ASCEND & WANDER

Chilko Lake on the Chilcotin Plateau is the largest high elevation lake in British Columbia and one of the largest lakes by volume in the province because of its great depth. Ever since traveling to Bella Coola, I saw Ts'lyos Provincial Park on the map and wanted to explore this area. My car is not capable on anything except asphalt so this leaned me towards an overnight bike tour. After passing many black bears at Heckman Pass, I left my car in the small town of Tatla Lake, which serves as the halfway point between Bella Coola and Williams Lake on highway 20. There is a motel and the owners are really nice people. My YouTube video has more information: My trip plan was (day 1) biking to the Chilko River Campground (day 2) hiking to the summit of Tullin mountain (day 3) biking back to my car in Tatla Lake. I was navigating with the Caribou Chilcotin Coast Backroads map and a Garmin GPS. My route followed dirt roads away from Tatla Lake and included 3 main junctions (1) So...

I spent many weekends driving up the hill from the Bella Coola Valley to the Chilcoten Plateau at Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park. This day would have been my last time skiing for the 2017 ski season. A good way to spend April while everyone else had moved onto other things.  The official Rainbow Range parking lot wasn't plowed I parked at the side of the highway and skied from there This used to be a groomed and maintained trail earlier in the season before the recent snowfall East Branch Cabin of the Tweedsmuir Ski Club Leftover from the forest fires Making way to the ski hill Blisters from the warmer spring temperatures Untouched pristine slope Looking back toward the decommissioned rope toe The high point on the slope Skin track  My last turns for the season The Hill on Highway 20, British Columbia