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Bedwell Centennial Trail
The Bedwell Centennial Trail is around 34 km. It starts at the Bedwell Lake Trail in Strathcona Park near the middle of Vancouver Island. It ends at Bedwell Sound, 30 km from Tofino. There is a dude ranch at the … Continue reading
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Zoa-Zopkios ridge
We started climbing up the cleared area for the pipeline. It was pretty warm, and it wasn’t very enjoyable. It went by pretty quick, and then we cut off onto the ridge of Zoa where there was more forest. It … Continue reading
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Thar Peak
On Sunday, February 14th, we went to Thar Peak. It was a nice day, and the ski up was pretty good, and the cleared area for the pipeline helped us get up to the alpine. The snow was really slippery, but luckily there … Continue reading
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Comox Glacier Trip, September 6th, 2019
We went to Comox Glacier on this deactivated logging road that really bugs me when my dad’s driving on it because your head bouncing on the seat cushion feels like somebody is hammering your head. I got carsick and I … Continue reading
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Tagged backcountry, Comox, Crevasse, daytrip, Glacier, hike, hiking, ridge, ski, skiing, Small Group, Snow, summer
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Frosty Garibaldi Neve
We went to rubble creek, and when we were waiting, a guy crushed a speed-limit sign on his way to a snow bank. We met Atti and Ildi, who drove us up to the chain-up area at Red Heather. Ildi … Continue reading
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Tagged backcountry, british columbia, Burton Hut, Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Neve, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, multiday, overnight, powder, Red Heather, ski, ski touring, skiing, Small Group, Snow, Snowy, Sphinx Bay, sunny, traverse, Weekend, Winter
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Ripple Ridge Cabin with some extra action
On October 18th we went to the Ripple Ridge Cabin in Kootenay Pass. We left after school on Thursday because Friday was a Pro-D day. We went to A&W in Osoyoos. We got a baby mug (holds about 75ml). We … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, Beautiful BC, beginner, beginner-friendly, dry, fall, golden larches, hike, hiking, huts, kootenay, larches, mountaineering, multiday, overnight, ridge, Small Group, sunny
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Lizzie “Defeat My Legs” Creek Cabin (October 13-14 2018)
On October 13th we went to the Lizzie Creek Cabin. The old logging road (the trail) was extremely bushy. There were also a lot of logs. The only log that wasn’t annoying was the log bridge. Helpful log bridge Unhelpful … Continue reading
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Burton Hut Money Box Installation (June 17-18, 2018)
On June 17 we set out to Burton Hut. We went on the Rubble Creek Trail. Garibaldi Lake was melted out, so we had to do the dumbest trip ever. We first went on Taylor Meadows. We could see the … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, backcountry, Black Tusk, british columbia, Burton Hut, Epic, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, Helm Creek, hike, hiking, huts, Marmots, Mt. Garibaldi, overnight, Phyllis Engine, provincial park, ski, ski touring, skiing, skitouring, Small Group, Snow, Sphinx Bay, Sphinx Hut, Spring, Suffering, sunny, Taylor Meadows, Weekend, Workhike
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French-Haig-Robertson Traverse (May 18-19 2018)
My dad and I went on the French-Haig-Robertson traverse in Kananaskis Country. The trip was 20 km long and 1000 metres in elevation in the guide book, but we actually did about 24 km and climbed about 1500 metres. It … Continue reading
A.O.Wheeler Hut
We went to A.O. Wheeler Hut in Glacier National Park to meet friends and to go skiing. We left on Friday afternoon and arrived at the trailhead at about 11:00. The hut was close to the highway, so it didn’t … Continue reading
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