Intermediate
Mount Shark – Trails
Sandy and I did this snowshoe on Saturday, December 5, 2015. It was overcast and snowing a bit but still a nice day for snowshoeing. When we did our first snowshoe, the rivets on the bottom of mine came apart, so I had to return them to Costco; so I was happy that I had…
Mount Allan – Olympic Summit
We did this hike Sunday, October 25. Present company was Sandy, Fiona, me. Second hike in a row and we felt it. The hike started off on the old coal mine road. It’s a gentle hike until you get off the road and on the trail. It becomes steep and full of switchbacks. The hike…
Mount Indefatigable
We did this hike Saturday October 17, 2015. Present company was Curtis, Sandy, and me. The morning started off crisp. The cars had some frost on them in the parking lot and the ground was frozen in spots. There was no snow below but the upper sections had some light dustings. We wore too many…
Mount Rimwall
Mount Rimwall was done on 2 separate days. The first day was August 1, 2015 with Chris and the second was August 3, 2015 with Curtis. For the sake of this entry, both days will be combined into one post. From the “parking lot”, the hike is a fairly easy walk through the forest. There…
Grizzly Peak
This was the first hike back with the trio (Sandy, Chris, and I). We started the hike at 8:30am June 27, 2015. The forecast was sunny and high of 34C. So we thought “great day for a hike!”. From the parking lot at Ripple Creek (it’s a ditch. The first creek/bridge/culvert right after Grizzly Creek…
Mount Baldy South Ridge
We did this hike on May 23, 2015. Present party was Curtis, Sandy, Katy, Troy, and I. The hike started out from a washed out creek. The path wasn’t very clear but once we got above the rocky cliff, it was a very well travelled path. It wound nicely through the forest and gave spectacular…
Lady Macdonald
We did this hike on May 18, 2015. There was Sandy, Chris, Curtis ( 😊 ) and I. This hike was hard. There were no real flat parts. It was all a steady climb. Right from the dried creek bed to the helicopter pad; straight up. There was a fair bit of snow on the…
Table Mountain
Sandy and I did this hike May 9th, 2015. This hike was amazing. We left Calgary at 6:00am, making it an early morning and a long 3 hour drive. I had the smart idea to bring champagne for when we reached the summit (my first one ever and Sandy’s first one of the season). I had…
Cascade Mountain
I did this hike with a good friend (Sandy) on April 19th, 2015. I just started hiking this year and this was my very first one. I had found the trail online, did my research, and decided to do it! It was a gorgeous day out, +15 and no wind. Didn’t see any wildlife but…