My girlfriend and I wanted to go for an adventure of the hiking type on Valentine’s Day. More specifically, we wanted to go find a waterfall. My dad mentioned some waterfalls by the Arlington Pub by Nanoose that he had been to a couple weeks… Read More »Bonnell Creek Falls in Nanoose
“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
Earlier today I grabbed my snowshoes and took off for a quick jaunt up Notch Hill in Nanoose; first time on them this winter! The first 500m really didn’t have enough snow for snowshoes but I wore them anyways – the excitement was too much… Read More »First Snowshoe of the season
“But I don’t even know where Green Mountain is?!?” That’s exactly what I said when I first heard about it. I thought I knew the area around Nanaimo fairly well. Mount Benson is right there. Blackjack ridge is right behind it. There’s a bit of… Read More »Playing in the snow on Green Mountain