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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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Snow in the Sooke Hills
Last week it snowed in the Sooke Hills. And it was simply beautiful. It’s mushroom season, which is my favorite. So the little mushrooms were covered with ice. And the rocks had icicles. My favorite part was that some good Samaritan had covered the bridge with metal treads so no one slips when they’re crossing.…
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Mt Quimper: Visitor facilities and vandals
Update: This post was written in 2011 and a lot has changed since then. This area is now called the Sea to Sea Regional Park. So summer is over, which means less time outdoors. More time to write about being outdoors! My hiking buddy and I went to Manuel Quimper this weekend. The CRD has been working…
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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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