Tsintsunko Lakes Provincial Park

Tsintsunko Lakes Provincial Park

Tsintsunko Lakes Provincial Park is located on the Bonaparte Plateau north of Kamloops. It is accessed from Kamloops by following Westsyde Road to the Jamieson Creek Forest Service Road, then turning left at the Beaverhut/Home Cabin junction. We arrived at the...
Ross Moore Lake Snowshoeing

Ross Moore Lake Snowshoeing

Over the years, we’ve made a couple of trips to Ross Moore Lake in our vehicles but we hadn’t actually made it to the cabin. Most anyone can get to the forest service site on the south end of the lake in just about any vehicle, but to proceed beyond that,...
Berg Lake – Mount Robson 2014

Berg Lake – Mount Robson 2014

In September 2014, we decided to backpack the Berg Lake Trail in Mount Robson Provincial park. I had been up that way once before in 2010 as detailed in this post but this was Raegan’s first time. On the previous trip, Kirk and I had then planned for three days...
Murtle Lake – Wells Gray Provincial Park

Murtle Lake – Wells Gray Provincial Park

We decided to start our vacation in September 2014 with five days of canoeing around Murtle Lake in Wells Gray Provincial Park. Murtle Lake has the distinction of being the largest canoe and kayak only lake in North America and for this reason, it is a major...
Walcott Quarry hike – Burgess Shale

Walcott Quarry hike – Burgess Shale

In September of 2014 we hiked to the Walcott Quarry location of the Burgess Shale in Yoho National Park. There is no access to this site without a tour guide, which you must book through either Parks Canada or the Geoscience Foundation. We ended up going with Parks...