May 26, 2026 -- Flores Island by Tofino -- set 1 of 2 Stats: 23.7 km / 284 m gain / 6:15 hours MT Peaceful, remote, spiritual are some words I'd use to describe our experience on this heritage trail. Last year when we were sitting on the top of the Lone Cone Mt on Mearse Island, I asked this local girl what hikes she would recommend to do in the Tofino area. She immediately said this one. Most hikers do it as an overnighter. But looking at the stats, I figured we could do it

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