Category: Favorite hikes
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Rain Forest Trail, Bog Trail, Information Center, and Tofino
October 10, 2017 We had rain last night, a good thing for British Columbia. It’s also good when it comes at night. Although chilly when we set out at 9:30, it was most pleasant for a hike. The Rain Forest Trail is only 1km, the whole way covered by a beautiful wooden walkway. Whoever built…
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Wild Pacific Trail
October 9, 2017 We walked the Wild Pacific Trail central section in Ucluelet. It is a beautiful trail along the rocky coast with benches to sit and admire the beauty. Eagles, blue herons, sea gulls lots of small birds inhabit the area, along with some wolves. Keep your puppies close warned a sign. There are…
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Day 5 on the AT, Bearfence Hut to Rock Spring Hut
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 I felt like I was getting somewhere now. I had crossed Rt. 33 and was headed to Big Meadows, a place I was familiar with. I climbed up Bearfence Mountain that had a great overlook. There was a loop trail there, but I wasn’t sure where it led, and I didn’t…
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Bar Harbor and Acadia Mountain
47℉ at 6:00, high 72℉ Monday, October 17, 2016 We had to move sites in the campground in order to stay a couple of more nights, but the weather is looking good for the rest of the week and there is so much to see here. We drove to the Hinkley Boatyard to drool over…
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Hike Mont-Saint-Alban Loop
40℉ at 5:00 with a high of 66 Sunday, October 2, 2016 We decided to hike the Mont-Saint-Alban Loop, a 7,8K, 3.5-hour hike to the lookout tower, over the other side and back. It’s a pretty steep hike from Cap-B0n-Ami, but the views are spectacular. You get several viewing areas along the way where we…
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Hike to Cap Gaspè
41℉ at 5:00 am and high of 69℉ Saturday, October 1, 2016 We moved from Camping des Appalache to Parc National Forillon. We stopped for groceries, and then went to a pêcherie (fish store) close to the docks. So hard to choose what to buy, we settled on a bag of mussels, a Halibut steak,…