Anyone who has driven the Sea to Sky has passed by Brohm Lake – probably noticed the little wooden bridge over a marshy area and thought to themselves “why what a nice little wooden bridge” and then driven on by… Read More ›
Hiking
Lake Garibaldi & Panorama Ridge Hike
July 1st & 2nd, 2014 Map to the trailhead (Rubble Creek) parking lot: Distance: 9km to Lake Garibladi (one-way), 7 km to Panorama Ridge (One-way, from Lake Garibaldi) Camping: At Lake Garibaldi or Taylor Meadows, the online community’s first choice… Read More ›
Juan de Fuca Trail – Trip Report
May 26th – 28th, 2014 Juan de Fuca Trail This time last year my sister-in-law & I hiked the West Coast Trail – one of the most spectacular hikes I have ever done. I was excited this year to hike… Read More ›
A good diagonal line across Southern Utah
Thinking of a Utah Road Trip? Check out our route checking out what we deemed to be the highlights along the way. In late October, I drove down to Las Vegas from Vancouver and met my mom at the airport… Read More ›
Arches National Park: I challenge you to see them all!
October 2013, Ok so there are a lot of Arches in Arches National Park. It is the most appropriate name for a Park that I have come across – a nice return to logic after a park name like Capitol… Read More ›
Totally worth the side-trip: Goblin Valley State Park
October 2013 I think I may have mentioned before that this whole hiking trip through Utah I have been sick. Hiking has been both enjoyable and a chore at times – often I would rather just lie down and try… Read More ›
Capitol Reef National Park in 24 hours
October 2013 We arrived in Capitol Reef National Park in the late afternoon and wanted to get in a hike before the sun went down. So we decided to do the short hike (total 2.6 miles) out to “The Tanks.” … Read More ›
Hiking Upper Calf Creek Falls, Utah
October 2013 After leaving Bryce Canyon and briefly stopping at the Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, we spent the night in a lovely little cabin at Escalante Outfitters in as you’d have it – Escalante (surprise!). Not only were the accommodations… Read More ›
Bryce Canyon
October, 2013 We arrived in Bryce Canyon National Park in the afternoon and decided not to embark on any hikes today. So instead we drove the scenic road out to Rainbow Point stopping at various view points to admire the… Read More ›
Kanab: Zion’s best side trip
Despite this being a hiking holiday, our main reason to detour over to Kanab had nothing to do with getting out feet dirty hitting the trails. The draw was Best Friends Animal Society. This No Kill animal shelter is the… Read More ›
Just Ambling 