The East Rim Trail Loop is a favorite and it is one that I do two or three times each year. There are variations on the route chosen each time, but usually the trailhead off Whiteshield Crescent is the starting point and the loop includes crossing Peterson Creek and taking single tracks on the east side of the canyon rim …Continue reading…
On a pleasant spring day I drove up the bumpy road to Pat Lake, sometimes called Six Mile Lake. It is a favorite spring fishing lake, but I stayed close to the shoreline paddling around twice, once in each direction. There were many birds on the shoreline and on the lake, including blackbirds, loons, ducks (mostly coots), geese, bluebirds, …Continue reading…
On a mid-December sunny and mild snow we hiked on the Uplands Trails, wearing microspikes on the snowy-icy trails. The main double track bears west, following the gas line, but it is fenced off at the big gully now because of the gravel pit operations. Side trails bear off to the open benchlands on the north side, or up into …Continue reading…
On a hot summer morning I chose to drive up to Lodgepole Lake to do some loops – twice around the lake in a kayak, then once around the lake on the Lodgepole Lake Trail. The trailhead starts at the end of the Recreation Site campground and winds around the lake. The loop route is about 2 km. There is …Continue reading…
The Barnes Lake Trails are horse-and-hiker routes in Barnhartvale. Mountain bikes are not allowed, and so the trails are less well-known. We did see a couple of horse riders and two dog-walkers, but we hiked 9.8 km and mostly had the trails to ourselves. We started at the Gardiner Road trailhead and did a clockwise loop around the outer trails. …Continue reading…
While hiking through the North Batchelor Range at the end of May we spotted a number of wildflowers. Hover your cursor over the image for a caption or double click for a full image.
When I first arrived in Kamloops in 1976, Peterson Creek was the first place I explored. I followed various tracks and trails before it was a City Park, before there were any signs, designated trailheads, or established boundaries. I found out that the trails ventured onto private property on the south end and on the east side and by just …Continue reading…
The earliest tracks in this area were established by miners and ranchers. Back in 1888 coal was found on what is now Coal Hill on the slopes of the family-run Guerin Ranch. In 1892 iron was found by a prospectors working for a syndicate in the hills to the west in what was then called the Ironmask Hills. In 1896, …Continue reading…