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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Suicide Bluff and De Pencier Bluff
June 7, 2024 Distance : 5km round-trip (for both) Elevation gain : 140m (Suicide), 275m (De Pencier) Time required : 2hrs (for both) I've...
Kaitlin
Jun 7, 20241 min read
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Huntoon Point (Mt. Baker)
January 14, 2024 Distance: 7km round-trip Elevation gain : 300m Time required : 3 hours total Making the trip out to Mount Baker has...
Kaitlin
Jan 14, 20241 min read
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Cypress Lake and White Rock Loop
August 18, 2023 Distance : 13. 5km round-trip Elevation gain : 628m Time required : 4-5 hours total Cypress Lake is a small lake located...
Kaitlin
Aug 17, 20231 min read
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Bedwell Lake
July 15-16, 2023 Distance: 12km round-trip Elevation gain : 637m Time required : 4-5 hours total Backpacking to Bedwell Lake was my...
Kaitlin
Jul 15, 20231 min read
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Evans Valley
September 19, 2022 Distance : 10-10.5km round-trip Elevation gain : 580m Time required : 3.5-4 hours total Evans Valley is a beautiful...
Kaitlin
Sep 18, 20222 min read
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Banff - Lake Louise/Moraine Lake Hikes
August 18-21, 2022 My twin sister and I road-tripped out to Banff from Vancouver for a fun adventure! Neither of us had been to the...
Kaitlin
Aug 20, 20222 min read
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St. Mark's Summit
August 10, 2022 Distance : 11km round-trip Elevation gain : 587m Time required: 3-4 hours total St. Mark's Summit is a popular hike in...
Kaitlin
Aug 9, 20221 min read
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Hollyburn Mountain
August 9, 2022 Distance : 7km round-trip Elevation gain : 446m Time required : 3-4 hours total Hollyburn Mountain is one of three...
Kaitlin
Aug 8, 20221 min read
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Lindeman and Greendrop Lakes
July 3, 2022 Distance : 11km round-trip Elevation gain: 469m Time required : 6-7 hours total Lindeman Lake and Greendrop Lake are two...
Kaitlin
Jul 2, 20221 min read
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Mount Gardner
July 18, 2021 Distance: 16km Elevation gain : 810m Time required : 4-5 hours Mount Gardner is a small peak on Bowen Island that offers...
Kaitlin
Jul 18, 20211 min read
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Wedgemount Lake
July 6, 2021 Distance: 12.5km Elevation gain : 1362m Time required : 5-6 hours I recently hiked to Wedgemount Lake in Garibaldi...
Kaitlin
Jul 5, 20211 min read
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