John's Hiking Page

We live in Vancouver so of course we go hiking!

2007:

Rainbow Lake
Hiked August 5th, 2007, 8 hours.
Used

, hike 51.

2006:

Lynn Headwaters (3rd) Hiked July 16th, 2006, 4 hours. Used , hike 10.	Joffree Lakes Hiked August 4th, 2006, overnight Used , hike 55.
Panorama Ridge Hiked August 18th, overnight Used , hike 46.	The Lions Hiked Sept 23rd, 2006, 6 hours Used , hike 31

2005:

	Whistler: Flute Summit Hiked Sept 10th, 2005, 4 hours Used , hike 50
Garibaldi Lake Hiked July 17th, 2005, 12 hours. Used , hike 45.	Mount Seymour Hiked June 4th, 2005, 4 hours Used , hike 14
Baden Powel Trail Hiked April 9th, 2005, 5 hours. Used , hike 17.	Lindeman Lake Hiked March 6th, 2005, 3 hours Used , hike 70

2004:

Elfin Lakes Hiked August 8th, 2004, 6 hours. Used , hike 39.	Mt Cheam (Second Try) Hiked July 4th, 2004, 4 hours Used , hike 74
Whistler Peak and Harmony Lake Hiked July 2nd, 2004, 5 hours. Used , hike 2.	Cerise Creek Hiked June 19th, 2004, 6 hours Used , hike 11
Stawamus Chief (Second) Hiked April 11th, 2004, 3 hours. Used , hike 36.	Petgill Lake Hiked May 2nd, 2004, 6 hours Used , hike 34

2003:

Mount Cheam
Hiked July 1st, 2003, 1.5 hours (incomplete).
Used , hike 43.

Brandywine Meadows
Hiked September 21st, 2003, 6 hours
Used

, hike 48

2002:

High Falls
Hiked May 5st, 2002, 2 hours (incomplete).
Used , hike 44.

Skagit Creek
Hiked June 1st, 2002
Used , hike 84
Overnight hike

2001:

Lynn Canyon Hiked June 10th, 2001 used , hike 12 We took about 3 hours	Brothers Creek Hiked June 17th, 2001 Used , hike 26 We took about 5 hours
Cheakamus Canyon Hiked July 1st, 2001, 3 hours. Used , hike 43.

1998 to 2000:

Diez Vistas Trail Hiked Summer of 1998. Used hike 49. We took about 6 hours.	Howe Sound Crest Trail & Black Mountain Hiked October 31st, 1999. Used , hike 2, but wound up doing hike 1.
Mount Gardner One of my favorite hikes - Summer of 1998. Used hike 23. Took about 8 hours	Lynn Headwaters May 9th, 1998. Used hike 10. Took about 7 hours
Lynn Headwaters (again) Sept 28th, 1999. Used hike 10. Took about 3 hours	Capilano River June 24, 2000 Used hike 5. Took about 4 hours
Whistler September 26, 2000 We spent about 2 hours at the top.	Cypress Falls Hiked December 2000 Used , hike 21 We took about 2 hours

My favorite books on for hiking are:

	103 Hikes in Southwestern British Columbia (by Mary and David Macaree - 3rd Edition and Jack Bryceland on the fifth edition) I use the updated 3rd and updated fifth editions. These books concentrate on hiking to the top of things, but there aren't many nice three hour hikes that are easier.
	Best Hikes and Walks in Southern British Columbia (by Dawn Hanna) A good book for finding doable hikes. The index at the back has hikes sorted by length and season which quite helpful for planning, and this book isn't too proud to include hikes that are shorter than all day or have less vertical than the grouse grind.
	Don't waste your time in the BC Coast Mountains (by Kathy and Craig Copeland) A new book for me, I hope to use it this summer. Many of the hikes listed are at least overnight hikes so this isn't necessarily your Sunday hiking book.
	Nature Walks around Vancouver by Jean Cousins In winter, this book is good for finding a few hour long hikes before sunset.