One Last Camping Trip

In early October Leo had a doctor's appointment in Kamloops so we thought we'd combine it with one last camping trip before we put the trailer to bed for the winter.

We stayed at one of our favorite campsites, Steelhead Provincial Park, in Savona, about half an hour out of Kamloops at the outlet of Kamloops Lake.  The weather was cloudy and very blustery, definitely not sitting outside weather.

In the evening we crossed the highway and followed a trail to the railway tracks. We got back to the campsite just before darkness fell.

Rock outcrop on the left is where we hiked to on another day

The next morning before Leo's appointment, we drove towards Kamloops and hiked in Kenna Cartwright Park but we took a wrong turn and headed down to the bottom of the hill before realizing we had to climb back up again to get back to our truck.  

Sunny day in Kenna Cartwright Park

Turned out to be a much longer hike than we'd planned.

We'd planned to head to Merritt the next day and camp at Monck Provincial Park on Nicola Lake.  However, the engine warning light came on in the truck and we decided it was best to travel no further from home.  So we stayed in Savona an extra day.

We hiked back to the railway tracks again, crossed them and climbed up the hill that looks over Kamloops Lake.

 

We ran across a herd of Bighorn sheep:

Cellphone closeup:

Eventually we reached a rock outcrop with a great view of the lake

And the town of Savona below.

Campground is the small patch of trees at the outlet of the lake.

The next morning we headed back to Williams Lake.  We made it home with no car trouble.

Panoramic view