Mileage: 13.5 km After a toasty night in the cabin, Toothless woke up ready to start the day bright and early just after 5am. We took advantage of the cabin and had a slow start and finally got on the trail around 7:30am. It was a nice sunny morning as we headed downhill towards Fiddlehead … Continue reading SCT 2021 Day 2 – Confederation Lake to Tin Hat Mountain
Plan In preparation for our 2021 GDT hike with Toothless, we decided to do a shakedown hike on the SCT. Initially we planned a yoyo of the SCT, but due to COVID19 restrictions, and us being a little behind figuring out our sleep system, we weren't left with enough time to do the SCT yoyo … Continue reading SCT 2021 Day 1 – Mowat Bay to Confederation Lake
As a low risk hike to test out our gear, various systems and build a routine we hiked up to Cheakamus Lake and camped at Singing Creek Campground. We have done this hike before and it is very accessible and easy - and we thought it would be a good first trip with Toothless. We … Continue reading Gear Shakedown and Trip Report: Backpacking Cheakamus Lake with Toothless
This past year has been quite busy for us as I've been back in school completing a Bachelor of Education, so unfortunately we haven't found time for any overnight hiking trips. My program finished in July and I had the month of August off, so we decided to take advantage of this and go a … Continue reading Trip Summary: Six Passes-Maligne Valley Loop
Mileage: 27 km It did not rain overnight and it got cold enough to scare the mosquito swarm away; this was our nicest morning on the trail so far! We were making relatively slow time as we were taking pictures and waypoints to document the worst sections of the trail. The brush wasn't too bad … Continue reading Day 3 – Six Passes-Maligne Valley Loop
Mileage: 23 km There was rain off and on throughout the night, but thankfully when we woke up in the morning it seemed to have stopped. It was still pretty cloudy, but we managed to get packed up and hiking in a reasonable amount of time. Now that we were on route, navigation was straightforward … Continue reading Day 2 – Six Passes-Maligne Valley Loop
Mileage: 17 km We got a relatively late start as we needed to pack up our car camping site first, but we managed to get to the trailhead at 9:30am and promptly started ascending to Bald Hills in the rain. It was somewhat steep, but easy walking as it followed an old fire road up … Continue reading Day 1 – Six Passes-Maligne Valley Loop
We've been itching to get on an overnight trip since we got back from the GDT and over the winter break was the first chance we've managed to make it work. We haven't done any winter camping before, so we decided on Elfin Lakes - the route is marked and a reasonable length (11km one … Continue reading Trip Report: Elfin Lakes
We both slept pretty well, but we were quite hot throughout the night. I guess nine people in a tiny cabin is a great way to generate heat. We were the first ones up, so we gathered our belongings got our bags packed up on the porch - it was actually pretty pleasant outside compared … Continue reading Sunshine Coast Trail – Day 2 – Mount Troubridge to Lois Lake
The day started out extremely early as we wanted to be at the ferry terminal at 5am to ensure we caught the first ferry to the Sunshine Coast. We managed to get there right on time and we hoped to catch a short nap while waiting, but that didn't quite work out. A large family … Continue reading Sunshine Coast Trail – Day 1 – Saltery Bay to Mount Troubridge
Backpacks & Bike Racks 