Category: Hiking

One of the highlights of the Okanagan Valley for anyone with an interest in history has to be the Myra Canyon section of the former Kettle Valley Railway. Now a hiking and biking trail, this 12-kilometer section of the rail line has 18 trestles and 2 tunnels, and the...

I just picked up 1:50,000 topographical maps of the Canadian part of the Chilkoot Trail, and found a major typo on a map that was printed in 1984 and corrected in 1999 (104M/14). Not only is the park not “Childkoot”, Parks Canada says that it shouldn’t even be “Park”...

Back in the mid-1990s when I was researching the history of the mines around Carcross, I knew of the existence of a cabin that was built high above Windy Arm in 1901, but in my dozens of exploratory hikes I never did get to that site. Over the years...

The heart of my day today was spent hiking the Stawamus Chief at Squamish for the first time since 1970 or ’71. I just went to the First Peak this time – that’s a 1.5-kilometre trail with an elevation gain of 500 metres. It’s a steep trail – very...

Yesterday was a combination of exploring Whistler Village on foot, and driving down Howe Sound to see some of the attractions. The first photo was shot near the gondolas, and is very much a typical Whistler scene. Cathy and I are really enjoying this place – it’s a wonderful...

Sunday was proof to me that sometimes you can go back in time. For 4 summers I practically lived on Montana Mountain, as I did the research for my first book. A lot has happened since then – my life is very different, and the mountain has played an...

There seems to be an increase in the number of dogs in Alaska and the Yukon being killed in traps in recent years. The buffer between recreation and trapping areas has apparently been reduced if not eliminated. The death of another dog in Indian, Alaska, has prompted the Anchorage...

The day up Montana Mountain with Bob was excellent – even the weather cooperated. I’ve only ever shown a handful of people I trust the campsite seen in the first photo below. This is probably the most pristine century-old campsite in the Yukon – almost everything is there, from...

Carcross is still my sanctuary if I just mind my own business. Even though Fall is in the air, we’re having beautiful weather for our 3-day Discovery Day weekend. On Saturday my son and his partner joined us for a particularly fine day, then yesterday Cathy and I disappeared...