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Hillocks and Hummocks Snowshoe

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A route that we snowshoe every winter is through the middle grasslands of Lac du Bois Grasslands Protected Area through the maze of glaciated ridges and gullies, looping to viewpoints on the stomped in paths.   We have developed routes over the years, but other snowshoers and hikers now do these loops too, so we can benefit from tracks set by snowshoers in the area to places like the viewpoint over Long Lake.  

Long Lake (North)

 

On this mild winter day the cloudy skies were breaking up as we did the second half of our outing.  

Long Lake (South)

 

Many routes are possible but we like to take in the views of Long Lake, the Grasslands Esker, and Island Lake when we explore the area.

Island Lake is a shallow kettle pond in the benchland basin.    It is full of ducks in the spring.    We snowshoed on the consolidated snow and ice on the lake.

Island Lake

 

Our snowshoe loop was km, a pleasant route for a winter’s day:

 

About KamloopsTrails

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.

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Hillocks and Hummocks Snowshoe — 2 Comments

  1. Doug, I have enjoyed your postings for several years now. Many of your hikes and Kayak trips I have taken (often alone). My hip gave out on me several years ago (I’m 81) so your adventures are most meaningful.
    I will comment though: Most of your still pictures are works of art, very, very enjoyable.
    Spend more time on still photography and less on movies!
    Something I miss not being out on snowshoes is seeing animal tracks, including birds, where they have landed etc. I wonder if you could show some closeups of animal activity exposed by the fresh snow?

  2. Thanks for the kind words, Patrick. Your points are well taken. In winter it is hard to get good photos and other than tracks it is hard to get photos of nature, although I do a lot of tree portraits. Animal activity on the snow in low light results in not very good images and I just don’t carry the equipment with me to get the good photos. Video works a little better in winter and photography is best suited to the other seasons. Right now my posts have a little of both. I am also adding some drone footage of landscapes too. There will be more photos as spring arrives, but there will be both photos, videos, and information each week. In 2022, there will be about 130 posts just on this website and I have 5 websites, so people can pick the ones that interest them. Anyway, thanks for the feedback and your interest. D.

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