Category Archives: Hiking

Karst Formations 23 Feb 2014

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Due to heavy snow and unsafe conditions,
this trip has been postponed until 5 April 2014.

This trip has been postponed until further notice.

Activity naturalist outing
Destination Quadra’s Karst formations
Date Sunday, 23 Feb 2014
Trip Coordinator Richard Leicester
Contact Info 285-2663; please contact the coordinator by Thursday if you are interested in going
Description Visit some of Quadra’s Quatsino limestone formations, an area which contains karst sinkholes, intakes, resurgences and underground streams.   We will visit two or three areas, which involves a bit of driving on logging roads and bush walking.  We will not be walking in caves.
Meeting Place Heriot Bay store parking lot for car pooling. High clearance vehicles will be preferable.
Departure Time 10:00 AM
Difficulty
 Easy to moderate
Costs none
Trip limits none
Dogs?
Notes: Bring lunch and gear appropriate for the weather.  Also, bring a flashlight to see into these geological formations.

Hiking Stramberg Trees 12 Feb 2014

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Activity hiking
Destination Stramberg Old Growth Big Trees
Date Wednesday, 12 Feb 2014
Trip Coordinator Norris Weimer
Contact Info 285-3710; norris.weimer@ualberta.ca .  Please contact the coordinator not later than Sunday, if you want to participate.
Description This is a fairly flat, but quite long walk through forest and along creeks and wetlands to the Stramberg old growth trees. About 12 km, about 4 hours walking.
Meeting Place Heriot Bay store parking lot for car pooling.
Departure Time 10:00 AM
Difficulty
 Easy, but long
Costs none
Trip limits none
Dogs? Dogs are welcome as long as they will stay by you or on a leash.  Best to assume there are wolves in this remote area.
Notes: Bring lunch and gear appropriate for the weather. Plan for wet walking.

Trip Photos – Blindman’s Bluff – 18 Dec 2013

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The weather was clear and breezy for the impromptu walk to Blindman’s Bluff.  This short walk through open forest and rocky, mossy bluffs provided excellent views.  The lunch stop was brief due to the cool temperature.  Only 2.5 km.

Peter Smith cartoon

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Hiking Elk Falls 18 Jan 2014

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Activity hiking
Destination Elk Falls, Campbell River
Date Saturday, 18 January 2014
Trip Coordinator Will LaVigne
Contact Info 250-203-3530, willlavigne@hotmail.com
Description Drive 3 km west of Campbell River to the power station. Park and hike 2km to Elk Falls and return.  Round trip 2-3 hours.
Meeting Place Meet at the Quathiaski Cove ferry terminal.
Departure Time Catch any ferry up 11 am.
Difficulty
 easy
Costs Cost of ferry and share gas.
Trip limits none
Dogs? Dogs on leash.
Notes: Think layers, h2o, food and google.

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/elk_falls/trails.html

Click to access elk-falls-2011.pdf

 

Trip Photos – Nugedzi – 4 Dec 2013

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We took advantage of the weather for an impromptu hike up to Nugedzi.  The plan was to go to the Overlook, but the group was keen for more, so we continued up to the Lakes for lunch and then on to the Discovery Passage Overlook.  There were lots of unusual ice crystals on the lakes and ponds.  The full tour with lunch was four hours.

 

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Trip Photos – Beech Mtn – 20 Nov 2013

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This trip to Beech’s Mountain was called on short notice because of a forecast for perfect weather.  For once the forecast was right and it was gorgeous.  The sun was warm, the air cold and still.  The group hiked up to the big overlook in a bit over an hour, where progress slowed for serious photo opportunities.  We continued on to the summit for views to the west and lunch.  Round trip from the Heriot Bay parking lot was four hours.

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Hiking Quadra 1 Jan 2014

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Activity hiking
Destination Quadra
Date Wednesday, 1 January 2014
Trip Coordinator Norris Weimer
Contact Info norris.weimer@ualberta.ca; 285-3710
Description This will be a relatively easy walk, some trail which is appropriate for the weather on that day.  Come work off some of that turkey.  No need to get up early.
Meeting Place Heriot Bay store parking lot
Departure Time 1:00
Difficulty
 easy
Costs none
Trip limits none
Dogs? –
Notes:

Hiking Maud Island 16 Jan 2014

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(Rescheduled from 9 Dec 2013 due to freezing rain and snow.)

Activity hiking
Destination Maud Island
Date Thursday, 16 January 2014
Trip Coordinator Les Hand
Contact Info 285-2029
Description Maud Island to view Seymour Narrows at an 12 knot ebb tide at 11:35 AM.  Weather permitting we will go over the Mt. Lolo viewpoint on the way in to Maud.
Meeting Place Heriot Bay Store for car pooling
Departure Time 9:30 AM
Difficulty
 Easy to moderate
Costs none
Trip limits none
Dogs? Dogs are welcome as long as they will stay by you or on a leash
Notes: Please let me know at least two days prior if you will be going. Bring a lunch.  We will eat on Lolo or at Maud. This is a 3-4 hour hike. If pouring rain or high wind an e-mail will be sent out to participants canceling trip by 9AM.

Trip Photos – Backpacking Mt Albert Edward 31Aug – 2Sept 2013

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by Will LaVigne  (willlavigne@hotmail.com)

Berries, berries, berries!
They were everywhere but tasted the best at high elevation.
There were berries on the trail up and down, there were berries at the camp site and there were berries part way up and down to the summit.
The hike was fantastic.
The weather was super.
The company, friends and fellow hikers were awesome.
There were lots of berries!

Cheers,
Will

Lots of delicious, juicy, purple and blue berries.

Will has an album of photos from this trip.  E-mail him and he will send you the link to it.

Backpacking Mt Albert Edward 31Aug – 2Sept 2013

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Trip Photos – Backpacking Landslide Lake – Elk River Trail 24-25 Aug 2013

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We began the hike in the early afternoon after a few morning showers.  The trail roughly follows the Elk River through varied forest with some old growth trees, interesting fungi and lichen, many creeks and waterfalls.  And there were also wasps for about a kilometer after Elkhorn.  The sign at the trailhead said “turn back now”.  Fortunately we did not encounter the wasps in either direction, but many parties did.

We arrived at the second campsite, which is 9 kilometers from the trailhead on the gravel bar just before Landslide Lake, in under 4 hours.  We camped there with only two other small parties.  Sunday morning dawned completely clear, so we were up early and off to Landslide Lake, about 2 kilometers further on.  Mt. Colonel Foster and the Lake were both very lovely and the evidence of the 1946 earthquake and landslide very interesting.

Backpacking Landslide Lake – Elk River Trail 24-25 Aug 2013

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