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Mount Strachan Hike -Cypress Mountain Hikes

Mount Strachan Hike -Cypress Mountain Hikes

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Mount Strachan is one of the three Mountains that make up Cypress Bowl (and the Cypress Mountain Ski resort) near Vancouver, Canada. However, for some reason it receives far less attention than the other two, Black Mountain and Hollyburn Mountain. This trail involves hiking up a beautiful (if tiring) gully and then scrambling up to two peaks. Then, on the return journey you go past a airplane crash site before hiking through some truly gorgeous old growth forest. It really…

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Vancouver Walks – Black Mountain

Vancouver Walks – Black Mountain

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Oooh! This is a walk that is short and sweet! You can easily manage this hike after work, so if you like the idea of exploring Vancouver’s pretty views, but you don’t think you could manage a loooong hike, try this one up Black Mountain! I hadn’t actually considered this walk because you need a car to reach it. However someone lovely from the awesome Hiking group Wanderung had planned a post-work hike there, so I signed up! Lots of other…

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Golden Ears Provincial Park – Evans Peak

Golden Ears Provincial Park – Evans Peak

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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…

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