Goldbug (Elk Bend) Hot Spring
Of course I choose to keep going North, snow or no snow I’ve been told by many different people about Goldbug (Elk Bend) Hot Spring and I’ve seen enough pictures and heard many stories...
Category: Hiking
The Portland Experience
Years ago when I worked at Kirkwood in California my randomly assigned room mate was Jeff, who is now one of my closest friends. In the years since we’ve seen each other a couple...
The West Coast Trail Pt. 2
(Be sure to read part 1 of my West Coast Trail story before reading the following) We are the only people in camp when we return from our walk to the Carmanah Giant, everyone...
The West Coast Trail Pt. 1
Mike and I have been wanting to hike The West Coast Trail together ever since we came to Canada a few years ago. Severe weather a couple of winters ago delayed the opening of...
August Jacob’s Hot Spring
During my previous trip to the area with Mark, we tried to find the much rumored August Jacob’s Hot Spring. The spring is supposedly on Frank Creek, which is the only direction given. Our...
Meager Creek and Placid Hot Springs
Two summers ago, a good friend Mark and I had tried to visit Meager Creek Hot Spring. As usual we did very little planning or investigation and set out in early spring. About 8...
