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
Last night was a bit warmer and we were both warm enough under the quilt. I forgot to deflate my half of the sleeping pad before going to sleep though and I kept waking up with a sore hip and needing to rotate though. In the morning, we were relatively quick and managed to get … Continue reading Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Day 3
Last night was a bit chilly - our water bladder bite valves were frozen, so it got down to at least zero. I was a bit cool, but overall fine under the quilt; Kyle on the other hand reported that he was too cold to sleep most of the night until he figured out to … Continue reading Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Day 2
Getting to the start of the trail was quite straightforward. We just followed the #1 to Lytton (remembering to take the turn off at Hope and not continue to Kamloops) and then turn into the #12 and very soon after turn left onto the ferry road to take the ferry across the Fraser River, then … Continue reading Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Day 1
Elsay Lake is a hike in Seymour Provincial Park which can be done as a long day hike or as an overnight. We wanted to try and get in one more overnight before winter conditions set in on the mountains, so we set out to Elsay Lake on Thanksgiving Weekend. Getting to Seymour Provincial Park … Continue reading Trip Report: Elsay Lake
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
Backpacks & Bike Racks 