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Hiking – Quinsam River Trails – 15 April 2024

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Activity Hiking
Destination Quinsam River Trails
Date 15 Apr, Monday
Trip Coordinator Debbie Quigg
Contact Info dmquigg@gmail.com; 250-285-3710.  Please contact the coordinator by Saturday evening.
Description We will hike along the east side of the Quinsam River, using mountain bike trails and logging roads.  This follows a variety of terrain down to the river and then follow the river upstream and loop back through the forest and ravines. There may be muddy sections.  Ideally there would be spring flowers.  About 11 km; 3.5 hours
Meeting Place QCove ferry terminal;  after exiting the ferry, we will drive to the parking area together.  Parking is more limited than previously.
Departure Time 9:30 ferry
Difficulty
 Moderate
Costs Ferry
Trip limits 10
Dogs?
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Trip Report – Drew Creek and Paddy’s Lagoon – 11 Mar 2024

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On a windy, overcast day seven hikers met at the back parking lot of Rebecca Spit.  It was +5° outside, but felt like -5° in the heavy wind.  It was blowing 25 knots and gusting to 40 so the ocean was very rough toward Cortes Island. This made for some very interesting viewing as we made our way down to the Sasquatch and Paddy’s Lagoon. The trail was surprisingly dry considering all the snow that we had the week before. We retraced our steps back up the beach and then went through the campground to Drew Creek Trail.

This is a short loop, but an excellent chance to see what the salmon enhancement committee has done. There have been multiple signs put in to explain the salmon spawning in the stream.
We then went back through the campground to have a short break for snacks, cookies, and tea. We moved the vehicles to the Drew Harbour side, where there was much less wind at the picnic tables. After this, part of the group made their way around the end of the Spit to add to the walking distance. We got back to the large field just as it started to rain so a perfect ending.  7.3 km; about 2 hours walking

Les

Thanks to Les and Norris for the photos.

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Hiking – Drew Creek and Rebecca Spit – 11 Mar 2024

Trip Report – Mt. Washington – 6 Mar 2024

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This date was originally scheduled for a moderate hike, but the recent snow on Quadra made that a sketchy plan, so we opted to take advantage of the recent weather and snowshoe at Mt. Washington.  The mountain and Forbidden Plateau still don’t have the snow pack they normally would at this time, but the conditions were absolutely perfect for us.  The snow was light and powdery, still hanging on the trees.  The sunshine made it feel warmer than it was.

With eight participants and modest ambitions, we started out on Tree Beard’s Trail, enjoying the slight rise to a viewpoint on a bluff.  We continued on the Crooked Creek Trail, stopping for lunch in the open, overlooking the snow-covered Paradise Meadows.  When that trail turned back, we decided to extend the outing by using the Old Cabin Loop as a connector back to the Tree Beard’s Trail.  From there we retraced our route back to Raven Lodge.  Half of the group stayed a bit longer to socialize at the Lodge.

This was a beautiful day with perfect conditions.  (4.4 km, 2¼ hours)

Debbie

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Snow – Mt. Washington – 6 Mar 2024