Looking back over the summer, it seems like some of the best days we had were actually in September. The day Crystal and I decided to hike the Baden Powell trail from Deep Cove to Lynn Canyon (Sunday, Sept. 11/11) was definitely one of them. The weather was perfect for hiking – nice and sunny [...]
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Hiking Arrowsmith Lookout
Crystal has been telling me about the Arrowsmith Lookout hike ever since we started talking about hiking. Last week we were on the island visiting family, so we decided to check it out. Friday, September 2/11 was the day we chose. Ratings Trail Condition: 4/5 With the exception of a short section at the very [...]
Hiking Stawamus Chief
Crystal and I had been talking about hiking “The Chief” for a while and, on August 28, 2011, we finally got around to it. I had hiked the trail before, but it was quite a few years ago, so I looked it up on vancouvertrails.com. We usually stick to trails with transit access, but there [...]
Baden Powell from Lynn Valley to Grouse Mountain
On Sunday, Crystal, myself and a friend did our second significant hike of the season. It was a long day but we had a great time, got some exercise and spent some time out of the city (without actually being too far from the city). Research Crystal and I are pretty keen to push our [...]
