May 22,2-26 -- from my backyard Stats: 15.35 km / 755m gain / 604m high / 4:05 hours MT This was not a typical hiking excursion. For one, we broke the record for group size. A total of 33 attended my bi-annual backyard hike up Vedder Mt! For two, these are private trails created by my neighbour, Lucky. It was the first time we did it from my new house which cut the hike shorter by 10-minutes. And for three, I don't usually serve coffee, tea, beer and desserts afterwards. I h

May 5, 2026 -- Golden Ears Provincial Park Stats: 10.5 km / 1014m gain / 1125m high / 5 hours MT We had to put our mind to the grind as we negotiated roots, rocks and a steep unrelenting grade. Sweat dripped from my face as I went into low-gear and set a steady rhythmic pace in sync with my breathing. Often we had to do high body-hoisting steps and on the way down, we had to constantly apply the "brakes" to give our knees some relief. But the efforts were justified when we g

April 29, 2026 -- Lytton Stats: 28.3 km / 860m gain / 602m high / 7:40 hours MT A suggestion last week became a reality this day. John Mc & I have revisited this trail on a regular basis over the past 20 years (me 6x now), with a gap after the 2021 fire. So we were surprised that the majority of our group of 19 had never done it before. This trail is the first 14 km section of almost 100km that runs through the Stein Valley watershed to Lizzie Lake by Pemberton. Beyond the su