Category: Hiking
Bearanoid
One evening in July a few years ago, I came close to walking into what I thought was a large black dog. It was dusk on a the beach on the Juan de Fuca trail, a few hour drive out of the city. Many people were still up, eating from coolers. Letting their dogs romp…
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Harbour View Road
Today we went to Harbour View Rd, which is an old logging road that’s been partially paved. After a quick drive up the hill, there’s a parking lot, a gate and no more asphalt. The dirt logging road continues on for miles and miles and endless miles. We walked to a favorite spot of ours…
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Sugarloaf
Update: This post was written in 2011 and a lot has changed since then. For one, most of us have apps like Gaia or FATMAP on our phones so you don’t need to follow printed directions off the internet. Also, the CRD has developed this park and put in a large parking lot, bridge over…
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Snowshoe adventures on the Kludahk Trail near Victoria, BC
Most people know about the shoeshowing at Mt. Washington. It’s beautiful. There is a nice lodge with hot chocolate. They plow the road so you can safely drive up there in all kinds of weather. I decided to set out to explore the other place it snows near Victoria. The San Juan Ridge. Home to…
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Winter Weekend in Zion National Park
We decided to venture up to Zion National Park for the last weekend in December, since we were nearby in Nevada rock climbing . December is low season. There was a little bit of snow (beautiful), freezing cold temperatures, cheap hotels with empty rooms and far smaller crowds. In other words, a pretty perfect time…
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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…
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Staying safe outside
I recently saw North Shore SAR’s post about “Top 5 Favourite Hikes (To Rescue People From).” In it, they challenged bloggers and photographers to share more outdoor safety information. Good point! The best place to get safety information is from the pros, such as: I also find it really helpful to talk with other friends about…
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Jaw-dropping jungle hike near Puerto Vallarta
Lee and I visited Puerto Vallarta this fall. One of our favourite things we did was this 8km (5 mile) jungle hike from Boca de Tomatlan to Las Animas, with lots of secluded beaches along the way. Boca de Tomatlan We rented a car for our trip so we drove to the start of the…
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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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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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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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