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…
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Continue reading...On an exploratory hike on the snow, I went south from the Inks Lake Road, climbing old decommissioned double tracks, but as they ran out, I wandered through the forest up the hill. Much of the area has been selectively logged so the scenery was all trees, logs and stumps, and snow. It was a grey day in January, a … Continue reading…
The first trails I hiked in the Kamloops area were in Peterson Creek Park. That was in 1976. It was a rough area with a few single track trails. Over a few months, i hiked every trail, but also explored … Continue reading →
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Continue reading...The Rivers Trail (West) is a well-used track for hikers, walkers, dog walkers, and cyclists. It starts at the end of Aviation Way and joins Tranquille Road just past the Cinnamon Ridge Compost Facility. An-out-and back hike on the double … Continue reading →
Continue reading...In the late fall or late winter shoulder season, the trails winding through the rocky hills overlooking the Thompson River will be less icy or snowy than the higher trails of Kenna Cartwright Park. the parking area is off Bunker Road just in behind the recycling area. The trailhead is the start of the Sage Trail and a good loop … Continue reading…
Zion National Park is a busy place and all of the hiking trails in the main canyon are very well-used, but routes can be hiked in the East Zion area which few people venture into. Most of these are routes … Continue reading →
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The desert hills of southwestern Utah run from the border with Arizona right up to the first peaks of Zion National Park. There are some trails through these hills outside of the park that are too hot to hike, except in shoulder season or in winter. In late fall, we hiked a couple of them while on a trip to … Continue reading…
On days when valley fog covers the valley a good bet for an above-the-clouds hike might be Dufferin Ridge. Some more content content content content content … Continue reading →
Continue reading...Hiking trails starting on the Kolob Terrace Road in Zion National Park are far less busy than the hikes that start in Zion Canyon. The road starts in Virgin, 23 km west of Springdale/Zion. The paved road climbs into the desert hills and goes through grasslands and then open forest and continues on as a dirt road into the … Continue reading…
In late fall and again in late winter when snows cover the hills, we can go for a walk/hike on the wide winter beaches of our rivers. There is a wide sand beach at Mission Flats Nature Park across from the airport. Check the direction of the wind before heading there since the settling ponds of Domtar have strong fumes, … Continue reading…
The Jack Gregson Trail connects the eastern end of Lorne Street with the industrial area of Valleyview along the South Thompson River. It was named after Jack Gregson whose property and gardens were at the end of Lorne Street. Jack was an entomologist, naturalist, hiker, and gardener. He was a founder of the Kamloops Outdoor Club, the Kamloops Naturalists, and … Continue reading…
