Lightening Lake


nature, Places of Interest

          Returning to Lightening Lake, Manning Park, BC evokes so many memories.   We had many a camping trip here when our children were young; celebrated a 50th birthday and even had a full on Thanksgiving dinner surrounded by snow.  These days it is very difficult to get into Lightening Lake without […]

September 14, 2018

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