area and signage. The trail climbs steeply for 0.8 km up through rocky slopes over the rim of the cliffs above, then levels off as it follows Hidden Valley The … Continue reading…
Mount Perry rises to 1729m (5672 feet) above the lowest point in North America, the Death Valley Basin. It is in the rugged Black Mountains on the east side of Death Valley. The best access point is to take the Dante’s View Road and then from the parking lot continue to bear north following the tops of all the ridges. … Continue reading…
The Bute Lakes are a series of small lakes and marshy meadows in the high country east of Lac le Jeune and north of Ross Moore Lake at 1245m 4085 (ft). The McConnell Forest Service Road bears southeast from the Lac le Jeune Road just 1.1 km north of the Goose Lake Road junction. This is a good backcountry road, … Continue reading…
The Tranquille River Trail follows the river (sometimes referred to as “the creek”) upstream for 2 km to the start of the narrows in a steep-sided canyon. The lower end is an easy and scenic hike, suitable for families in all seasons. Along the way are a number of points of interest. This Google map has waypoints, photos, and information … Continue reading…
A must-do for all hikers in the Kamloops area each summer is to take the chairlift to mid-station at Sun Peaks then do the hike to Tod Mountain Summit. Our favorite route is to take the Top of the World Trail – the Westridge Trail – Tod Peak Trail. For hikers, Sun peaks uses trail numbers on red seasonal signage … Continue reading…
Botanie Mountain stands above the Fraser River north of Lytton. The rocky summit lies east of the Coast Range and the snow-capped Cantilever Range. Access is via the Botanie Valley Road which runs north into the Clear Range. The turn onto the Boatnie Mountain “Road” is not marked nor is it obvious. In a short time it was a narrow, … Continue reading…
Viewland Mountain stands above Horseflly Lake deep in east side of the Cariboo. It is accessed by following the road from 150 Mile House to Horsefly Lake, then up a 21 km backroad into the hills. Just past the 21km mark, a FSR on the right goes for 1.3 km to the signed trailhead. The trailhead to the regional … Continue reading…
The Lundbom Commonage area is in the hills to the southeast of Merritt. There are extensive grasslands, some wetlands, and rolling hills with good access on older double tracks and a few single tracks. We have hiked all through the hills, but we returned to hike the Cocobonk Trail in June. We parked next to Lundbom Lake and followed the … Continue reading…
Mt. Baldy is really just an outlier hill overlooking Sorrento and Shuswap Lake. It is a good trail, designed and maintained by the Shuswap Trails Alliance. The trailhead is at the end of Elison Road where there is a good parking area and signage. The trail is well-marked all the way to the top. Most of the route goes … Continue reading…
The Dewdrop Trail climbs from the Dewdrop Range up the Red Plateau Escarpment to the Rim. The route goes up a gully, then traverses over onto a broad ridge to the top, a vertical climb of 510 m (1673 feet). The next ridge to the west is narrow, steeper, and rocky. This ragged red ridge has no trail, but it … Continue reading…
Mosaic Canyon is a popular hike in the Death Valley area. The name comes from the textured and colorful patterns of mosaic breccia, dolomite, and marble in the canyon walls. The trail has both narrows and wider spots as it goes up into a fault in Tucki Mountain for about 1.8 miles (2.9 km). The canyon has been scoured by … Continue reading…
