Guest Post: This was an old, now abandoned campground. I had discovered it a few years ago and brought Mason there today after his baseball game. It has overgrown openings where sites used to be, a boarded up camp office, lots of No Parking and No Swimming signs and a mossy, weedy camp road (that …
D and I really upped our game since Sunday’s meadow hike. The start of this loop is along the Holland Creek Trail (see earlier post) and veers off into a steep 1.5km steep climb to Heart Lake. This is a good workout! When you start the loop, veer LEFT. It will be much easier on …
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 …
Part I Just under 6 km long, this trail winds around both sides of the creek. I stayed on the upper part of the trail. The steep drop to the creek lends itself to some dramatic views. I will return when I can tackle the steep stair/trail down to check out Crystal Falls. There was …






