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
Opinion As a Plan B for the weekend it was superb, but this area is definitely a Plan A kind of place. Easy hike in, gorgeous flowers and lake, and a couple of easy ways to get good views: going as far as the sub-summit on Gott Peak offers up vast views all around. I … Continue reading Blowdown Pass, 22-23 Jun 2019
Looking back at 2018 I couldn't help but feel that it was an odd year, something we seem to say most years lately! We hiked a lot of trails that we'd hiked before, and the weather in what would normally be peak hiking season turned for the worse, with forest fires in August followed by … Continue reading 2018 in review
Some hikes come about as a result of tossing ideas about; some hikes just beg to be done when the time is right. This is one of the latter. With an upcoming trip to the UK where we'd most likely not see a single mountain, I had to satisfy my craving to 1) see glacier … Continue reading Gott Peak, 3 Jul 2010
A weekend awayFor a change we called out a pair of hikes to the Wanderung group, which found us at 8th & Pine for 7 am meeting up with Trey, Russ, Sara and Irene. We split up between the cars, picked up Maya on our way through downtown, then Andrew at Park Royal and headed … Continue reading Blowdown Pass and Joffre Lakes, 7-8 Jul 2007
Being. Outdoors. 