Bear Mountain is one of the fun hikes close to Harrison Hot Springs and Sasquatch Provincial Park Campground, on the north side of the Fraser Valley, BC. The hike itself is a bit of a grind; It starts on a forest service road, and just keeps slowly climbing up the whole way. It would be a good hike for sunny days as so much of the route is shaded. We visited on a gloomy day and were rewarded with a…
I am so excited to share the next spectacular section of the Rockwall trail, from Numa Creek to Floe Lake. This hike involved a couple of giant waterfalls, more flower-filled meadows and then switchbacks up into the alpine, to the highest point along the Rockwall trail, Numa Pass. The epic mountain views have to be some of the best in the whole of Kootenay National Park (Canada.) The trail then descends down to the fabulous Floe Lake where we camped…
Hell’s Gate is a spot on the Fraser River where it narrows a becomes a crazy, whitewater, roaring, rush of water. If you visit, you can take the Airtram (it’s basically a gondola) down into the canyon to see Hell’s Gate up close. Then, if that’s not close enough for you, you can cross a suspension bridge and look down right into the madness. This is a fantastic stop-off when you’re driving along Highway 1 in BC, Canada. I must…
Hellooo hiking fans! This is just a quick note to share an amazing post by one of my blogging friends, Becky. She has compiled a list of 22 fantastic day hikes from all over the UK. I helped the post by writing about the last section of the North Downs Way. If you live in London or the South East, you should definitely take a train and explore the route from Etchinghill to Dover! The other walks she has listed all…