Kay Knox

Trekking Tales: Nature’s surprises in Wells Gray Park

When friends came for a birders’ convention a couple of years ago, we had part of one afternoon to introduce them to Wells Gray Park

Trekking Tales: En route to the chopping block (part two)

Wide, paved and popular, the West Vancouver sea wall is used by walkers and runners of all ages

Trekking Tales: Soaking up the sights en route to the “chopping block” (part 1)

Columnist Kay Knox enjoys her drive to the Lower Mainland as she travels for her hip replacement surgery

Learning to be ‘mobility challenged’ with bad hip

With some days (and nights) being very painful, and others not bad, I started using the walking stick

Trekking Tales: Fact, fiction – or illusion

This Trekking Tale, like some others to follow, tells of enjoyable, intriguing or interesting experiences in the past. That part, at least, is fact!

Trekking Tales: Gallivanting for the fun of it

The morning was warm and sunny as we sat chatting about our day’s plans at the Elks Pancake Breakfast

Snippets from ‘Such a Weekend’

Seeking something to do was not the challenge in Clearwater and surroundings on the weekend of Sept. 9 - 11; making a choice was! While all activities were thoroughly enjoyable, I (like everyone else) regretted so many had been stacked up.

Vinnie the dog (from Clearwater) helps great-nieces (l-r) Danica, Laurien, Jenai, and Samara Fichtner as they serenade their older relatives recently. All the girls are from Kelowna.

Out and about with visiting dogs in our own backyard

When Heidi (the dog) brought our great-nieces, Alyssa and Shelby, to visit, she immediately checked to see if the rabbits and chickens had magically reappeared next door

Vinnie the dog (from Clearwater) helps great-nieces (l-r) Danica, Laurien, Jenai, and Samara Fichtner as they serenade their older relatives recently. All the girls are from Kelowna.

Having great fun with great-nieces

Our first outing was up to Wells Gray Park

Trekking Tales: Playing in Kamloops sunshine

“I’ve gotta walk where I can stretch my legs,” announced my bestest buddy when we met up in Kamloops

Trekking Tales: Writers play in the rain at Pritchard

One year ago, on Canada Day, I discovered the Interior Authors’ Group (IAG) tent at Art in the Park in Kamloops

Painted turtles sun themselves on a log next to Dutch Lake recently. According to Wikipedia, adults in the wild can live for more than 55 years.

Trekking Tales: Exploring Dutch Lake

The sky was brightening as we returned, prompting this suggestion: “Would you like to canoe on Dutch Lake?”

Painted turtles sun themselves on a log next to Dutch Lake recently. According to Wikipedia, adults in the wild can live for more than 55 years.

All senses on alert on a small prairie farm

On the final night of our May trip to visit and travel with John’s cousins in southern Saskatchewan last year, I had to retrieve something from the car just before bedtime

A road travelled for all seasons and reasons

Here, in the valley of the North Thompson River, we have many places to go, roads and trails to explore, and wondrous sights to see

City Sightings

Imagine it: some folks love to go to the city to shop! …

Clearwater Rotary collects for Japan shelter

Thank you, Clearwater, once again, for your generous donations. More than $3000…

A shelterbox contains enough items to house a family.

Worthwhile Rotary projects are ongoing

Thousands of residents of Japan are squeezed into evacuation centres as their country continues to deal with this terrible tragedy

A shelterbox contains enough items to house a family.

Travelling for the aged and ailing

On our way to Hawaii, we were able to visit a friend we have not seen since we left Kaslo nearly five years ago

Animals show confusion in changing habitat

Adapting to circumstances