Smoke filled the valleys in the area on a hot summer day, but we took a chance and went up the chairlift at Sun Peaks to hike the upper part of Tod Mountain. We hiked over the top and then down into Whyte Bowl for a loop route. A few wildflowers were still in bloom in the middle of August, …Continue reading…
Several places we hike to are included here: Batchelor (with a t) Batchelor Hills, Batchelor Lake, Batchelor Mine Named after Owen Salisbury Batchelor who moved to Kamloops in 1895 He built and ran a stamp mill just below the hills and was involved in several other mining ventures in the area Mara Mara Mountain, Mara Trail, Mara Canyon (Kamloops) Named …Continue reading…
We try to add new lakes and rivers to our paddling experiences every year, but those make for long days of travel, so we often return to some of the same lakes each year. McGillivray Lake is a spot that we paddle every year. It takes about an hour to get there with 6 km on a gravel road from …Continue reading…
When Sun Peaks opens its Sunburst Chair for summer hiking, we buy a lift ticket and hike the upper trails on the mountain. In most years we hike back to the summit of Tod Mountain, an 8.5 km route. On this last hot summer day we hiked with our grandson, so we wanted a shorter scenic hike. We chose to …Continue reading…
Summer came early in 2015 and the hike to the peak of Tod Mountain was much drier than in previous years. We like to hike on Tod Toonie Day for the cheap lift ticket and to support the Food Bank. We weren’t the first on the chair, but we were first to the peak on that day, taking only 1.25 …Continue reading…
Some of the finest alpine meadows in the country can be found on Tod Mountain. From the top of the chair, the hike over the "top of the world" takes about 45 minutes. From this point a route winds between the many "pump" hills of Tod Mountain. Three main routes can be taken, but the most direct is either to …Continue reading…