Day 2 on the Elk River Trail. See Day 1 here. We followed the trail along the river up to Landslide Lake. Not to be satisfied with just one beautiful lake, we took the rough trail around Landslide to Iceberg. There are actually icebergs in… Read More »Elk River Trail Day 2: Iceberg Lake
It was Bryn’s Birthday. We had to go hiking. He hadn’t seen the Elk River Trail yet and I was more than happy to tag along. I had reservations about the wasps that typically monitor the trail but there should only be one or two… Read More »Elk River Trail Day 1
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
Ryan, Allan and I ventured up Mount Benson again this Sunday with the expectation of a little bit more snow on the top. There wasn’t a little bit more snow on the top. There was a lot more snow on the top. Erik and I,… Read More »Assault on Benson: Too Much Snow!
For us here in Nanaimo, Mount Benson is right in our backyard. It’s a solid hike up, provides interesting views along the way and, if the weather cooperates, a stellar view of Nanaimo at the top. If you haven’t been to the top yet, I… Read More »Assault on Benson: Numero uno
“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