Category: Backpacking

  • Castlecrag Mountain – Vancouver Island, BC

    This past weekend, I had enjoyed some relaxed backpacking and a long hike up Castlecrag Mountain. It is one of the four smaller mountains near Mt. Albert Edward, which is the most popular objective in this area. But a number of circumstances drew me to this lesser climbed peak. One was that it was a long weekend and thus it was…

  • Solo backpacking trip to Albert Edward

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    After successfully defending my master’s thesis at the end of August, I collapsed on the couch and did nothing for several weeks. It was necessary. I did eventually get bored, but still felt like a hermit. So I decided to head up Albert Edward — the sixth highest peak on Vancouver Island in Strathcona Park.…