Capturing the Art of Nature
| A quick jaunt up Grant Hill It felt good being back on the trails enjoying a touch of nature |
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| Mud Bay Park A pleasant walk along the seashore |
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| The boys visit the West Harrison This was the first trip for Liam and Ben to the West Harrison Area, they quite liked what we found |
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| Hollyburn with Nick A lovely cool day for a hike to a scenic summit |
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| Vedder Peak A lovely cool walk through the trees |
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| Radio Play and Sites West (Day 8) Fun on the radio with a bit of photography |
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| St. Thomas Elevated Park and Port Bruce (Day 7) A walk along the new elevated park followed by a drive through the roads east of the port then finishing the day with a lovely sunset. |
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| Lakeview Road and West (Day 6) A fun day driving the country roads and visiting some of my favourite spots |
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| Port Stanley (Day 5) A dull rainy morning but one was still able to find a few photos of interest |
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| Travelling to Port Stanley (Day 4) A pleasant day for driving and we made good time to the port |
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| Mount Nemo and Kelso (Day 3) Back to the Escarpment in the Halton region |
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| Rattlesnake (Day 2) We drove north looking for some colour and spent most of our time at Rattlesnake Point |
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| On the way (Day 1) A little later a flight so we got to the hotel late but at least we missed rush hour. |
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| The Garnet American Loop The two roads form a loop and offer one some nice lakes and views in which to spend a warm afternoon |
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| Black Mountain in Colour A lovely fall day to be hiking a local summit |
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| MacNab Peak A small peak north of Dewdney Peak, just waiting for a visit |
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| Squamish Valley It has been two years since we visited the Squamish valley and so we set out to visit some of the old sights |
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| Brandywine Mountain Exhilarating scenery but a challenging hike |
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| Lynn Valley and Elizabeth Elizabeth had never been on a suspension bridge so we decided it was time to visit Lynn Valley |
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| Mounts Newton and Work Two summits and Two Adventures in Victoria |
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| Mount Keenan Adventure It was a struggle along the ridge but with determination we made it to the summit area and achieved our goal of activating the mountain |
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| Hiking Weatherhead W3 A low summit but a brutal hike to get to it. |
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| Activating the Lady Lady Peak is a challenging hike and being the first to activate it in the Summits-on-the-air program was worth the effort |
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| Lower East-side Harrison A great day to drive the back-roads with the family. |
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| Saint Marks Summit A very lovely view and pleasant but long hike, just way too many people |
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| Twin Lakes An adventure to a lovely small lake that was blocked off for years. |
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| Stawamus Chief #3 A grueling ascent but great views at the summit |
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| Norrish Creek A fun day exploring an area, which had been was closed off, with my son and two grandsons! |
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| Chilliwack Lake – Sort of It was the first time out for my grand-daughter Elizabeth and so we planned for a nice stay on the beach along Chilliwack Lake |
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| Sunset in Ocean Park A lovely hike down the 1000 steps to the beach for a late spring sunset |
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| McKee Peak Even with houses rapidly moving up the slope the main trail is still a nice hike and a good workout |
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| Dewdney Peak in the Sun My previous time hiking this summit was in a light drizzle, today it was hot sunshine |
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| Sumas Peak Done Solo Sumas is an easy hike for SOTA and the site at the summit quite pleasant to operate from |
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| Exploring Victoria I took a few days to relax in Victoria and to explore a new summit and some seashore viewpoints |
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| Shore Pine Trail It was a lovely day for hiking along the trails in Lighthouse Park |
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| A Stroll Through Blackie Spit Close to home but still a lovely spot for an encounter with nature |
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| Sights on the East Harrison It turned out to be a great day for enjoying the sights on the East Harrison FSR |
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| The Cold West Harrison A cold day out on the roads with barely anyone else to find |
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| Big Silver River Delta Back to the Silver River to see what the summer fires had left for us |
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| Hiking Vedder Peak A perfect day for a lovely hike through a forest to a summit to talk with distant people via our ham radios |
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| Indian River It was another try at reaching the northern tip of Indian Arm by road, we got closer! |
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| Seymour, the mountain An ideal day for hiking and a challenging target to tame |
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| Agassiz in Smoke Our hike up Mt. Agassiz went well until we reached the summit viewpoint, there was nothing there! |
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| Mt. Laughington Such a beautiful day for a ridge-line hike, with a bit of radio tossed in for fun |
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| A hike up Mount Zoa An ideal day for a hike on Mt. Zoa with the autumn colours just starting to show |
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| The Bear in Victoria Another lovely time of relaxation in Victoria, this time with some hiking tossed in |
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| Lighthouse Park in the Smoke A pleasant stroll through the trails but the smoke in the air hid the view |
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| McKee Peak Small but popular, a mountain on the edge of town |
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| Mt. Hollyburn with Snow One thought that by mid-July the summit would be snow free, well, it was not |
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| Blackie Spit, Crescent Beach A lovely spot nearby that one seldom gets to |
