Joffre Lakes hike link 400m elevation, 11km, 3-5 hours Upper Lake I’ve been wanting to do this hike for years now and have been finding multiple excuses not to (the distance drive from Vancouver, the crowds, the rain). Finally, I got lucky with a break in the rainy weather and…
November 20, 2015
I’ve been working overtime so it’s been hard getting out, taking photos, and writing. We are so fortunate to have a good group of V lovers in Vancouver and we met again despite the threat (and eventuality) of a downpour. This time we headed over to Richmond’s Mcdonald Beach Dog…
November 2, 2015
Whiskey models her new fashion This post is a long time coming as I’ve been working on a sweater for Whiskey for a couple months now in between other projects. I’ve started knitting a year ago and mostly use Youtube to learn as well as Raverly for patterns. When I…
October 15, 2015
Paddling on Pitt Lake Now this was an adventure! To get to Widgeon Falls, one must drive to Pitt Lake, canoe or kayak across, make your way up a creek, and then hike a couple kilometers to a beautiful waterfall. This was my first time and I really enjoyed this…
October 5, 2015
Salt Spring Island is beautiful Last weekend we took off on a little mini vacation to a place I kept hearing about, but had never visited: Salt Spring Island the beautiful clouds at the ferry terminal Stuck in the lower deck with Whiskey Yey! We’re here We spent a total…
September 12, 2015
A rainy camp trip was still beautiful Last weekend we went back to the same place as last year for a camp trip: Fountain Lake Last year she was still a puppy This year fully grown We had a different group, and different luck (or lack of) with the weather.…
August 24, 2015
20km (roundtrip), 8-10 hours starting from Seymour Mountain Parking lotLink to hike OR this link Lake Elsay This was a tough one as we didn’t expect such technical terrain and had started later than planned. Carrying heavy backpacks we took about 5.5 hours each way with lots of breaks. While…
August 6, 2015
Seymour Peak 4-6 hours, 9km, 450m gain On top of the world (Mt Seymour) It’s been such a busy summer that this weekend I found my usual hiking buddies were already booked. No problem! I’ve got my most dependable canine buddy to go with. This day ended up being scorching…
July 26, 2015
City on leash walks for now We’re finished! I was so worried about having a female dog in heat, downtown, in the summer, in an apartment. I’ve heard that the first heat isn’t very representative of the future ones, that it can be lighter, shorter, and apparently sometimes people don’t…
July 20, 2015
Killarney Lake Loop Hike I’ve done this mini trip several times and have always loved it. The Killarney Lake loop is very flat and easy and is great when you have a large group to wrangle. There is a surprising variety of terrain and landscape and lots of my favorite…
July 18, 2015