GETTING OUT

Mount Embleton hike is always great but particularly so when the wildflowers are in bloom as they were today. There are many routes to...

There's some great hiking trails at Barnes Lake in Barnhartvale through the grassy fields and into the forest. We chose the red trail...

This is the second year we've kayaked the flooded pasture area just past Cinnamon Ridge composting facility during spring runoff of the...

This 4km trail is a real beauty especially at this time of year when the creek is running full and is Rena's favourite hike. Bear Creek...

This is a nice 5km hike through woods and grasslands above Westsyde with some 200m elevation gain for a bit of a workout. Park at Ida...

Looking for a 90 minute, 5 km hike on a wide, easy trail with creek nearby? This is a good one, particularly when there's some spring...

We have hiked the Mount Mara area many times hiking to the Lava Bluffs and to the top of Mount Mara, but never tried the Mara Loop, so it...

Last fall we walked the Okanagan Rail Trail from Vernon to Kekuli Bay Provincial Park (20km return) along beautiful blue/green Kalamalka...

Nice day for some vertical on a hike! Down in the valley the trails are dry, the snow is gone. So we drove along Dallas drive to the...

There may still be some snow on the ground but we're desperate for a hike as the conditions haven't been great for snowshoeing for...

Fresh snow last night was an inspiration for returning to Dogwood Marsh for a snowshoeing adventure today. We parked at the pullout on...

In the past we've noticed a sign that indicates a route to 'Walloper Lake FSR' when snowshoeing around Lodgepole Lake so today we gave...

We decided to check out some new-to-us trails at Bush Lake today. The snow is receding but there is still plenty of depth on the trails....

A beautiful day at Stake Lake trails today. Minus 5C, sun shining, trails hard but some loose snow to skate on. Didn't see signs of...

It was reported this morning that the cloud cover was limited to the valley, so after lunch we checked the webcam on the Overlander Ski...

Driving up to Isobel Lake a few days ago, we noticed a number of people walking some trails in the Lac du Bois grasslands area not too...

Great time at Stake Lake cross country trails with sun shining and plus 5C temperature thanks to an atmospheric inversion. Trails were in...

As we drove under cloudy skies through Lac du Bois we encountered heavy fog. Roads were good after the previous night's snow fall and we...

A beautiful winter day in the McQueen Lake area today on our quest to find Shirley's Dip - a curious name. Last summer we hiked the...

Tried out Korker Ice Cleats on icy sidewalks and roads in our Valleyview neighbourhood. We like long urban walks as well as hikes and...