Hikes 2015

[EDawg]

did grind on sat, quarry rock on sunday

hoping to go for at least 2 hikes/week!

[LookitsMarkA]

Heres a view of Dog mountain in North van at dawn (4am) (difficulty compared to grouse as being 10 is 4/10)

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Linderman lake in chilliwack (difficulty compared to grouse as being 10 is 5/10)

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and Mount Thom in chilliwack (9pm) (difficulty compared to grouse as being 10 is 3/10)

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[Derrickk]

Yes details on the bear please! I like high knoll in Coquitlam. Has lots of bears too lol

[LookitsMarkA]

Mount pugh. 7200 feet- 8hours (difficulty compared to grouse as being 10 is 9/10)

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at around 6400 feet - saw 2 cubs on top so had to turn back

at around 5500 feet

St mark's summit (difficulty compared to grouse as being 10 is 7/10)

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and Mount Rainier,at around 10,000 feet (8 hours+) (difficulty compared to grouse as being 10 is 10/10)

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around 6500 feet

around 8500 feet

around almost 10,000 feet having a beer

[unit]

trail ran up unnecessary mountain on sunday. would have been a nice view if it werent for the smoke.

[320icar]

Anyone have good suggestions for a first overnight hike in/hike out place? Brother and I are thinking of doing a hike in and overnight camp. Both physically fit and outdoorsy. Does not have to be all about elevation. Would be nice to go to a hike in lake area. Only real concern is not being in the wildfire area

[willystyle]

What's a super easy hike for beginners around the Vancouver area? Like a hour? 2 hours max.

[unit]

320: how about elfin lakes

willy: quarry rock, easiest one with a view.

[unit]

anyone ever hike the full howe sound crest trail?

[LookitsMarkA]

Originally Posted by willystyle

What's a super easy hike for beginners around the Vancouver area? Like a hour? 2 hours max.

dog mountain

[LookitsMarkA]

Originally Posted by 320icar

Anyone have good suggestions for a first overnight hike in/hike out place? Brother and I are thinking of doing a hike in and overnight camp. Both physically fit and outdoorsy. Does not have to be all about elevation. Would be nice to go to a hike in lake area. Only real concern is not being in the wildfire area

did you end up camping?

[guurl]

soo sad i was supposed to hike joffre lake last saturday. drove all the way there to find out that it was raining heavily. weather forecast said itd be sunny

it was sunny everywhere else.. pemberton, whistler.....
so instead we hiked narin falls, brandy wine falls, and shannon falls. walked aorund whistler those arent even real hikes lol ugh. tried to go joffre lake two weeks ago too but they blocked off the sea to sky highway for some bike marathon.

god really doesnt want me to hike joffre lake lol

any other lakes that are clear blue? other than joffre & geribaldi

[LookitsMarkA]

wedgemount lake
7 hours total vice versa

[unit]

did crown mountain 2 weeks ago, was fairly challenging especially since you have to do the grind to get to the start. also if you're not used to boulder fields and exposed scrambling it may be a bit of a challenge.





on saturday i did the howe sound crest trail which is a 29km trail from cypress to porteau cove. i got a ride at 7am and finished at 430pm and hitchiked home. 9.5hrs at a reasonably fast pace, ran all the flat portions. did it solo but met some trail runners in between who i kept up with for about half the hike then they were gone! bit too fast for me and didnt wait for me either. i dont recommend this as a day hike unless you're a trail runner because even if you're doing it at a decent speed it will take 12 hours. its better as an overnight trip for most.

[guurl]

wow you hitch hiked home? and wow!! looks intense

[unit]

for a day hike yeah, it was! if i did it in july when theres more daylight i would have enjoyed it more and wouldnt have rushed it.