My friend Mat and I made a quick trip up to Strathcona Provincial Park to hike the Flower Ridge Trail. I do not have a great deal of experience backpacking into the alpine, as I have largely traditionally done coastal trips. This was my second time hiking up and staying over in the alpine, following […]
Along with the Island Mountain Ramblers hiking club we explored Rodger’s Ridge on the north east edge of Strathcona Provincial Park. This was a great hike and a beautiful day! As we do not do much alpine hiking this was a great opportunity to climb up on a ridge and see what alpine has to […]
The snow from a few weeks ago has pretty much melted here in Nanaimo but there is still plenty up in the mountains. Mount Washington had a late start this year but it seems they are having a pretty good late season with plenty of snowfall on the mountain. Hope the skiers and snowboarders are […]
We had a dry start to our winter and did therefore did not get much snow on the mountains. The main ski hill on the island, Mount Washington, was closed till late January. We squeaked in a quick snowshoe on Mount Washington in late January, but the snow was scarce and we actually had to […]