Capturing the Art of Nature
| Mid-Week Lighthouse Strolling through Lighthouse Park is always a lovely event for me. |
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| Mt Cheam on the last day of summer It was my seventh (at least) time hiking Mt Cheam, and as before the views were stunning and so worth the effort. |
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| Gwendoline Peak in the Clouds A pleasant day for doing radio work on a summit, though the cloud did keep it cool |
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| Activating Mount Archibald It was a tougher hike than expected but I made it to the top and back in one piece this time |
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| Return to Farrer Peak Normally quite crowded, mid-week it was quite empty, so nice |
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| Norrish Creek It was to be a visit to Dewdney Peak, but a locked gate blocked the way |
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| Mount Strachan without the Crowds Today I finished the four summits around Cypress Bowl for this season, all are lovely hikes |
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| Return to Saint Marks Summit A beautiful day for a hike through the trees to a lovely view point |
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| Speed Activating Black Mountain A lovely hike on the way up, a wet one on the way down |
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| Hollyburn with Clouds It felt good being back on the Hollyburn trail |
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| Mount Agassiz, Finally After three failed attempts, it felt good reaching the summit. |
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| Mt Woodside with Rain The rain made for a very wet and short stay on the summit |
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| Sumas Peak get-a-way A pleasant day for an easy hike to an old friend |
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| Vedder Peak Stroll It was my first-time hiking Vedder in the Spring, the small lakes were full and the trail fresh, a lovely day for a hike |
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| McKee Peak in the Sun After a week’s delay, our hike up McKee was a delightful romp in the fresh air. |
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| Grant Hill Awaits An easy but still rewarding summit to visit |
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| Gwendoline Peak A lovely day to sit in the sun and play radio |
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| Kettle Creek Bridges (day 10) A few of the bridges crossing the lower end of Kettle Creek |
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| St Thomas and the River Thames (day 8) Elevated parks and a river named Thames |
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| Port Stanley (Day 7) Blustery Winds soak the causeway |
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| Roberts Line and Port Bruce (day 6) A short day revisiting some regular spots |
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| Rattlesnake Point (day 4) A walk with a rattlesnake |
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| Dundas Point and Smokey Hollow (Day 3) Today we visited two locations - Dundas Point and the Smokey Hollow Waterfall |
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| Rock Point Park ( Day 2) A few scenes of the Welland River and Rock Point Park |
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| Defeated by Mount Archibald I had planned to activate Archibald for some time, now I need to wait even longer! |
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| Return to Grant Hill Sometimes one just needs to get out and enjoy some backcountry even if it is in the middle of town |
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| Vedder Mountain for Three A lovely day for a hike through the trees |
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| No Room Left on Mount Cheam Cheam has become extremely popular for hikers, it is now crowded on the summit |
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| Hunter Creek for Lunch A pleasant day in the hills with my son and grandsons |
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| Return to Mount Strachan My last time on Strachan was 4 years ago, so it was overdue for a visit |
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| A Romp up Black Nick and I enjoyed a quick hike up Black Mountain |
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| A Quick Jaunt up Bear Hill A lovely place to spend some time before catching a ferry home |
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| Mount Maguire A lovely Hike, Difficult Activation and fun surprise all wrapped up in one |
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| Exploring Partridge Hills A lovely morning walk up a summit I had to myself |
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| Crown Mountain Glorious at the summit, a real challenge getting there. |
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| Hiking Old Baldy My first visit to this summit was a great experience but the drive was challenging |
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| Sumas Peak 2019 An annual event, lovely easy walk through the trees and a nice viewpoint to enjoy |
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| Field Day on Woodside A decent day for outdoors but sitting still in cloud leaves one wondering |
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| Hollyburn done solo A quick jaunt up the trail to the summit for a pleasant afternoon in nature |
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| Taming an Alligator Ralph and I decided to try a first activation of a new summit – Alligator NE2 |
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| Dewdney Peak as a Stand-in We planned the day to reprise our failed attempt on Mount Agassiz, but it was closed |
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| Activating Burnaby Mountain An easy drive-up point but construction poses its challenges |
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| Mount Matheson A small summit which has houses up to the summit |
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| Mount Finlayson A small summit but a very steep trail |
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| Mount Agassiz in April We had hoped to hike to the summit and make radio contacts but we got ‘Aprilled’ |
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| Mount Woodside and the True Summit A lovely day to drive to a summit and enjoy the fresh air while making radio contacts |
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| McKee Peak and the Mountain Bikes It was a perfect day for a short hike to a local summit |
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| Farrer Peak attempt two Two weeks since our first try for the summit, today I was giving it another go |
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| Farrer Peak A lovely Day for a hike but too many were on the trail turning it to ice |
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| Redwood Park A visit to the regions less travelled |
