Old Fort Point Hike

All photos taken on October 25, 2022. Our destination for our mountain hike was Old Fort Point. This hike is a 3.7 km (2 1/4 mile) loop hike with 137 m (450 feet) elevation gain/loss. Access is from Highway 16 was via Highway 93A and Old Fort Point Road. From the high point, it would

Hard Water Lake

All photos taken on December 3, 2022. Today, it warmed up from – 26 C (15 below F) to -18C (0 F). WhoooHoooo! Heat Wave. There was also a wind chill, but you don’t feel colder from the wind, unless, of course, you are a human being. To continue reading, please click here. Alternatively, click

Tired of Driving Yet?

All photos taken on October 25, 2022. We pulled out of Valemount shortly after 8 AM, with a plan to do a hike in Jasper National Park on the way through. It was a pretty morning and we were happy that precipitation had stopped for now. To continue reading, please click here. Alternatively, click here

Valemount

Photos taken on October 24 and 25, 2022. Checked into our hotel, we set off to accomplish some errands, gas up the car and grab pizza and wine for supper in the room. The first task was easy, but as this was a Monday, our first pizza place choice was closed. We opted for another

a Stop Full of Hope

All photos taken on October 24, 2022. As I mentioned in the previous post, we pulled off into Hope for a fuel fill up, washroom and coffee. These were at 3 different places, but Hope was small. To continue reading, please click here. Alternatively, click here to go to new Blog Site.

Not Leaving Under the Best of Circumstances

All photos taken on October 24, 2022. Last night, as we spent time at B & Ks, we got a phone call that left us conflicted as to what to do, head back to Victoria, stay in Vancouver another day or so or continue with our original plan. We opted to sleep on it and

Steveston Excursion – Part 4 – Inbound

All photos taken on October 23, 2022. Our return trip was pretty much the same route as our outbound ride, but we did have some things we wanted to take a closer look at, along the ride. To continue reading, please click here. Alternatively, click here to go to new Blog Site.

Steveston Excursion – Part 3 – Snow Geese

All photos taken on October 23, 2022. The delta of the Fraser is typically teeming with birdlife throughout the year. In late fall, the primary species migrating through tends to be the snow geese. A few years back, we were able to walk through huge groups of them on Garry Point. On this visit, they

Rime Time Hoar Show

All photos taken around my yard on December 2, 2022. A recent bit of snow coupled with high winds and some mysterious humidity created a frosty winter display of hoar frost rime on this morning. The frosty look matches perfectly with the frost temperatures of late – 26C (15 below F) feels like -34C (29

Steveston Excursion – Part 2 – Steveston and Garry Point

All photos taken on October 23, 2022. At long last, we arrived in Steveston. To continue reading, please click here. Alternatively, click here to go to new Blog Site.