Windfall and Old Snags - Kamloops Trails

Windfall and Old Snags – Kamloops Trails

Doug Smith  February 10, 2024 at 9:00 am

On a mild winter’s day, the low winter sun broke through the clouds a few times on a hike through the hills.    A bit of snow covered the ground, but there were bare spots under the trees too.     I chose a route following trails for a while, then went cross country through open forest and grasslands meadows, making a decision about the next turn when I got to a spot which offered options.   Mostly I chose to go to the top of each hill in the area.

On the off-trail slopes were many old snags that had fallen, mostly ponderosa pines, toppled on windy days.    A number of snags were still standing too.    A few images are shared here.   Click an image for a lightbox view. 

 

From each hilltop there were new views across the hills.   

 

 

There are a number of trails in this area and I did hike part of the route on the single tracks, but the more interesting spots were on off-trail routes, making my own “trails”.

 

“Do not follow where the path may lead.   Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” 

(Ralph Waldo Emerson)

 

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I started exploring this area in 1976 and I continue to follow tracks and routes wherever they lead, with the aid of map, compass, GPSr and camera. After many dead-ends, but also many discoveries, I chose to share this information. Getting out 12 months each year, I continue to explore trails, tracks, routes, and waterways of the Kamloops area and beyond.


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Doug Smith

Doug writes for Kamloops Trails, a not-for-profit (and ad free) website, offering information on trails, waterways, routes, featured spots, viewpoints, and explorations in the outdoors in the Kamloops area (and beyond).

Doug started exploring this area in 1976 and continues to follow tracks and routes wherever they lead, with the aid of map, compass, GPSr and camera. After many dead-ends, but also many discoveries, he chose to share this information.

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