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Day 1 & sadly the final day. So much planning has gone into this trip. From flying the kids to grandma in Ontario, to slowly gathering all the hiking supplies, to getting off work, booking Airbnb’s and figuring out how @laura.j66 can do it with a post herniated disc. The first two days were basically just traveling to the island and trying to comfort the children from 4000km via FaceTime since it was their first time away from us. The hike started out so promising and breathtaking, within the first 20min we saw sea lions jumping from a cliff into the ocean and two sea otters having a full on wrestling match just meters away from us. The packs were heavy as hell but we were managing well. Especially @laura.j66 was ecstatic at how strong she was feeling. Then disaster struck at km 10. I was descending some steep roots and took a small leap off a step and my right knee locked out, unfortunately I was mid air and couldn’t stop the landing and just heard/felt an excruciating crunch. I didn’t resist and just let myself fall hoping it would prevent any serious damage. I sat there for a couple of minutes and was still able to bend my knee and extend it but I knew it was fucked. I loaded up the pack and had to act fast because I don’t know how much longer I could walk on it. There was no way in hell I’m getting carried out of here. Turns out we had to limp another 10km to get to the nearest highway and then hitchhike. Funny thing was that a volunteer search and rescue fire fighter picked us up ♂️. So we basically hiked almost half the Juan de Fuca trail in one day, 20km in over 9hrs, 10 of those km with a fucked up knee and a 70lbs & 30lbs pack. FML.
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A cash injection of almost $100,000 will be given to British Columbian outdoor clubs to improve trail riding conditions and promote rider safety.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/18282
Finally managed to be alert enough to load the backpacks after the kids went to bed last night and even got out on the trails today to break in the hiking boots and packs. Nothing spectacular, just 6.6km with 350m of Elevation. But it was enough to play around with the packs and make them sit just right on our backs. We’ll try to take a longer hike once a week from now on to get ready for our multi day adventures this summer.
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We were planning to do Pincushion yesterday but the weather wasn’t really cooperating and then I got called into work. But today after I woke up from my post nightshift nap I saw the sun streaming in through the windows and knew it was going to be beautiful up there. I started charging and packing my gear and waited for my girls to return home. Kids didn’t feel like leaving the house again so they encouraged us to go without them. Wow, I don’t remember the last time we got 5hrs to ourselves. The hike was a bit sketchy with all the snow and ice but we had the entire mountain to ourselves.
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We were planning to hike Saddle Mountain on Wednesday but the weather forecast told us it’s today or never. Not to mention the kids were suspiciously pumped so we quickly changed plans and gunned it for the mountain.
Information online and at the trailhead were obviously false because they claimed it’s a 5.3km hike one way, meanwhile we clocked in at over 8km when we finally reached the fire-lookout hut at almost 22:00. We had to scramble across the boulder field and then traverse the super sketchy final ridge up to the hut in complete darkness only with a little headlamp. Basically everything you see in this video we hiked up in total darkness, hence why I had to make a video on our return, it was too dark to record anything the night before.
@laura.j66 & I didn’t sleep a wink because our “camping” pillows were so uncomfortable and we just didn’t have the brain capacity to improvise and suffered all night not sleeping not to mention the wind kept us up as well. The kids said they slept amazingly all night and kept talking about how excited they already are for our next overnight hike.
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More options are available for youth, senior and anglers with disabilities following construction of a trail and fishing dock at Durrance Lake, near Victoria. The new dock construction was made possible under the Province’s Urban Lakes Infrastructure Project.
Learn more: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2013/04/urban-lake-program-increas...
Had @coty_hardy cruise through town with his sidekick Hero so I took them on a little hike down to the Christie Falls. The falls have already substantially shrunk since our last visit but today's point of attraction was an abandoned hut not too far away from the falls. I'm not sure if we didn't go far enough or if someone has charred down the entire cottage but what you see in the video is all that we found and we didn't really see another trail leading anywhere. Judging by the heavy wood burning stove in the middle of a large charred rectangle, it might be that someone burned the place down.
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We were planning to do Pincushion yesterday but the weather wasn’t really cooperating and then I got called into work. But today after I woke up from my post nightshift nap I saw the sun streaming in through the windows and knew it was going to be beautiful up there. I started charging and packing my gear and waited for my girls to return home. Kids didn’t feel like leaving the house again so they encouraged us to go without them. Wow, I don’t remember the last time we got 5hrs to ourselves. The hike was a bit sketchy with all the snow and ice but we had the entire mountain to ourselves.
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We were planning to do Pincushion yesterday but the weather wasn’t really cooperating and then I got called into work. But today after I woke up from my post nightshift nap I saw the sun streaming in through the windows and knew it was going to be beautiful up there. I started charging and packing my gear and waited for my girls to return home. Kids didn’t feel like leaving the house again so they encouraged us to go without them. Wow, I don’t remember the last time we got 5hrs to ourselves. The hike was a bit sketchy with all the snow and ice but we had the entire mountain to ourselves.
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Following the release of the BC Parks Commitment to Inclusion in March 2023, facilities such as washrooms, parking lots and access trails to park features have been upgraded to accessibility standards in many parks throughout the province. The upgrades are among several initiatives that help remove barriers that restrict people from accessing outdoor recreation.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/32392
We were planning to do Pincushion yesterday but the weather wasn’t really cooperating and then I got called into work. But today after I woke up from my post nightshift nap I saw the sun streaming in through the windows and knew it was going to be beautiful up there. I started charging and packing my gear and waited for my girls to return home. Kids didn’t feel like leaving the house again so they encouraged us to go without them. Wow, I don’t remember the last time we got 5hrs to ourselves. The hike was a bit sketchy with all the snow and ice but we had the entire mountain to ourselves.
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We were planning to do Pincushion yesterday but the weather wasn’t really cooperating and then I got called into work. But today after I woke up from my post nightshift nap I saw the sun streaming in through the windows and knew it was going to be beautiful up there. I started charging and packing my gear and waited for my girls to return home. Kids didn’t feel like leaving the house again so they encouraged us to go without them. Wow, I don’t remember the last time we got 5hrs to ourselves. The hike was a bit sketchy with all the snow and ice but we had the entire mountain to ourselves.
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We were planning to do Pincushion yesterday but the weather wasn’t really cooperating and then I got called into work. But today after I woke up from my post nightshift nap I saw the sun streaming in through the windows and knew it was going to be beautiful up there. I started charging and packing my gear and waited for my girls to return home. Kids didn’t feel like leaving the house again so they encouraged us to go without them. Wow, I don’t remember the last time we got 5hrs to ourselves. The hike was a bit sketchy with all the snow and ice but we had the entire mountain to ourselves.
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We were planning to do Pincushion yesterday but the weather wasn’t really cooperating and then I got called into work. But today after I woke up from my post nightshift nap I saw the sun streaming in through the windows and knew it was going to be beautiful up there. I started charging and packing my gear and waited for my girls to return home. Kids didn’t feel like leaving the house again so they encouraged us to go without them. Wow, I don’t remember the last time we got 5hrs to ourselves. The hike was a bit sketchy with all the snow and ice but we had the entire mountain to ourselves.
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#hike #hiking #couplehike #parents #explorebc #adventure #bctrails #trails #adventuretime #adventurers #drone #dronevideo #dji #djimavicmini #mavicmini #dronevideography #kelowna #explorekelowna #kelownabc #kelownaviews #explorebc #britishcolumbia #okanagan #okanaganvalley #exploreokanagan #kelownaviews #pincushion #peachlandbc @laura.j66 @eddieamstaffy