walking

 

Wednesday morning I cycled a 10k loop to Cadboro Bay and back

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Outbound it was Midgard thru UVic to Hobbs Road and Penrhyn Rd.

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Inbound it was Hobbs School to Arbutus Rd. then thru Haro Woods Park to UVic

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Thru UVic to Varsity and home via Horner Park

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My afternoon walk took me up the NW Col of Mt. Tolmie

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The camas is in full bloom and the oak leaves are out.

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Labels: cadboro, cycled, hike, tolmie

Sunday, Cinco de Marco, I hiked the North Column (N.Col) of Mt. Tolmie from Kingsberry Crescent trailhead.

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So much hacking and whacking was done it took (1:50:00) one hour fifty minutes to complete the 2½ mile (3800m) journey.

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It's sure dry this year.

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No standing water nor mud was encountered anywhere along the route including the Alumni Trail, dirt sections.

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The understory and trees are starting to bud.

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It's getting warmer.

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Labels: alumni, hike, tolmie, walked

 

Monday morning I hiked up the Northwest Column (col) of Mt. Tolmie from Kingsberry Crescent trailhead.

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Previously, I considered the NW Col too wet and too dangerous at this time of year but after hiking up the Irvine Trail last week it seemed a prudent choice.

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It went well and here I am alive to tell the tale.

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Vancouver Island is in drought conditions due to a lack of rainfall.

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Labels: finnerty, hike, tolmie

 

Great Day! Hiked Stewart Road Trailhead to Stewart Mt. Trail and on to Powerline overlook

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Stewart Mt. Rd. Trail in Thetis Lake Park

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Wednesday morning I had a great 6km hike in Thetis Lake Park on Vancouver Island.

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The mission was to get a GPS track of the missing link between two well used trails in the park.

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That be: Stewart Mountain Road trailhead and Scafe Trail underneath the powerline at its summit.

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Alltrails is the phone, App-of-choice these days so using it and online references this 2600 metre section was missing.

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Much of this trail information and maps are available online but the part that piqued my interest the most was the section through the forest which is only described by a dotted line in an Alltrails map. This was not enough info for me. So I went and looked for myself. And yes, I have the video and GPS track to prove it.

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Stewart Mountain Road Trail in Thetis Lake Park through the forest section which cannot be seen from Google.earth. Public Youtube video No.516 Stewart Mt. Rd. Trail in Thetis Lake Park

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Labels: hike, thetis

 

Wednesday morning I hiked a 3km loop along Scafe Hill Trail to its top t the powerlines.

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It was a spur-of-the-moment decision which cost me resources when my cellphone died as soon as I arrived at the highest point.

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The good news is the trail is still there and God willing, I can go back and complete the mission.

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The Mission being recording a GPS track from Westoby Rd. parking to Stewart Mountain Road to the northwest

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The Capital Regional District (CRD), and some online trail-sites have copious amounts of Thetis Lake Park GPS tracks of trails but I can't find one for this route.

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It was a great November, sunny day to be outdoors at a balmy 7°C (45°F.) with no wind. What a great hike.

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Labels: hike, thetis, walked

 Friday I climbed the NWCol and down Picnic Table Trail to an unknown trail but made it to Kingberry and home.

Labels: hike, tolmie

 

Thursday morning I hiked up the Northwest Column (NW Col) of Mt. Tolmie which starts at the Kingsberry Crescent trailhead.

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Here's a picture taken from the halfway point along the rugged trail.

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Juxtaposed are two images of the same area taken from Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS) and the other from Google.earth

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The latest MSFS scenery Update XI makes everything look as real as it gets. The simulator covers the entire world which includes 37,000 airports.

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Where do you want to go today?

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Labels: hike, tolmie, walked

 

https://cowichanchronicles.com/ 

From TWP's Cowichan Chronicles “Oops! A wreck on the CNR (Trans Canada Trail) about Mile 60. This was a fatal head-on collision; I have two coupling pins—one from each train as they’re different sizes.” 

 A Story to Be Told is a book written by Robert I. Dougan and is the definitive record of the September 15, 1900, accident involving a headon collision between two trains on the E&N tracks near Ladysmith, BC. Nathan Paul Dougan, was the telegrapher/station agent at the new town of Ladysmith in September, 1900 at the time of the train wreck on the E&N two miles north of town which killed 4 people. Nathan Dougan (father of Robert I. Dougan) was blamed for the accident and charged with manslaughter for which he was sentenced to nine (9) months imprisonment. These photos are from a hike guided by T.W. Paterson and his associate, Doug McLeod, to find where and what remains from that accident.

 Ladysmith Wreck Trailhead GPS Coordinates: 49°0' 41.55"N 123°50' 50.78"W

 N.B. Other than using the GPS coordinates, finding this sawed-of windfall (left in frame) is the only indicator to find where the access to the wreck is located in the thick underbrush.

 From March 17 2021 photos From Flickr March 18 2021 YouTube VIDEO Link 

A Story to Be Told is a book written by Robert I. Dougan and is the definitive record of the September 15, 1900, accident involving a headon collision between two trains on the E&N tracks near Ladysmith, BC. Nathan Paul Dougan, was the telegrapher/station agent at the new town of Ladysmith, BC in September, 1900 at the time of the train wreck on the E&N two miles north of town which killed 4 people. Nathan Dougan (father of Robert I. Dougan) was blamed for the accident and charged with manslaughter for which he was sentenced to nine (9) months imprisonment. These photos are from a hike guided by T.W. Paterson and his associate, Doug McLeod, to find where and what remains from that accident.

 Ladysmith Wreck Trailhead GPS Coordinates: 49°0' 41.55"N 123°50' 50.78"W 

N.B. Other than using the GPS coordinates, finding this sawed-of windfall (left in frame) is the only indicator to find where the access to the wreck is located in the thick underbrush. Ladysmith Train Wreck Site GPS: N49°00.719', W123°50.841'

Labels: hike, trains, twp, wreck