Opinion: Normally I find this trail to be quite easy and enjoyable but some days your body lets you know just how many switchbacks there are between the trailhead and the first place with a view. (The answer is too many!) It's definitely a trail that requires perseverance, especially in the snow. But seeing everything … Continue reading Garibaldi Lake, 22 Jan 2023
Well that's the first month of the new year over. The days are getting noticeably longer again which is a great mood-lifter. I read something recently where the writer mentioned that they found January and February to be hopeful months because of those lengthening days, and I'm inclined to agree. The first signs of spring … Continue reading Being Outdoors, February 2023
Opinion One of the few genuinely hikeable trails in this corner of BC, Garibaldi Lake is a beautiful destination, albeit one where all the good stuff is quite distant. I think it's worth adding in the section through Taylor Meadows with its views of Black Tusk ahead and the Tantalus range behind. The downside of … Continue reading Garibaldi Lake, 24 Oct 2020
Opinion A long but rewarding hike on a great trail, with the added benefit of being so much quieter in the winter. Not my favourite style of hike as all the payoff is at the end, but it's such an easy trail to hike that I don't mind as much, plus I know it well … Continue reading Garibaldi Lake, 30 Nov 2019
My enthusiasm for glacier lilies managed to persuade Maria, Andrew, Gabriela and Jeremy to join me once again to go admire those little yellow flowers that I find so cheery. The five of us piled into Jeremy & Gabriela's car and headed up the Sea-to-Sky highway to the trailhead for Garibaldi Lake, where we bagged … Continue reading Garibaldi Lake, 13 Jul 2014
I went in search of glacier lilies and was not disappointed :-) However, I was even more impressed by the displays of white heather and pink kalmia which were the most extensive I've ever seen. I called out this hike through Wanderung and was accompanied by two intrepid first timers - both in terms of … Continue reading Garibaldi Lake, 9 Jul 2014
We've been wanting to do this ever since we saw someone else's photos of Garibaldi Lake covered in snow. We got to the parking lot just after 10 am. Only a little bit of snow by the roadside and the parking lot was clear. And free :-) The parking meter was still wrapped in its … Continue reading Garibaldi Lake snowshoe, 21 Apr 2007
Labour Day weekend, the official end of summer, last chance to get out hiking etc. Three days camping near Garibaldi Lake. Saturday: We set out to camp at the Lake, only to find out there were no camp sites left. Plan B was to head to Taylor Meadows where we got one of the last … Continue reading Garibaldi Lake, 2-4 Sep 2006
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