Alouette Mountain is one of those mountains that I have been meaning to explore for a while. I knew most of the 20km trail is within forest, so I thought of it as a Shinrin yoku or forest bathing hike. However that description did not quite prepare me for how fabulous and expansive the views are once you reach the peak! Alouette Mountain is a challenging hike with 1360m+ elevation gain. But it never gets super steep, so it is…
On our first day in the Fiordland we managed to visit quite a few places around Lake Te Anau. But we wanted to explore one more place before we settled in for the evening in Te Anau Downs. I spoke to a couple of locals who suggested that we drive down to the Boyd Creek Track. We didn’t know anything about it, apart from we needed to look for a sign by a gate on the right side of the…
Evans Peak is a steep hike in Golden Ears Provincial Park that might give you jelly legs but you’ll be rewarded with pretty fabulous views. This was one of the first hikes I did near Vancouver, and I was not used to the crazy steep coastal mountains so I found it pretty hard going. We also visited on a misty day, so my account doesn’t show this off with the best of views; However it is still worth it, even…