Single-handedly solving nothing
A conjoined provincial park straddling a provincial border strikes me as a wonderful idea. Neighbours cooperating to preserve and enjoy nature, what’s not to love? I reckon there should be at least one between every two bordering provinces across Canada. Alas, there is only one … Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. Straddling the Alberta – Saskatchewan … Read more
I don’t feel I needed a refresher on the state of my memory. It ain’t what it used to be and that’s been evident for a few years now. Much like my body. But Bear Creek Provincial Park provided a cutting reminder of just how unreliable some of my memories have become. I first camped … Read more
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
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
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