Capturing the Art of Nature
| North Mission, Hayward lake I noticed some logging roads north of mission that needed exploring, but the snow blocked them off so I ended up at Hayward lake. |
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| Snowshoeing on Airplane Creek FSR My last time out on the snowshoes was last season on this road, so I thought it fitting to head back here to start this season. |
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| Chilliwack Mountain I drive past the small mountain on a regular basis and had never been on it to see what it had to offer. So today I thought would be a good one to explore the area. |
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| Ruby Creek FSR The hills east of Agassiz have been calling to me for some time. Though early in the season, I was hopeful we could see most of the area without being stopped by snow. |
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| West Harrison South One always drives past the south end of the lake when exploring the deeper areas but I had never stopped to enjoy this section until today. |
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| Upper Shannon Falls I have enjoyed the Falls from the bottom for years . Today we set out to explore the creek from the top. |
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| Ruby & Garnet Creek FSR's It being a month after our first visit, I was hoping all the snow would be gone and we could fully explore the area. |
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| American & Emory Creek FSR's I have not explored the roads along the Fraser Canyon so far so it was a new treat to start our adventure with American Creek FSR. |
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| Hollyburn Mountain This year I plan to hike 5 peaks and wanted to start off the series with a revisit to Hollyburn. The mountain had a few surprises for me. |
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| Squeah FSR The Fraser Canyon is a beautiful area to travel through. Most people zip down the highway barely glimpsing the scenery, today I explored the lower canyon but from the side opposite the highway. |
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| Diez Vistas Overlooking Indian Arm and Buntzen Lake, this trail isn't a difficult one but does go for 15Km and takes some time to complete. |
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| Hope Mountain FSR Travelling along The Hope-Princeton Hwy one sees numerous roads heading off into the hills. Today we explored the first of these roads. |
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| Mount Seymour I've hiked a number of the lower hikes on the mountain so it was about time I tried for the actual peak. |
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| Lady Peak I hiked Lady Peak several years ago and have planned to try it again, hopefully reaching the actual peak this time, so I had scheduled it as one of my 5 peaks for this summer. |
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| Sumallo River FSR The little community of Sunshine Valley has caught my interest for many years as I zipped past on the Hope-Princeton Highway, today we stopped to see what it hid. |
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| Hope Mountain Over-looking the town of Hope, BC. This peak looked interesting and promised great scenery from the top. |
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| Mount Strachan Part of the Cypress Bowl Ski area, Strachan was my fifth and final peak of the season. |
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| Fraser Canyon & Spuzzum FSR Our next area to explore was the Spuzzum region but on the way we found some nice sights in the Fraser Canyon. |
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| Garnet, Talc, Harrison FSR I had hoped to travel a loop from Garnet through to Emory Creek but are driving took us a very different way. |
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| Bridal Falls, Garnet & American Creek FSR's A lovely day for the back country and a chance to finish off a number of incomplete explorations. |
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| Hilton Falls Conservation Area - Ontario (Day 2) It was great being back in Ontario for my annual autumn colours tour. Today we started in a new area. |
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| Webster & Tews Falls Conservation Area - Ontario (Day 3) Another good weather day so our trip to Spencer Gorge looked very promising. |
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| Hawks Cliff Road (Day 6) I always enjoy the views from the cliffs overlooking Lake Erie, the subtle colours are amazing. |
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| Western Elgin County - Ontario (Day 7) The weather was great for photography so I set out west along the lake to find new sights. |
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| Alton, Ontario & Region (Day 11) North of Brampton is the small village of Alton, these images are from our travels and stay in the Millcroft Inn. |
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| Garnet and American Creeks Again My last two tries to connect to Emory Creek got side-tracked so this third attempt will hopefully find the way through. |
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| Chiilwack, Folley & Chipmunk FSR's It felt good getting back into the hills after a month of bad weather. We were greeted with snow & Ice! Winter has arrived in the hills. |
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| Chehalis River FSR It was time to explore the upper regions of the Chehalis River again and check out the slide that permanently closed the lake campsites |
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| Lost Creek FSR & Twin Lakes Christmas was over and the weather was good so we set off to revisit the eastern Stave lake region |
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| Stave Lake Wetlands The ground around the lake is very soggy, it makes for challenging driving and hiking. |
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| Chipmunk Creek & Mount Thurston FSR's Another try for the Mount Thurston loop but snow was the victor yet again. |
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| Nesakwatch Valley & Chilliwack Lake Travelling up the valley we had a great view of Mount Slesse, then in the afternoon we got reacquainted with Chilliwack Lake. |
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| Murdo Creek & Lost Creek FSRs The Lost Creek area still had much left for us to explore, on today's visit we started on a new side road - the Murdo Creek FSR |
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| Upper Silver Skagit Road Nine years ago was my last visit, and then only a quick drive through to Ross Lake. So today's adventure was all brand new exploration. |
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| Lindeman Lake A lovely day and location for a first hike of the season |
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| Tsileuh Creek FSR & Alexandra Bridge It had been 6 months since our last visit to the canyon and we still had much to see so I was looking forward to today's adventure and hoped the weather would not get in the way. |
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| Silver - Skagit Road - take two After exploring the upper section of the valley last month, today we explored the middle section. |
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| Silver Skagit - South End We have explored the north and central areas of the valley, today we tried the southern section. |
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| West Harrison and Weaver FSR Back to the West Harrison to explore some of the early side branches that have been missed over the years |
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| Cartmell, Simms & Mystery FSR's It was back to the West Harrison to explore a few more side roads that were recently re-opened. |
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| Ashlu Creek Three years since our last visit, it was time to see what the power project has done to the area. |
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| Norvan Falls A long but easy hike to a spectacular waterfall. It is definitely worth the effort |
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| Hike to Mt St. Benedict Waiting for months to do this hike, I still wasn’t sure we would make it |
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| Norrish Creek It’s been years since I last passed through the Norrish creek area. As I am often near the area I have often remarked that I need to get back there and explore the roads we zipped past when we exited the hills though this valley. |
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| Hiking Mt St. Benedict We finally did it, after several attempts and others problems we finally were able to get going on our hike up Mt. St. Benedict! |
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| Tsileuh Creek Revisited Our first trip was in March when we were stopped by deep snow, today we hoped to explore much further and see the far end of the road, alas, plans often get unfulfilled. |
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| Return to the Silver Skagit Valley Our first trip of the year encountered deep snow, so today’s trip was to explore the same roads further in and totest out my HF radio kit. |
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| Goat Mountain & Ridge I selected this hike last year and have been looking forward to it since then, it was definitely a fun hike despite a few setbacks. |
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| Elaho River Valley Our last visit was 5 years ago; time has passed so quickly, so we were very curious to see what changes we would encounter. |
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| Siwash Creek Road This was our first trip in the region between the Fraser Canyon and the Coquihalla and we unsure what to expect in this region. |
