WHAT WE DO — current projects— shuswap nature hikers
“If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk.”
— Raymond Inmon
A Shuswap Nature Hiker
We are individuals who like to walk with others on Fridays for camaraderie and safety, and YOU are always welcome! If you have questions, feel free to contact me any time.
July 8 and 15: Hiking cancelled due to an injury.
July 1: Hiking cancelled due to Canada Day.
June 24, 2022: The hiked the Balmoral Trailhead to the lookout halfway to White Lake, and back to our vehicles again.
June 17, 2022: We hiked Scatchard Mountain to see the view. I expect the whole hillside to be lupins in bloom. Because of the recent rainfalls, sudden slides, etc., we did not hike the switchbacks, instead we drove up the mountain on the road and then cut in on level ground.
June 10, 2022: I am sorry, I cannot hike this day; I need to cancel this hike.
June 3, 2022: To hike from the Rafters Parking lot along the Adams River to the bench, where we will have our lunch (8k round trip) and for those who wish, to hike all the way to Gold Creek. It’s a lovely flat trail without much for hills that’s a total of approximately 16k.
May 27, 2022: We’ll hike a shortened version of Reinekker Creek from the trail that leaves at Herald Provincial Park parking lot and comes down the other side. We’ll finish off by visiting Margaret Falls.
May 20, 2022: Are you planning to hike this day? It’s terrible hiking weather! They are promising thunderstorms and lightening, CANCELLED, Sorry.
May 13, 2022: CANCELLED FOR TODAY, MY APOLOGIES. If you came hiking and nobody else showed up, let me know. I apologize for not being able to make it today.
May 6, 2022 We will hike along the Adams River from the Rafters parking lot to The Bench. We will meet in the LOWER level parking lot at Shuswap Lake Estates (see the google map) at 10:30 in the morning to organize ourselves.
April 29, 2022: We will hike the Upper Flume this day. We meet at Shuswap Lake Estates parking lot at 10:30 in the morning. If you are planning to meet us at the trailhead, we will get there approximately half an hour later. Bring a lunch, we will eat on the trail and those who wish to continue and hike the Lower Flume as well, will have time before dinner to do so.
April 22, 2022: We will hike the same hike, same times, that we hiked on April 1st, see below.
April 15, 2022: This is Good Friday and we will cancel the hike this day.
April 8, 2022: We plan to hike along the Adams River from the Rafters parking lot to The Gorge. We will meet in the LOWER level parking lot at Shuswap Lake Estates (see the google map) at 1:30 in the afternoon to organize ourselves. It is positioned off of Golf Course Drive, across the street from Blind Bay Marketplace and Centennial Drive. Know that we’ve been asked to park in the very farthest corner away from the building (this means tuck your vehicle right into the very end please. If you have trouble finding the meeting place, just stop beside the Chinese food place and look across the road, and up. This is where we meet. If you wish to take your own car instead of carpooling, that’s perfectly understandable. If you are coming from the North Shore, or Chase, you will probably want to meet us there about 25 minutes later in the Adams River Rafters Pullout parking lot (see this google map). Our rule of thumb is, if you arrive late, sorry but we will start without you.
April 1, 2022: We will meet at 1:00 pm to hike the trails along the Lower Adams River. We’ll walk first to the bridge, turn around go back past the parking lot and then onward to the mouth of the river. If you are coming from the North Shore, or Chase, you will probably want to meet us there in that parking lot. We’ll park in the main parking lot at Tsútswecw (Roderick Haig-Brown) Provincial Park (see this google map), near that log building where people go to watch the Salmon Run. It’s approximately a 20 minute drive from Shuswap Lake Estates. Our rule of thumb is, if you arrive late, sorry but we will start without you.
PRE-COVID
March 21, 2020 and onward until further notice: We will do our bit to forestall the advance of Covid-19 by ceasing to hike as a group.
Hike #12, March 20th: We hiked, three metres apart as protocol dictates with regards to Covid-19 beginning at the parking lot and hiking up to the Highlands on an old unused backroad.
Hike #11, March 13th: We will hiked in the Highlands again.
Hike #10, March 6th: We hiked in the McArthur Heights forest area.
Hike #9, February 28th: We hiked the Blind Bay Cutoff area.
Hike #8, February 21st: We hiked the Highlands.
Hike #7, February 14th: Valentines Day; we shiked McArthur Heights again because it's so beautiful in there.
Hike #6, February 7th: We hiked the trails in the McArthur Heights.
Hike #5, January 31st: We hiked the Highlands.
Hike #4, January 24th: We went back to the Blind Bay Cutoff area to hike and built a snowwoman and child.
Hike #3, January 17th: We’d been planning to undecorate our Christmas Tree, so that’s where we were, in the Blind Bay cutoff area.
Hike #2, January 10th: There was very cold weather happening and no place to park that was out of the way of snowplows, etc. We didn’t hike although some of us walked near our homes. I walked to Shuswap Lake Estates in knee deep snow ... yeah! I think that was a hike!
Hike #1, January 3rd, 2020: Happy New Year! We made a lot of awesome tracks in the deep snow up in the Highlands.
Hike #52, December 27th: This is our fifty second hike this year. We hiked McArthur Heights.
Hike #51, December 20th: We hiked the Highlands.
Hike #50, December 13th: O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum... time to decorate that Christmas Tree
Hike #49, December 6th: This week, we headed out to find an evergreen tree to decorate for Christmas.
Hike #48, November 27th: This week, before the show flies, we hiked up Balmoral Trail towards White Lake.
Hike #47, November 22nd: This week, we hiked the Flume Trails, both Upper and Lower.
Hike #46, November 15th: Word on the street was that we got totally drenched hiking the golf course. The truth is that we hiked the golf course but we were all wearing rain gear. Besides we don’t melt in the rain; didn’t you know?
Hike #45, November 8th: We took one last opportunity to hike along the Adams River to Gold Creek — 16k!
Hike #44, November 1st: This Friday we hiked up to White Lake Lookout, then we hiked around Skimikin Lake and followed that up with a weiner roast. Such fun!
Hike #43, October 25th: This Friday we hiked the Lower Adams River
Hike #42, October 18th: We hiked up to Blind Bay Lookout.
Hike #41, October 11th: We hiked the new and improved Margaret Falls, and then Sunnybrae Bluffs
Hike #40, October 4th: Hiked the trestles in Myra Canyon at Kelowna.
Hike #39, September 27th: We hiked around Skimikin Lake
Hike #38, September 20th: We hiked the beautiful Flume Trails, Upper and Lower. Saw some salmon spawning.
Hike #37, September 13th: Hiked along the Lower Adams River, beginning at it’s mouth and ending at it’s mouth.
Hike #36, September 6th: This hike followed the Adam’s River from the Rafter’s Parking Lot, to the Gorge and onward to the Bench
Hike #35, August 30th: This week our hike was a fun adventure. We hiked a non-trail in Eagle Bay.
Hike #34, August 23rd: It was a rainy day; we hiked the Lower Adams River Trail. It was lovely in the misty rain.
Hike #33, August 16th: Hiking the Upper and/or Lower Flume trail, and to the Meadows in the Sky at Revelstoke.
Hike #32, August 9th: We planned to travel to Revelstoke but hiked the Balmoral trail instead.
Hike #31, August 2nd: It was the long weekend, we hiked the Adams River, mouth to bridge.
Hike #30, July 26th: Hiked the Reinecker Creek trail.
Hike #29, July 19th: Hiked the Lower Flume Trail
Hike #28, July 12th: We explored the South Canoe trails.
Hike #27, July 5th: Hiked from the Rafters Parking lot to The Bench.
Hike #26, June 28th: We hiked the Lower Adams River Trail.
Hike #25, June 21st: Hiked the Enderby Cliffs.
Hike #24, June 14th: Hiked the Flume Trails, both Upper and Lower.
Hike #23, June 7th: We hiked up Scatchard Mtn. to see the lupins in bloom.
Hike #22, May 31st: We hiked up the Balmoral Trail system, halfway to White Lake.
Hike #21, May 24th: Hiked Syphon Falls and the new Gayle Creek loop,
Hike #20, May 17th: Hiked the Flume Trails.
Hike #19, May 10th: Hike the Neskonlith hills to see the Arrow Leafed Balsam Root flowers.
Hike #18, May 3rd: We planned to hike the Neskonlith hills but since the Balsam Root were not quite in full bloon yet, we hiked up to Star Lake instead.
Hike #17, April 26th: Hiked up the Mount Baldy Trail.
Hike #16, April 19th: Good Friday! We hiked the Balmoral Trail System to the Tappen Lookout.
Hike #15, April 12th: We hiked along the Adams River towards Gold Creek, but not all of the way.
Hike #14, April 5th: We had a great hike along the Lower Adams River!
Hike #13, March 29th: The snow was gone; we hiked along the Adams River to the Bench.
Hike #12, March 22nd: The sun is out, the snow is melting and we hiked some pathways around Ivy Road
Hike #11, March 15th: We went to Skimikin to hike around the lake.
Hike #10, March 8th: We went up Ivy Road to make some new trails.
Hike #9, March 1st: Hiked the Highlands.
Hike #8, February 22nd: We hiked Blind Bay Cutoff.
Hike #7, February 15th: We stayed off of the highways and hiked up in the Highlands.
Hike #6, February 8th: We hiked the trail in the trees from the McArthur Heights trailhead.
Hike #5, February 1st: We hiked in the old orchard and then moved over to Blind Bay Cutoff.
Hike #4, January 25th: We’ll be hiked in Eagle Bay, up a little ways from Ivy Road.
Hike #3, January 18th: We hiked some of the other trails in the Highlands;
Hike #2, January 11: We hiked the non-trail trail from MacArthur Heights
Hike #1, January 3: It was very slushy, we hiked the golf course.
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