Marble Meadows is a less frequently visited part of Strathcona Park, but a fascinating place for geology & botany. Several posts recently on the Nature Student blog highlight this area. Geological information & maps are available online here. After crossing Buttle Lake, hiking time with full backpacks to the 1480m Read more
Tim Penney has sent one more spectacular photo from the CDMC hike to Landslide Lake on July 9. In this photo even the highest point of Mt. Colonel Foster is free of cloud. By the way, peaks with the word ‘Mount’ as the first word of the name, are named Read more
Photographer Tim Penney led a Comox District Mountaineering Club hike on Sunday, up the Elk River Trail to Landslide Lake. Tim sent a few pictures: the first two below are each a panorama of five photos. Tim says “The trail was in great shape with almost not snow even as Read more
Another great fall colours hike with the Comox District Mountaineering Club today – to Rossiter & Divers Lakes. These lakes, added to Strathcona Park in 2003, are accessed via logging roads, adding some time onto the hike if starting on foot from the Strathcona Park Wilderness Centre. The old logging Read more
The Comox District Mountaineering Club had a hike to Mt. Drabble on Forbidden Plateau today – taking an alternative access via logging roads from the north, rather than hiking in from the old Forbidden Plateau ski hill trailhead to the southeast. The fall colours were spectacular: blueberries in shades of Read more
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 very start, with a couple of flat benches but also Read more
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 from numerous bridge crossings, steep switchbacks, a multitude of wooden Read more
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 photographing & fully enjoying the surroundings. The day began with Read more
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 up again to a ridge (with side trip up Augerpoint Mountain) leading Read more
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 this area of Strathcona Park: Mt. Albert Edward, Mt. Regan, Read more