Hello, I'm continuing the saga of Hiking with Dad. Once Rose and I had completed our hike of Tin Hat Mountain, I was home for two nights with the whole family (in which I frantically continued to build a fence) and then Pearl and I headed off on our annual adventure. Our goal this year… Continue reading Guest Post: Sunshine Coast Trail 2025 Pt. 2
Hello, it’s another installment of Hiking with Dad. This year Rose and I covered part of the Sunshine Coast Trail that goes up Tin Hat Mountain, down to a place called Fiddlehead Landing, up another big hill to Confederation Lake, and then a final long descent to Inland Lake where we parked our car. I… Continue reading Guest Post: Sunshine Coast Trail 2025
Regular contributing writer Peter here. In 2022 Pearl and I embarked on our first backpacking trip. Neither of us had ever backpacked before. On one of our many holidays to Powell River we took a short walk along a section of the Sunshine Coast trail. Six-yea-old Pearl had just finished kindergarten and was excited to… Continue reading (Guest Post) Sunshine Coast Trail: First Hikes
Guest writer Peter here. I am delighted to report that this is the third year I have hiked with Pearl along the Sunshine Coast Trail and that the tradition continues. Rose has just completed grade one and is slated to hike with me for the first time in a couple of weeks, when we will… Continue reading (Guest Post) Sunshine Coast Trail Year 3
Guest writer, Peter here. I've been called in under special circumstances to report on my recent hike with Pearl. This is the second year that Pearl and I have done an overnight adventure on the Sunshine Coast Trail in Powell River. The rule around our house is, you have to complete the first grade and… Continue reading (Guest Post) Sunshine Coast Trail Hike with Pearl and Peter
It’s been a full week around here with the start of summer holidays. We kicked off with a birthday party and potluck at our friends’ beautiful family farm. We swam in the ocean, ate seafood, and enjoyed a bouncy castle. Peter then defended his Masters and handed in his final project and he is DONE!… Continue reading 2022 Highlights: Week 26
Haywire Bay Our family recently returned from a week away in Powell River. For those of you not from around here, Powell River is the northern part of the Sunshine Coast. After about an hour's drive from our house, we take a ferry to Saltery Bay. Powell River is an old mill town with a… Continue reading Powell River 2020
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