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GPS and Google Earth files for hiking trails around Garibaldi Lake.  Includes the popular Black Tusk and Panorama Ridge routes, along with the lesser-traveled Clinker Peak / Mt. Price trail.

Garibaldi Lake (.gdb) / Garibaldi Lake Trails (.kmz)

We recently did this as a 4 day trip:  hike up Friday after work to beat the crowds (it didn’t work!),  Black Tusk Saturday, Clinker Peak Sunday, and a lazy lake day on Monday (nice and quiet once the weekend warriors left) before hiking home.

August 22nd, 2010 | Tags: GPS, gpx, kmz, mountains, Squamish | Category: At Play | Leave a comment

Thanks Sue.  Wonder what the original German text was…

August 21st, 2010 | Category: At Play | Leave a comment

We’ve had lots of inquiries about our garden, so here are some photos.

The back garden is well established and is home to several flower beds and the vegetable patch.  The front garden is a work in progress.  Over the year, we’ve been working to transform it from a hilly slope full of fire wood, weeds, garbage cans and Douglas firs to a raised, level garden complete with views of The Chief and a shady place to put a hammock.

We’ve got a bit of work to do before we can kick back in the hammock, but today, after moving 7 yards of sand and soil, things are starting to take shape in the form of a 12′ circular bed edged with granite cobblestones.  Next up:  the pergola.

August 21st, 2010 | Tags: garden, landscaping, renovation, vegetables | Category: At Home | Leave a comment

Wavesport Forplay C1 for sale:

• $300 OBO
• Located in Squamish, BC
• Visit kayaknews.ca for full specs and details about the Forplay
• Dagger C1 console (like in the Cascade and Atom – If you are new to whitewater paddling, please appreciate the difference between a C1 and a K1.)
• Original kayak console also included (never used personally – possibly incomplete)
• Several lakes and rivers nearby so you can try before you buy

Send an e-mail for more details.

August 6th, 2010 | Tags: for sale, Squamish, whitewater | Category: At Play | Comments (1)

April 3rd, 2010 | Tags: mountains, skiing, snow | Category: At Play | Leave a comment

Calum - Paul Ridge

Skiing the south side of Paul Ridge, instead of the usual north side.  Deep snow, lighter than usual, and huge hemlock trees made for a nice 300m descent.  In theory one could continue on the west side of the creek drainage and pop out on the road at the switchback by the settlement at Ring Creek, but who knows how dense the forest gets in there…

Paul Ridge Route in Google Earth

This was the same day of the Boulder Mountain avalanche incident.  The reports for the South Coast were just as scary as South Columbia, yet we were still able to have a fun, safe day in the backcountry by using common sense and managing the risk.  We don’t need the government to regulate the backcountry – we have the Darwin Awards for that.

March 17th, 2010 | Tags: GPS, kmz, skiing, snow, Squamish | Category: At Play | Leave a comment