Tag: vancouver island
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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VIDEO: Parking lot camping and backcountry skiing at Mt Cain
We made a special trip to the North Island to visit Mt Cain during Backcountry Fest! We camped in the parking lot in the bed of our truck with our dog Jasper. We enjoyed dinner at the lodge and, of course, skied a lot in bounds and out of bounds. The snow was heavy and…
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Raft Cove: Best remote beach for camping on Vancouver Island
We ventured out to Raft Cove in late June on the northwest tip of Vancouver Island, BC. You can get there by boat or by hiking, but we chose canoe to camp in comfort. This video shows you some of the things you can do there like fishing, crabbing, surfing and relaxing. We also show…
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Training for my first 50km
The journey of a 38 year old trying to run their first 50km.
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Skiing Mt. Allan Brooks in Strathcona Park
We headed out for a ski tour to Mt. Brooks in in early January. Erica and I went with our friends Colin and Natasha. Brooks and Elma are very popular places for ski touring. I did Elma on snowshoes a few years back. Brooks has better terrain for turns and is more popular with skiers.…
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Silent 10 day Vipassana meditation retreat: Nepal vs Canada
Last year, I signed up for my first ten-day silent meditation course. As if waking up at 4:00 am and sitting for 10 hours wasn’t exciting enough, I did my course far away from home. In Nepal. The experience ended up being one of the most challenging and rewarding of my life. In this tradition,…
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VIDEO: Victoria Peak via the South Face
We planned three days to climb Victoria Peak. At less than 20km of hiking and only 1200m of elevation gain, this is definitely a comfortable day trip for us. But driving that far north on the island takes forever. (Or six hours to be precise.) So this was going to take three days. And since…
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VIDEO: Arrowsmith via The Bumps and The Nose
This was the most enjoyable way I’ve ever gotten up Mt. Arrowsmith. And probably the most enjoyable scramble that I’ve done on Vancouver Island.
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VIDEO: Red Pillar
Red Pillar was not really on my to-do list. It’s in the middle of nowhere. It’s not an Island Qualifier. And the most reasonable access points are usually behind locked gates. But a little bit of rain inspired the logging company to open the gates for the Canada Day long weekend. So I found myself…
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VIDEO: Kings Peak North Spur
This Alpine Club of Canada adventure started out like all the rest — great people in a beautiful place. But it turns out our trip leaders had a bit of a surprise in store for us!
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VIDEO: Della Falls
I bet you thought Niagara Falls was Canada’s highest waterfall. But you are mistaken! It’s Della Falls located in the middle of nowhere on Vancouver Island. This is home to a wonderful 3 days backpacking trip.
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