We went snowshoeing up Dog Mountain on December 23 with some friends. The day was beautiful! It was a bit busy; it was apparent when we showed up the parking was filling up. Once we parked and geared up we hiked. It was quite pretty out. When we reached the fork in the trail for … Continue reading Trip Report: Snowshoeing Dog Mountain
We went out to Grouse Mountain for the first time this year on December 3rd in order to start the season off. We had not gone out snowshoeing yet this season, and were not sure how the snow would be so we decided to take a chance. When we got to the mountain the line … Continue reading Day Trip Report: Grouse Mountain Snowshoeing
Overall Gear Thoughts: Overall, we were really happy with our gear and any future purchases although they will be nice are ultimately unnecessary. We had no gear failures or issues and everything worked as intended. Hiking Clothing Hiking Shirt MEC Magnolia Long Sleeved Shirt This worked well, dried quickly and kept the sun off my … Continue reading JMT Gear Recap: Clothing
Very overdue (publishing some old drafts we forgot about) - here is our trip report from the Sunshine Coast Trail. Summary So, unfortunately, we didn't end up finishing the trail as Kyle got injured on Day 5 and we had to hike out. We did get over halfway through the trail though. The trail was … Continue reading Trip Report: Sunshine Coast Trail
With April now underway, it's officially hiking season! To mark the occasion, we decided to hike Mount Fromme. The hike takes 4-5 hours round trip - we took about 2.5 hours to reach the top and then just over 2 hours to get back down again. Depending on when you do the trail, there may … Continue reading Day Trip Report: Mount Fromme
We were looking for something to do over the Easter long weekend and with about two days notice we decided to do the Juan de Fuca Trail on Vancouver Island. The JdF is a 47km trail that follows the southwest coast of Vancouver Island, generally less popular than its nearby sibling, the West Coast Trail. … Continue reading Trip Report: Juan de Fuca Trail
This past month has been quite busy for both Kyle & I at work, so unfortunately we haven't had any opportunities or energy to go hiking on the weekends. This past Sunday we finally managed to get out for a hike though. We took the BCMC up to Grouse Mountain and then followed the Alpine … Continue reading Day Trip Report: BCMC & Goat Mountain
It's always a challenge trying to get to the trailhead, especially when the hike is a through hike and does not loop back to the same spot. When first looking at the SCT we were a little concerned that getting to the trailhead would be difficult. We weren't sure what kind of transit is available … Continue reading Getting to / from the SCT
We bought our original Hubba Hubba like two months before it was recalled in Canada. We used it on a few trips and eventually realized there was a recall. Although we weren't worried about the tent catching fire (we tend not to cook in our tent...), the NX ended up being released shortly after we … Continue reading Hubba Hubba NX – Upgrade Achieved!
One of the biggest challenges in planning our Sunshine Coast Trail hike has been finding suitable maps. Ideally I would like a set of maps that covers the entire trail at 1:25,000-50,000 scale, topography, terrain and most importantly - includes the trail on the map. The US is better than Canada in this way - … Continue reading Sunshine Coast Trail Maps
Backpacks & Bike Racks 