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Burstall/Hogarth
Well it’s been a long time since we were in the mountains. Busy summer and fall mixed with uncooperative weather made hiking difficult. Today was the first day of the year out. We went Saturday January 14, 2017. Present company was Ryan, Sheldon, Dorothy, Curtis and I. the forecast was for warm weather; around 0.…
Mount Burke
This hike was completed on Sunday, June 5, 2016. Present company: Sandy, Curtis, Ryan, Sheldon, Nick, Chris and myself. We decided to do this hike for two reasons: 1. It was in a different area than what we have been through and 2. it had an abandoned fire lookout that had amazing views. The hike…
Nihahi Ridge
Nihahi Ridge and summit was done on September 13, 2015. It was done with Sandy, Curtis, and myself. The weather was not fun; it was cold, wet, and raining off and on all morning. We started the hike at 7:30 at the Little Elbow Campground. We parked in the first parking lot but could have…
Surprise Creek Backpacking
I booked two weeks off in July and decided to do an overnight hike on July 2/3. Curtis joined me and we set out the morning of July 2nd. Surprise creek is in the Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park in BC off of highway 93. The hike is 10km one way through a valley. The trail…
Old Goat Glacier
This hike was a nice, quick one but still gave the benefits of a longer hike. We did this one June 11, 2015. There was Sandy, Camille, Jace, and I. Camille is my sister-in-law and Jace is my 7 year old nephew. It was their first real hike. The trail starts out in the Spray…
Sulphur Mountain
We did this hike on May 30, 2015. Present company was Curtis, Chris, Sandy and I. This hike starts from the upper hot springs parking lot. Right from the start, it was a steep climb. Me being a bit hung over from the night before, I knew this was going to be a great hike……