Month: February 2014

  • A snowy hike in the Sooke Hills

    I woke up this morning excited to go on a hike with new friends. It was snowing a little bit, but as usual for Victoria nothing was laying on the ground. I didn’t even have to use a scraper on my windshield. We drove thirty minutes out of town to the Sooke Hills and the landscape…

  • Snowshoe backpacking at Forbidden Plateau

    Although Mt. Washington just got a huge dump of snow, the mountain was closed to most people a few weeks ago. It was the perfect time to go on a snowshoe trip. No skiers or snowboarders!  Only the people who didn’t mind taking off their winter footwear and hiking through the dirt and ice could enjoy…