Ancient Cedars of BC’s Inland Temperate Rainforest Incomappleux Valley, Mix Hart-John Muir This the final instalment in a series documenting my quest to find a hidden interior, temperate rainforest with ancient trees–over 1000 years old! The valley I search for … Read More
In Search of Incomappleaux by Mix Hart January 27, 2023 Important Incomappleux Update: The Incomappleux River Valley, British Columbia’s ancient, globally unique, Inland Temperate Rainforest— and the critically endangered mountain caribou it supports—has just been protected! ***Incomappleux Valley’s protected status is due to the … Read More
In Search of a Secret Rainforest I set out with my youngest daughters and husband to find a secret rainforest that I discovered through my research on Earth’s (one and only) inland, temperate rainforest. I am in love with this unique, … Read More
Off To Explore a Mystical Forest with 1200 Year Old Trees, In a Valley You’ve Never Heard Of A quick note to say I’m off this morning in search of a mystical valley with my youngest daughters and Peter. We … Read More
Naramata Waterfall Hike Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity. ― John Muir On A Dreary Rainy Day, It Is Vital To Force … Read More
Hiking Lac Dubois –Walt Whitman Hiking the grasslands just outside of Kamloops,BC is a true Canadian walk through history. The hills of Lac Du Bois, BC were once part of the Hudson Bay Brigade trail. Hiking at Lac Du Bois is … Read More
Cowgirls of Myra canyon -from Queen Of The Godforsaken by Mix Hart I treated my niece and my daughter to western horseback riding lesson for Artemis’ birthday present. Artemis asked to be called Taco at the ranch and the girls’ … Read More
Balsam Root Fields Forever Each spring the mountain sides surrounding the Okanagan Valley turn gold with breathtaking wild blossoms. This is my favourite time of year. It is like living each day surrounded by small bursts of celestial, golden sun … Read More
Cathedral Grove: Land Of Giant Trees Macmillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island This spring break, my family hiked through some amazing West Coast forests in British Columbia. Cathedral Grove is a rare section of an old growth Douglas fir/redwood cedar ecosystem on … Read More
