Hikes
Augerpoint Views
Jack Shark’s Augerpoint Trail climbs from 240 m elevation on the east side of Buttle Lake to subalpine tarns at 1410 m on the Augerpoint ridge. Although only about 4.5 km to the tarns, the trail is steep from the Read more
Birds
The Bedwell Trail to Cream Lake
Just before the long weekend we had an opportunity to visit the the Bedwell Valley area at the south end of Buttle Lake, in the heart of Strathcona Park. The hike to Bedwell Lake is a rugged trail including everything Read more
Flowers
Cruickshank Canyon
Although the weather was mixed it seemed like a good time to have a look at the Cruickshank Canyon. This is a 20-21 km round trip hike, and you should allow at least 7-1/2 – 8 hours, even more for Read more
Hikes
Augerpoint Traverse
A quick report of the Augerpoint Traverse from last week – five days, four nights, westward from Paradise Meadows to Buttle Lake. The route goes over Mt. Albert Edward & down the south-west ridge & then back up to Ruth Masters Lake, then Read more
History
Story of the Forbidden Plateau
One of the most common questions at the Wilderness Centre was about the origin of the name ‘Forbidden Plateau’. There is a colourful story to the source of the name! Ruth Masters summarizes it all in her introduction to “History of Forbidden Read more
Birds
Kwai & Hairtrigger Lakes
Castlecrag & Mt. Frink approaching Hairtrigger Lake Trying to take advantage of every moment of autumn colour & sunshine, it was time for a hike to Kwai Lake & Hairtrigger Lake! Both offer great views of some of the key peaks of Read more
Animals
Lake Beautiful Hike
The Comox District Mountaineering Club had a hike to Lake Beautiful today – here is a link to their trip report. Since the weather was a bit rainy/foggy/misty, there were not too many visitors at Paradise Meadows – so instead Read more
Animals
Plateau Traverse
Just spent a couple of days doing the 27 km Forbidden Plateau traverse, from Wood Mountain (the former site of the Forbidden Plateau ski lodge) to Paradise Meadows. Travelling at a naturalist’s pace, we hiked to Douglas & McKenzie Lakes Read more
Hikes
Croteau Lake Hike
Mt. Albert Edward from Croteau Lake Today I took 5 hikers on a nice walk out to Croteau Lake. There are still small patches of snow past Lady Lake. We hiked in past Battleship Lake and on the way out Read more