D and I went fishing (no bites) and tested our advanced hiking skills on an Xtreme meadow path. Wildlife sighting: 1 tiny mouse Number of times D said “pick up those dogs”: 0
Month: April 2018
This is a beautiful network of trails along the Cowichan River. Here’s the blurb from the government site: The Glenora Trails Head Park is an important eastern gateway to the Cowichan River Provincial Park, the central portion of the Cowichan Valley Trail (part of The Great Trail), the Cowichan River Footpath and Glenora Riverside Park. (https://www.cvrd.bc.ca/210/Glenora-Trails-Head-Park) Huh? …
As the name suggests, this is a little climb. It took me 45 minutes up to get the the lookout. You can follow the logging road, or take the network of trails. You end at this incredible view of the Alberni Valley – I wish I could capture the views better. Sometimes people pass me …
Trail access is across the highway from Commbs Country Candy Store (bonus!) just before Port Alberni (coming from the East). I could smell the sugar from the parking lot. This is a short, pretty walk and hard to believe you’re just 10 min away from the highway. The “hole in the wall” was blasted through …
This is a nice loop walk around both sides of the river/falls with bridges, nice hill action, huge trees, and WATERFALLS. The water was clear, green and cold. There were a lot of people here today. Doesn’t anyone work? I wore a t-shirt with sun block. I missed that smell.
April 22, 2018 Guest Post: This is a short trail along a rocky ridge near the Bear Mountain golf resort. Lots of Arbutus trees and views of the golf course. Mason found a geocache as well. We rarely walk on flat surfaces. When moving along a ridge one way, the earth tilts downward to one …
This is a 2-for-1 park: A bit of history and nature! This park contains the only remaining coal tipple on Vancouver Island. There is a very short trail loop around the structure with some informational signage about the mine site. There is also a flat 1km trail that ends at a beauiful view spot overlooking …