A Cheery Hike To Cheakamus Lake

"Leigh McAdam"

Guest Post: Easy Hiking Trails

One of the things that make any hike worthwhile is the scenic reward it offers either along the trail or at the end. In this guest post, Leigh McAdam of HikeBikeTravel tells us why this family-friendly easy hiking trail to the Cheakamus Lake does not disappoint.

In the Vancouver to Whistler corridor there are few hikes that would rate as easy unless you’re doing one of the flat but lovely walks alongside the ocean. Just about everything else is up, up, up and it’s often many miles and several thousand vertical feet of hiking before you even get a view. That’s why I’m not crazy about hiking in the area.

But you can take an easy hike to Cheakamus Lake, located south of Whister in the Garibaldi Provincial Park – famous for its alpine landscape and its no-dogs-allowed policy. . . . → More Easy Hiking: A Cheery Hike To Cheakamus Lake

June 6th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Canada, Elsewhere, Guest Posts | 5 comments

Easy Hiking In British Columbia

"Ross Collicutt outdoors in British Columbia"

Guest Post: Easy Hiking Trails

Easy Hiker and Ross Collicutt have the same aim – to get everybody outdoors. In this guest post, he describes a scenic easy hiking trail in British Columbia, one of his favourites.

A few years ago a friend and I set out to hike a trail on Vancouver Island called Flower Ridge. I had never heard of the place before until my friend mentioned it. He said it was an easy hike into Strathcona Park with snow-capped peaks surrounding the ridge. If we were lucky, we might catch the flowers bloom in the area, the very reason it was called Flower Ridge. Sounded good to me.

After work on a Friday afternoon in July, we packed our stuff in the car and headed north. Our plan was to camp at the trailhead and then get an early start and be . . . → More Easy Hiking: Easy Hiking In British Columbia

May 30th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Canada, Guest Posts | 4 comments