November 5, 2025 Despite coming down with a nasty bug that kept me indoors for a week or so, I have managed to get out for a few late season hikes and walks, enjoying the warm light and rich colours of autumn. In mid-October I explored a new area for me: a sub-basin of Springer Creek near Slocan, where I was rewarded with some panoramic vistas of the Valhallas. Sunrise on the Valhallas: left to right - Wolf's Ears, Mt. Dag, Mt. Gladsheim View of Mulvey basin from a ridge in t

September 28 – October 2, 2025 Our annual (usually) fall road trip was an abbreviated affair this year—just four nights away—but a welcome break from the routine of life at home. I’d been scouting out possibilities on Google Maps and realized that neither my partner nor I had been down the Fraser Canyon on Highway 1 between Lytton and Hope since we were kids, so we mapped out a route that ended up taking us there. After spending a night in Vernon, we drove north to Westwold,

I’ve been taking advantage of the fine late summer weather with a couple of outings into the high country. August 27, 2025: West Kokanee...