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Chilliwack, BC
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Posted - 05/15/2012 : 6:36 PM
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What to do with a few hours on a beautiful Monday? Chose Ford because time wasn't on my side. I could have driven right to the trailhead if I had had a spotter, but I got hung up a couple hundred meters short and had to back-up to find a place to turn around.
I don't remember this sign being there. Fergus says "Let's go!"
Easy going up the first half of the trail, there's lots of needles to cushion your steps. I got to this familiar spot where I always take a picture, hoping sooner or later I'll get one I like.
Started hitting snow a few minutes after this. Still easy going, I brought snowshoes and micro spikes but didn't need either. At some spots it was like opening the door of a fridge, the cold air was welcome, helping to cool me down.
I love this view up the valley!
I took a few shots of the surrounding peaks while I had some nibbles.
  
Fergus and I played fetch for a few minutes  before heading back down. Just under 2 hours, my kinda monday! |
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Port Moody, BC
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Posted - 05/15/2012 : 7:19 PM
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You couldn't have asked for a nicer spring day to get out for a trip. By the way that's kind of a nice late model truck for those rough roads to the trail head. Glad to see you had the sense and where-with-all to back out rather than getting into trouble.
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Sunnyvale Trailer Park
Canada
1089 Posts |
Posted - 05/16/2012 : 10:20 AM
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| Nothing better than natural air-conditioning to cool off on a hot dayhike, I know exactly what you mean. |
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Chilliwack
1269 Posts |
Posted - 05/16/2012 : 2:58 PM
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| Funny, I don't remember seeing that sign either. Good choice Dean. Must have been hard to turn around! |
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 Happy go lucky, plaid wearin, postholin, safeway gaitor sportin, old-school film shootin, giver of many regards
Abbotsford, B.C.
Canada
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Posted - 05/16/2012 : 6:47 PM
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I agree that is a good choice, you drive up a ways to get a higher elevation start. That sign looks relatively new, paint job looks good. I am surprised by how little snow there is.... seems we found a ton of the white stuff back late in March.
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Mysterious, pop can stove stashin', gps totin', overnighter virgin, wannabe tentmaker and foul weather wuss who rides a thumper to the trailhead with wonderdog Max to hike the Chilliwack Valley
Chwk
Canada
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Posted - 05/16/2012 : 9:20 PM
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I wonder if anyone ever claimed that popcan stove that I left up there...
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Update on Ford Mtn May 14/12
