Author Archives: AJ Dreher

Paddling Stinks

Posted on September 26, 2023 by AJ Dreher

My second experience with whitewater kayaking took place last weekend, on the lower Mamquam River in Squamish. It was pouring when I met up with James in the Chief parking lot on Saturday and most of the people camping there … Continue reading →

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Scrambling Near Semaphore Lakes (plus some tangents)

Posted on August 8, 2023 by AJ Dreher

I went on a little overnight trip to the Semaphore Lakes area this past weekend. The first interesting moment of the trip happened before I even got to the trailhead. A ways up the Hurley FSR, I saw a small magenta … Continue reading →

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A weekend of silliness at Mt Marriot

Posted on October 22, 2022 by AJ Dreher

While everybody else was at Rock Party, Emily, Joe, and I went on an overnight trip to scramble Mt Marriott. Nobody on this trip was really into taking photos, so as the single Arts student on the trip (and perhaps … Continue reading →

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The VOC Gets Fancy at Kees and Claire Hut

Posted on December 25, 2021 by AJ Dreher

At 6:42 am on December 20th, I set a personal backpack-packing speed record in a frantic effort to stuff all my gear into my pack by 6:45, when I anticipated being picked up by Adam Rodrigues and Melissa Bernstein for … Continue reading →

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