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Alice, Edith, and Fawn Lakes, 18 Jun 2022

30 Jun 202230 Jun 2022 ~ AndyG ~ 4 Comments

Opinion: One of the few truly easy hikes near Vancouver with excellent trails. Although it's not dramatic or exciting, the forest greenery is soothing and at the right time of year, there's a pretty good flower show, including a selection of lesser-known blooms. Today, it was a perfect recovery hike for me and it felt … Continue reading Alice, Edith, and Fawn Lakes, 18 Jun 2022

Blowdown Lake, 2-3 Oct 2021

24 Jun 202224 Jun 2022 ~ AndyG ~ Leave a comment

Opinion: One of my favourite fallback areas to explore, especially when I'm out of other ideas or options. An easy hike in to the lake, although good camping spots are at a premium (especially when conditions are as damp as they were at the time of our trip), with several great destinations to visit. A … Continue reading Blowdown Lake, 2-3 Oct 2021

Mount Assiniboine Day 7, 21 Sep 2019

21 Jun 20229 Jun 2022 ~ AndyG ~ 1 Comment

Day 7: Marvel Lake campground to Mount Shark trailhead: 13 km, +190 m, -230 m, 3 h 18 m Marvel Lake campground to Warden Cabin: 6.4 km (1 hr 30 min; +45 m, -110 m)Warden Cabin to Mount Shark trailhead: 6.6 km (1 hr 48 min; +145 m, -120 m) Well that was a cooler … Continue reading Mount Assiniboine Day 7, 21 Sep 2019

Mount Assiniboine Day 6, 20 Sep 2019

18 Jun 202224 Jun 2022 ~ AndyG ~ 2 Comments

Day 6: Magog campground to Marvel Lake campground: 15 km, +260 m, -635 m, 6 h 0 m Magog Campground to Wonder Pass: 5.1 km (1 hr 40 min; +210 m, -35 m)Wonder Pass to Marvel Lake/Marvel Pass junction: 3.2 km (1 hr 10 min; +10 m, -380 m)Marvel Lake/Pass junction to east end of … Continue reading Mount Assiniboine Day 6, 20 Sep 2019

Mount Assiniboine Day 5, 19 Sep 2019

16 Jun 202218 Jun 2022 ~ AndyG ~ Leave a comment

Day 5: Wonder Pass and Gloria & Marvel Lake viewpoints: 16 km, +520 m, 7 h 45 m Campground to Wonder Pass: 5.6 km (2 hr 24 min; +245 m, -60 m)Wonder Pass to Gloria Lake viewpoint: 2 km (1 hr 40 min; +20 m, -140 m)Gloria Lake viewpoint to Marvel Lake viewpoint: 1.6 km … Continue reading Mount Assiniboine Day 5, 19 Sep 2019

Mount Assiniboine Day 4, 18 Sep 2019

14 Jun 202217 Jun 2022 ~ AndyG ~ 2 Comments

Day 4: Nub Peak (via Assiniboine Lodge): 14.5 km, 610 m, 6 h 45 m Magog Lake return: 3 km (1 hr 20 min; +60 m, -60 m)Campground to the Nublet: 3.5 km (1 hr 50 min; +335 m, -20 m)Nublet to Nub Peak: 1.3 km (50 min; +215 m, -0 m)Nub Peak to Assiniboine … Continue reading Mount Assiniboine Day 4, 18 Sep 2019

Mount Assiniboine Day 3, 17 Sep 2019

11 Jun 202215 Jun 2022 ~ AndyG ~ Leave a comment

Day 3: Cerulean Lake, Elizabeth Lake, the Niblet, and Assiniboine Lodge: 12 km, 285 m, 6 h 23 m Magog Campground to Cerulean Lake: 3.0 km (1 hr 28 min; +25 m, -15 m)Cerulean Lake to the Niblet via Elizabeth Lake: 4.25 km (2 hr 5 min; +220 m, -40 m)The Niblet to Assiniboine Lodge: … Continue reading Mount Assiniboine Day 3, 17 Sep 2019

Mount Assiniboine Day 2, 16 Sep 2019

9 Jun 202211 Jun 2022 ~ AndyG ~ Leave a comment

Day 2: Allenby Junction to Lake Magog: 9 km, +370 m, -85 m, 3 h 20 m Allenby Junction campground to Assiniboine Pass: 4.75 km (2 hr; +280 m)Assiniboine Pass to Mount Assiniboine Lodge: 2.5 km (50 min; +40 m, -60 m)Mount Assiniboine Lodge to Magog Campground: 1.75 km (30 min; +50 m, -25 m) … Continue reading Mount Assiniboine Day 2, 16 Sep 2019

Mount Assiniboine Day 1, 15 Sep 2019

7 Jun 20229 Jun 2022 ~ AndyG ~ Leave a comment

Day 1: Mount Shark trailhead to Allenby Junction: 17 km, +250 m, -110 m, 5 h 10 m Banff to Canmore: 25 km (20 m)Breakfast in CanmoreCanmore to Mount Shark trailhead: 44 km (1 hr)Mount Shark trailhead to first rest: 8 km (2 hr; +70 m, -90 m)First rest to Bryant Creek Shelter: 5 km … Continue reading Mount Assiniboine Day 1, 15 Sep 2019

Vignette: Camosun Bog, 29 May 2022

4 Jun 20224 Jun 2022 ~ AndyG ~ 4 Comments

I know, I know - another vignette. I promise there's a hike report coming soon! A couple of weeks ago I stopped in at Camosun Bog, a tiny remnant bog ecosystem on the edge of Pacific Spirit Park, to capture the bog laurel (kalmia) in bloom, having seen some photos on Twitter. The laurel was … Continue reading Vignette: Camosun Bog, 29 May 2022

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A sub-peak of Scarab Peak towers above Mummy Lake. So far that day we'd enjoyed a tour of several Egypt-themed lakes (Pharaoh, Egypt, and Scarab) and Mummy was our penultimate lake of our hike. All of the lakes were spectacular and well worth visiting, regardless of what the Copelands say in their guide book.
We've just got back from 6 days of awesome backpacking in Banff National Park, covering 100 km and gaining 4400 m of elevation. Naturally we took a bazillion photos and haven't looked at them yet, but here's one from my phone that i like, taken on our last night when we had this lake all to ourselves. Apart from the loon, of course. And the mosquitoes. So many mosquitoes...
Scenes from a pair of ferry journeys - heading to Vancouver Island last week we were treated to a gorgeous sunset over the ocean. I was hoping to see the almost full moon rise over Lummi Island behind us but some low-lying cloud got in the way - the moon is just about visible in the third photo.
I hiked the trail to Elk Mountain and Mount Thurston at the weekend, getting an early start to avoid the crowds, and seeing all the flowers covered in thousands of tiny droplets of dew. This glacier lily was but one example.
Possibly our closest bear encounter yet - we were less than 10 metres from the bear at its closest - this young black bear was far too comfortable around a large crowd of hikers.

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