Sunday, July 4, 2010
Saturday, July 3, 2010
First hike in Huaraz!!!
Dining Room and Patio at the Guestlodge.
A hut we encountered near the trailhead.
Beautiful grassy alpine meadows are a nice contrast to the majestic snowcapped peaks.
The silhouettes of Mark, John, and our trail guide.
That´s me :)
This picture was taken just outside the guestlodge.
I woke up this morning at 7 and had breakfast with an Australian family and a guy from Quebec. The temperature here is amazing! It´s sunny with a gorgeous breeze, not humid at all, and if you sweat while hiking, it´ll dry as soon as you take a break. Today I hiked with 2 guys from England, Mark and John. The Macashca hill trek was stunning but quite difficult, I´m not yet acclimatized so breathing at the moment can be labouring! Highest elevation reached today was 4200m with excellent views of the snowcapped peaks of the Cordilleran Blanca and Huascaran (the highest mountain in Peru). This blurb should be at the beginning, but all the commands are in Spanish, so this is as good as it gets.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Mount MacFarlane
This is a hike 23 km east down Chilliwack Lake Rd that I did just before I left on my summer road trip. The hike is 21 km round trip with an average grade of 16.8%, but you don't have to summit to enjoy beautiful views.
Lower Pierce Lake
Indian Paintbrush
Lower Pierce Lake still covered in snow.
I love the rugged peaks. You have excellent views of the entire Cheam Range, Slesse Peak and the Border Peaks. The Peak furthest to the right is Slesse. It's amazing how different mountain peaks look from different angles. 
Lower Pierce Lake
Indian Paintbrush
Lower Pierce Lake still covered in snow.
I love the rugged peaks. You have excellent views of the entire Cheam Range, Slesse Peak and the Border Peaks. The Peak furthest to the right is Slesse. It's amazing how different mountain peaks look from different angles.
Some snow melt cascading down the mountain.
Needle Peak, December 5 :)
On Saturday, Dave Beeke, Dave Delooff and I went hiking at Needle Peak, just before the old toll booth on the Coquihalla. The weather was amazing, some of the best winter scenery I've ever experienced! An awesome experience.
Our view from the parking lot!
The sun shining on layers of ice that encapsulated every tree on the mountain.
Dave out yonder experimenting with snowshoes.
A much needed lunch break...too bad the food was frozen solid!
These are compacted footprints with the surrounding snow blown away in the wind. The shadow effect was cool. The sun was just emerging from the horizon. 
We couldn't traverse over the rocks as normal (in the summer) so we had to side track on this STEEP cliff. With each step you had to slam your foot into the snow to make a good foot hold. It was quite amusing when Dave Beeke slipped down half the slope, and had to use his hands to construct these foot holds.
Other hikers taking a lunch break. We met about 12 people on the hike. Check out the mountain chains in the background! A lifetime of exploration awaits!!!
Some sections demanded hiking on all fours :)
The needle in the background. We made it to the base of the needle, but the ice prevented us from a summit.
Awesome hike, awesome weather, awesome views! 
Our view from the parking lot!
The sun shining on layers of ice that encapsulated every tree on the mountain.
Dave out yonder experimenting with snowshoes.
A much needed lunch break...too bad the food was frozen solid!
These are compacted footprints with the surrounding snow blown away in the wind. The shadow effect was cool. The sun was just emerging from the horizon.
The first humpbacked obstacle. Sheer ice under teh snow. Insanely slippery conditions!
We couldn't traverse over the rocks as normal (in the summer) so we had to side track on this STEEP cliff. With each step you had to slam your foot into the snow to make a good foot hold. It was quite amusing when Dave Beeke slipped down half the slope, and had to use his hands to construct these foot holds.
Other hikers taking a lunch break. We met about 12 people on the hike. Check out the mountain chains in the background! A lifetime of exploration awaits!!!
Some sections demanded hiking on all fours :)
The needle in the background. We made it to the base of the needle, but the ice prevented us from a summit.
Awesome hike, awesome weather, awesome views!
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Finally some pictures to accompany my summer update emails. I'm only posting 1 or 2 pictures from each stop.
Yoho National Park
Good views of a bull moose at Yoho NP. I was standing about 5 metres away hiding behind some trees.
A bighorn ram at Yellowstone National Park.
One of the many geysers at Yellowstone.
The view from my campsite at Grand Teton National Park. This was my favorite park, the hiking here was absolutely phenomenal!!!
The San Juan Mountains in Southern Colorado. The hiking here was amazing, many peaks are over 13,000 feet!
Ice lakes trail, Colorado. I think this is my favorite picture of the entire trip! The mountains here had amazing wildflowers! Gorgeous sub-alpine meadows!!!
The Narrows: a hike at Zion National Park. You hike through this very narrow canyon, at times the rock walls are only 10 feet apart, and you hike in the water for most of the 20 miles. I found myself trekking through water sometimes chest high trying to protect my camera gear! Awesome experience though!
Hiking at Zion National Park, Utah
Zion National Park
Arches National Park.
I spent the night on the top of half dome in Yosemite NP at watch the sunset and sunrise. Two other people who are hiking the entire pacific crest trail, stretching from the border of Mexico all the way into Manning Park, spent the night here as well.
Lassen Volcanic NP
Crater Lake NP
Mount Rainier NP
Yoho National Park
Good views of a bull moose at Yoho NP. I was standing about 5 metres away hiding behind some trees.
A bighorn ram at Yellowstone National Park.
One of the many geysers at Yellowstone.
The view from my campsite at Grand Teton National Park. This was my favorite park, the hiking here was absolutely phenomenal!!!
The San Juan Mountains in Southern Colorado. The hiking here was amazing, many peaks are over 13,000 feet!
Ice lakes trail, Colorado. I think this is my favorite picture of the entire trip! The mountains here had amazing wildflowers! Gorgeous sub-alpine meadows!!!
The Narrows: a hike at Zion National Park. You hike through this very narrow canyon, at times the rock walls are only 10 feet apart, and you hike in the water for most of the 20 miles. I found myself trekking through water sometimes chest high trying to protect my camera gear! Awesome experience though!
Hiking at Zion National Park, Utah
Zion National Park
Arches National Park.
I spent the night on the top of half dome in Yosemite NP at watch the sunset and sunrise. Two other people who are hiking the entire pacific crest trail, stretching from the border of Mexico all the way into Manning Park, spent the night here as well.
Lassen Volcanic NP
Crater Lake NP
Mount Rainier NP
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