Pineview Trails Close Nov. 30
“The Pineview trail network will be closing at the end of day Sunday November 26th. All parking lot gates will be closed at that time.“ Check with the Kamloops Performance Cycling Center for updates.
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Stake and McConnell
Stake Lake and McConnell Lake Rec Sites are officially “closed”, but the gates are open to the parking areas and lots of people are fishing, paddling, hiking, walking, and biking the inner trails. The southeastern area is too close to the forest fire burn and should not be entered. Please use your own judgement as to whether you choose to … Continue reading…
Peter and Paul
From TIB: “The Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc Chief and Council have made the decision to prohibit non-band members from hiking on Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc Lands including Mt. Paul & Mt. Peter. This decision aims to protect their property rights, governance rights, and bylaws as well as comply with the Indian Act. Unauthorized access to their lands is considered trespassing, including both … Continue reading…
Firesmoke.ca
An excellent resource is the website firesmoke.ca (also available as an app). With this resource, we can visually see where the smoke will be (and how much) hour to hour for the next 36 hours. What I do is I use the slider (press pause, then go forward one hour at a time) to see where the smoke will be. … Continue reading…
Bodega Ridge Hike
We have been to Galiano Island a few times to paddle, camp, hike, and explore. On one of the trips in spring, we hiked in Bodega Ridge Provincial Park. The Bodega Ridge Trail starts at the end of Cottage Way and climbs along the ridge for 3+ kms. Most hikers go along the ridge and back/ There are a number … Continue reading…
Icy Trails by the River
A run along the river on icy trails and the shoreline of the river… With mild temperatures there was slush, standing water, ice, mud, snow, and wet ground. Some of the most difficult sections were on compacted ice on the Rivers Trail. The beach and shoreline areas were rougher, but safer. On these days we go slowly and carefully, getting … Continue reading…
Hiking the Cones and Craters on Mauna Kea
On a hiking trip to the Big Island of Hawai’i we went up Mauna Kea and did an informal loop route among the cones and craters at 9000 feet, with some of the features captured in this video:
Continue reading...A Winter Gem
McArthur Island is a wonderful place to walk in winter, especially on a fine day. We have to pick up kids nearby once a week so we will be returning there for a weekly walk around the island (once or twice) and onto the Rivers Trail too. A few photos shared here from a December walk on the island. Click … Continue reading…
Out and About – Panorama Trail
Out and About – Dewdrop Ridge
CFJC TV has some featured content which airs on the TV channel and can be seen on their website. I led the way for this video while Rob Kovac did the video and drone work. Out and About – Dewdrop Ridge
Continue reading...A Steeper-Yet Hike
We hiked a steep route into the hills above Kamloops: A simple post with images, but no content…
Continue reading...Kukui Trail (Kauai)
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Continue reading...Hiking near Sedona
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Hermit Trail (Glacier National Park)
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Continue reading...Lac du Bois Conservation Area
Although most people refer to the area north of Kamloops as Lac du Bois Park, there are actually three distinct blocks of land, each with different owners. The light green areas are BC Parks lands (Lac du Bois Grasslands Protected Area). (link) The dark green areas are Nature Conservancy of Canada lands. (link) The grey areas are private lands. Lac … Continue reading…