Thompson Okanagan BC: Okanagan High Rim Trail (Map 17/E7–D2)
The High Rim Trail has received a lot of attention recently. From a new brochure to trail clearing and marking in 2009, this moderate backpacking trip can be done as a day or multi night trip. The 55 km (34 mile) trail follows the mountain ridge along the east side of Okanagan Lake and has many viewpoints of the valley. To… Read the rest
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Armed with a GPS, I can’t get lost…right?!!!
Oops- Didn’t mean to do that!
How bad can it be, the road is only a few hundred feet away? Yes, those are the immortal words of many and the exact words uttered when a few of the Backroad Mapbook team where out exploring ATV trails.
We were in the popular riding area around Liumchen Creek in the Chilliwack Valley near Vancouver. As usual, we decided to take
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Thompson Okanagan BC: White-tail Deer
White-tailed deer are about 3/4 the size of mule deer with body and tail of pale brown hair and “normal” sized ears. They are wary animals and when alarmed, they usually run quickly away with their broad tail lifted to expose its white underside and broad white rump patch (hence the name). The bucks’ antlers grow with separate tines rising from a main beam.
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