My passion for the outdoors began as a young child.I spent much of my young years exploring the forests near my home in Coquitlam with whoever I could talk into joining me.By my teens I was dragging out my little brother and the few friends that were keen to join my adventures on the many coastal mountain trails near Vancouver.As a solo backpacker/traveler, I ventured out at 20 to travel and hike trails in New Zealand and then Australia where I spent the next 10 years of my life having children and continuing to travel.I have been a leader with the Kamloops Hiking Club since we began in 2001. I love to share my passion for hiking, backpacking and snowshoeing with the many friends I have met through the club.Life is ever so good on the trail with like minded companions.
As a leader, I typically post moderate to harder hikes.My backpacking events are always posted as harder to challenging.This is because you have much more weight on your back over a much longer period of time. I like to hike at an easy to moderate pace depending on the event.I will adjust the hike pace if someone needs to start out slower to catch their breath.If you join one of my backpacks, expect some long days with plenty of breaks to “smell the flowers” and maybe even dip your feet in a creek. “Forgot not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the wind longs to play with your hair.”Kahlil Gibran.If you are a marathon hiker then my events are probably not for you.To me, life is already too much of a marathon.Time on thetrail is time to reconnect with ourselves and nature.”Seek out those places that feed your soul.”Author Unknown.
Thank you to Katherine for posting this for me as I’m unable to post events at the moment
Just a note to participants that you can choose to only do the first part of the snowshoe (Valleyview Interpretive/Morrisey Ridge Trail). However, you must carpool accordingly or wait at the lodge until the rest of us return.
And as always, we will be going at a slower pace and staying together as a group. 🙂
Also everyone will need to purchase a snowshoe pass for $5. I believe its $5.25 with taxes.
Apparently the ski conditions are not good because of the warm weather. I’m not sure what we’ll get for snowshoeing tomorrow but the event is still a go. Depending on conditions we may only do the first loop. Please cancel if this doesn’t sound like what you want to do.
Spoke with Sheila Powell tonight who was there skiing today. The snowshoeing conditions should be fine, a little crusty is about it. They had rain on Wednesday and the temp was +2 today. Still, I’m coming and fulfilling my bet I lost against Sam. It’s now or never (Ha ha).