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Bootski Lake
August 30-31, 2025 Distance : 12km Elevation gain: 694m Time required : 5 hours round-trip I visited my sister in Fort St. John for the...
Kaitlin
Aug 30, 20252 min read


Mount Windsor
August 12, 2025 Distance : 17km Elevation gain : 1602m Time required : 9-10 hours round-trip Mount Windsor sits above and behind Deeks...
Kaitlin
Aug 11, 20252 min read


Panorama Ridge/Garibaldi Lake
July 16-17, 2025 Distance : 35km (total over 2 days) Elevation gain : ~1900m I did an overnight trip to Garibaldi Lake, bagging Panorama...
Kaitlin
Jul 16, 20253 min read


Williams Peak
July 12, 2025 Distance : 17km Elevation gain : 1680m Time required: 10–11 hours round-trip Williams Peak is a very tall and beautiful...
Kaitlin
Jul 11, 20252 min read


Mount Amadis
June 30, 2025 Distance : 21.4km Elevation gain : 1652m Time required : 9-10 hours round-trip I kicked off my hiking season late this...
Kaitlin
Jun 29, 20252 min read


Granite Falls
May 16-18, 2025 Distance: 18km (one-way) Time required (paddling): 3-4 hours each way Nate and I spent 3 days camping at Granite Falls...
Kaitlin
May 17, 20253 min read


Bald Mountain
April 19, 2025 Distance: 10.3km Elevation gain: 479m Time required: 3-4 hours Bald Mountain is a small peak at Cowichan Lake on Vancouver...
Kaitlin
Apr 19, 20252 min read


Slollicum Peak
Sept 30, 2024 Distance : 13.4km Elevation gain : 1207m Time required : 6-7 hours Slollicum Peak is a mountain located on the east side of...
Kaitlin
Sep 29, 20241 min read


Elfin Lakes
Distance : 20km round-trip Elevation gain : 816m Time required : 5-6 hours total Elfin Lakes is a very popular hiking, trail-running,...
Kaitlin
Sep 22, 20242 min read


Elfin Lakes/Diamond Head/Opal Cone/Mamquam Lake
September 18-20, 2024 In 2022, I attempted to backpack to Mamquam Lake . It turned out to be quite the adventure and I never made it all...
Kaitlin
Sep 19, 20245 min read


Dilly Dally Loop
Sept 16, 2024 Distance : 23km round trip Elevation gain : 1561m Time required : 9-10 hours total Dilly Dally loop is a trail that...
Kaitlin
Sep 15, 20243 min read


HBC Heritage Trail
Sept 3-7, 2024 Distance : 74km point-to-point Elevation gain : 3922m according to official records (In reality, about 4100m) Time...
Kaitlin
Sep 6, 202414 min read


Mount Webb
August 30, 2024 Distance : 21km round-trip Elevation gain : 1677m Time required : 9.5-10 hours total Mount Webb is a well-known peak in...
Kaitlin
Aug 29, 20243 min read


Paton Peak
August 29, 2024 Distance : 6km round-trip (from trailhead) Elevation gain : 830m Time required : 3.5-4 hours Paton Peak is a rock bluff...
Kaitlin
Aug 28, 20242 min read


Zinc Peak
August 16, 2024 Distance : 21km round-trip Elevation gain : 1340m Time required : 8-8.5hrs total Zinc is a little-known peak in Lynn...
Kaitlin
Aug 15, 20242 min read


Joffre Lakes
August 9, 2024 Distance : 8.2km round trip Elevation gain : 464m Time required : 4.5-5 hours I've been meaning to get to Joffre Lakes...
Kaitlin
Aug 8, 20243 min read


Beauty Peak
August 2, 2024 Distance : 18.7km round-trip Elevation gain : 1830m Time required: 9-10 hours total Beauty Peak is a lesser travelled...
Kaitlin
Aug 1, 20243 min read


Mount Seymour
Distance: 9km round-trip Elevation gain : 577m Time required: 3.5-4.5 hours total I generally don't like repeating hikes (I usually have a strict 2 year policy for repeating any given hike). However, Mount Seymour is the hike that I've done the most amount of times over the years (7 as of writing in 2024!). This is because it's an excellent mountain to introduce friends to hiking. It has great views, several route options, a little bit of elevation gain, and really fun, diver
Kaitlin
Jul 31, 20242 min read


Vicar Lake & Mount Bishop Ridgeline (via Mt Seymour)
July 25-27, 2024 Vicar Lake is a small lake located just below the mountain range that makes up the western border of Mount Seymour...
Kaitlin
Jul 24, 20247 min read


Watersprite Lake
July 12-13, 2024 Distance : 17km round-trip Elevation gain : 704m Time required : 6-7 hours total Watersprite Lake is a beautiful alpine...
Kaitlin
Jul 11, 20244 min read
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