Skimikin Lake Under Smoky Skies


Places of Interest, Wild Flowers, Wildlife

  We escaped to Skimikin Lake for a few days despite the smoky skies.  We had our daughter’s dog Rufuss to keep us company.  Earlier this year we checked out this area and could not believe the devastation.  This was first caused by flooding followed by some severe wind storms.  The site operator and volunteers […]

August 6, 2017

Sugar Lake


Places of Interest, Wild Flowers, Wildlife

Sugar Lake is a hidden gem. We were unable to camp at our usual forestry recreation site, Skimikin Lake, due to flooding in the area.  Although some work has been done to reclaim the campsites, we knew that the mosquitoes would be unbearable.  On the recommendation of my daughter and family, we thought we would […]

June 25, 2017

Fintry Provincial Park Opens


Bird Life, Places of Interest, Wildlife

Fintry Provincial Park Opens April 7, 2017 I have written many posts about Fintry Provincial Park as we are fortunate to live close by in the delta.  It is one of the favourite parts of my day walking through the park and down to the lake.  With looking after my daughter’s dog these past few […]

April 7, 2017