Author: Rain Scott
Is the Howe Sound Crest Trail dog friendly?
Lee and I had hiked the Howe Sound Crest Trail once before. (Let’s call it HSCT for the rest of this post.) It took us two days and felt pretty easy for us. We had been trail running all year and were also climbers. The scrambling didn’t faze us. Once we got Jasper, we were…
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How I got sick: Part 1 of my long covid recovery story
Now that I have been fully recovered for a while, I wanted to share my long covid recovery story. This first part is how I got sick, what symptoms I had, and a few clues into what in my life I caused this disabling reaction to a virus.
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Should a trans masc (me) play women’s sports?
Conservatives are obsessed with trans people playing sports, especially women’s sports. This is very weird to me, as… The typical advice from trans allies is that trans people should play sports in the category that aligns with their gender. So trans women should play women’s sports. And trans men should play in men’s sports. But…
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VIDEO: Hiking beautiful Rohr Lake and Mt Rohr with our dog
We set off on a long weekend to adventure to Rohr Lake, leaving Vancouver at 5am on Saturday. After squeezing into a packed parking area, we started the hike—steep and full of boulders. Every spot around Rohr Lake was taken by campers, but we eventually found a quieter spot in an alpine meadow. The next…
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Is Mt Seymour the best beginner backpacking spot?
This site may contain affiliate links. If you buy something, I may earn a small commission at no cost to you. We headed up Pump Peak on a hot Friday night in July for a night of backpacking. Pump Peak is the first bump you hit on your way to summit Mount Seymour and is…
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Mountain Voices: Creating Our Own Mountain Culture
Mountain Voices is about a century of change in the mountains of Western Canada through photography and stories.
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Taking a folding canoe on the beautiful Sayward Forest Canoe Route
The Sayward Forest Canoe Route is a nearly 50km canoe circuit on northern Vancouver Island. We ventured out with our puppy Jasper in some incredibly rainy weather. We dealt with a broken canoe cart, bushwhacking through streams, navigating beaver dams and all the fun that comes with a Vancouver Island backcountry trip! It was a…
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Ultimate Paddling and Hiking Adventure to Cirque Lake
We ventured out to Callaghan Lake near Whistler, BC in late June to make our way up to the beautiful alpine Cirque Lake. The trailhead to Cirque Lake is only accessible by boat, so we brought our trusty folding canoe with us. Driving and Camping We had two surprises on our way up there. First,…
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Climbing the Goat: Lessons learned from one of the longest sport climbs in North America
The Goat is a 650m (2100ft) climb in Marble Canyon, about an hour outside of Kamloops. It is 19 pitches long and is a 5.9.
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Climbing a Throne of Kings: A hidden gem in BC
Throne of Kings (5.10b) is an eight-pitch climb near Lions Bay, between North Vancouver and Squamish. It has stunning views, fun climbing, and a long, steep approach that will keep the crowds away — for now. The climbing started mellow with two short, easy pitches. Wonderful warmup. Pitch three is where the fun begins with…
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Everything you need to know to visit Sloquet Hot Springs
We ventured out to enjoy Sloquet Hot Springs, a natural and undeveloped hot spring. It’s about a 4-5 hour drive from Vancouver and is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Xa’xtsa First Nation. We left Vancouver in the afternoon and spent the night at a beautiful rec site on Lillooet Lake. This…
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The long way around: Spearhead Traverse
The Spearhead Traverse is a challenging ski mountaineering route that takes you from Blackcomb to Whistler, the long way around. It is a 35km traverse with approximately 1700m elevation gain. It connects 11 glaciers and 17 peaks. You see a lot of stories of people doing the Spearhead in one day. Those people are outstanding…
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