There are new photos of Bear Beach in the Epic Guidebook for the Juan de Fuca trail. A couple of weeks ago I posted that there are new Mistic Beach photos in the Juan de Fuca guide. I’ve just added new Bear Beach photos as well. The… Read More »New Bear Beach Photos in the Epic Juan de Fuca Hiking Guide
They’re not quite the real thing but at least you can get the picture.
Mount Benson is an icon of Nanaimo. Everywhere you go in town, you can see it’s rolling green ridges.The small mountain is a beautiful sight from Nanaimo but the view back down from the top is even better. There are many different ways to get… Read More »Hiking Mount Benson
“Let’s go for a snowshoe,” someone says.”Ok!” I say.”Where?” I say.”Ummm,” they say. We decide on the access road that begins on Nanaimo Lakes road and heads up the back of Mount Benson. For some reason the track from last year didn’t work, so I… Read More »Benson Access Road in the snow