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After the deluge of rain on Friday, it was great to see the weather turn around on Saturday. A friend and I headed out for exercise, photography, and to get his monthly peak. We started off with a hike to the south summit of Black Mountain at Cypress. It was overcast with strong winds, and even the occasional snow flake …
St. Marks Summit is a high knoll north of the Cypress Mountain ski hill and just south of the Lions. The Howe Sound Crest trail provides the access from the ski area, following a rebuilt and solid trail for most of the distance before changing to a muddy and rooted trail. We started off early with the aim to avoid …
Q Treble. The rotating “Q” sign at the Lonsdale Quay Market. With careful use of shutter speed sufficient to render the letter sharp, and 3 multiple exposures, the sign appears in a very unique composition. The results were so pleasing, I took many different compositions and while I enjoyed them all, picking just one for this article was very difficult! …
This past Saturday a friend and I walked the trails around the lower Hollyburn area in Cypress Provincial Park and the upper Brothers Creek area. We made a loop out of those trails and covered some 17 kilometres, photographing the various features, and as a side attraction, sampling the abundant blueberries. I had not been into this area before so …
On Sunday I explored the western side of Cypress Provincial Park, visiting Eagle Bluff, the two peaks of Black Mountain, and Cabin Lake. Ascending from the parking lot, the trail ascends steeply and the first views northwest across Howe Sound are visible. Below the north peak of Black Mountain is Cabin Lake, well snow covered and with long shadows in …
It was a full day on Saturday, starting with photographing the sunrise from the High View lookout on Cypress Mountain and ending with night photography at The Shipyards in lower Lonsdale. The views from the High View lookout offers an impressive view of the city south and eastwards. I started in the dark capturing the first hint of the sunrise …
You may recall the winter photos taken on Black Mountain in Cypress Provincial Park in February. I had the opportunity today to hike to Black Mountain and explore the various lakes. It was interesting to see the differences in the two visits and how much the snow covers. Prior to starting the hike, I arrived early and spent an hour …
Early Saturday morning, three of us headed off to Black Mountain in Cypress Provincial Park. With hard packed snow, it was more of a walk than a snowshoe as we worked our way towards the north summit of Black Mountain. Just before we ascended the peak, we passed the snow covered Cabin Lake. I liked this vantage point of the …
Last weekend on the final day of 2017 I went snowshoeing with a friend and his son to Hollyburn Mountain, located in Cypress Provincial Park. We started off early on the short 3.5km trail, initially under overcast conditions. Along the trail I spotted this scraggly blueberry bush juxtaposed against the large yellow cedar tree and I thought it would make …
Located in Cypress Provincial Park, Mount Strachan has two peaks (south and north) that offers spectacular views of Howe Sound, the surrounding mountains, and the sunshine coast. We started the hike at the ski hill parking lot and climbed up the Collins run before joining the trail further up. The fall colours were certainly abundant as we climbed to the south and north peaks of Mount Strachan. …