Paul Lake Provincial Park – review

When entering Kamloops, you’d be hard pressed to believe a place like Paul Lake Provincial Park exists nearby. This is true in all directions, and in many BC interior towns, for that matter. The valleys, despite the water bodies often within, are quite brown. As in dry, rocky, and relatively treeless. Yet, smack dab in … Read more

Emory Creek Provincial Park – review

If you provided me with only the location of Emory Creek Provincial Park and asked me to guess at its makeup, I’d say something like this. It must be a big park, sprawling up into the mountains on either side of the Fraser River, with lots of trails leading to exceptional viewpoints. There would have … Read more

Skihist Provincial Park – review

The inevitability of change is something we accept, if begrudgingly. Its occurrence in real time is often unsettling and frustrating. But when we encounter evidence of it in the past it’s hard not to lose ourselves in wonder of what once was. That’s where I found myself during our one-night stay at Skihist Provincial Park. … Read more

Gold Panner Campground – review

My annual search for camping destinations is both exhilarating and exhausting. There is the thrill of unearthing new, intriguing places to add to our itinerary balanced with the recognition that there are fewer such places to find with each passing year. Occasionally, I’ll find a unicorn. A perfect match of location and activity. Gold Panner … Read more

Sceptre Campground – review

In last week’s post, I wrote about our detour to the Great Sand Hills during a camping trip through southwest Saskatchewan. Facilitating this detour required an overnight stay in an area of the province that’s not exactly brimming with accommodation options. Campgrounds are limited to small, community/club run operations in equally small, rural towns. While … Read more