Wanting to hike Manning Park’s Dewdney-Whatcom Loop came about when I was researching Mary Warburton and her 1926 five-week survival ordeal. It was a simple plan: Hike up the Dewdney Trail to Snass View Camp, and down the Whatcom Trail to form a 20-kilometre loop. I’d follow in Mary Warburton’s footsteps and see the land…
The pain started when I was going downhill, somewhere on the Sunshine Coast Trail as it wound its way down towards Sliammon Lake. My right knee had felt a little off when I woke that morning, which I chalked up to the calf on that side being a little tight. Anyway, it wasn’t my problem…
After being woken by an energetic dawn chorus at Sarah Point, I spent the better part of my first day on the Sunshine Coast Trail being pursued through fern-laden forest by a pack of enthusiastic mosquitoes. That night up on Manzanita Bluff, I could hear a cacophony of bullfrogs somewhere below. Though I was mosquito-bitten…
Buckle up, folks, because my enthusiasm for the Black Tusk Ridge hike knows no bounds. Views? Epic. Slog? Absolutely. People? Surprisingly minimal, although it was a weekday. If you’ve been up Panorama Ridge but haven’t been up Black Tusk, then boy, are you missing out. The views are just as good, if not better, and…
If you’ve ever thought to yourself, hmm, I’d like my butt absolutely whipped by a hike today, then the Golden Ears Summit Trail is for you. While this trail is classified as difficult, I’d argue that this is too broad a term. This was more like Extra Extra Crazy Hard. I’ve been on plenty of…
