Short hike in the clouds and rain on the Westcoast of Canada.
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Rose jelly and rose jam
Rose petal jelly and jam recipes in June.
2 windy May days at the beach.
Walking the dog at Island View Beach, listening to the wind and the ocean, the birds, total relaxation, total bliss.
Hiking Jocelyn Hill – a day of wonder!
Luckily we had picked a date and actually made it work! My friend Christina and I decided to just hike into one direction not a loop trail. And what an amazing hike that was! We took 2 cars and left one at the Mt. Work parking lot which was easier said than done. It beingContinue reading “Hiking Jocelyn Hill – a day of wonder!”
Spring, not just in the rain forest!
During my walks the last couple of weeks the forest has really started to change. Lush, bright green leaves everywhere from ground covers to shrubs, and those glorious spring flowers in the forest. Indian Plum (Oemleria cerasiformis) is one of the earliest shrubs to leaf out and produce little clusters of white flowers which haveContinue reading “Spring, not just in the rain forest!”
Day 26: Rifugio Vazzoler to Rifugio Carestiato – 11km
Left at 8:30am with another beautiful day ahead, about 4.5 hours if I didn’t stop which of course is not going to happen! And today I decided I was going to write as I go. That might make it less of a chore at the end of the day and more in the moment. BecauseContinue reading “Day 26: Rifugio Vazzoler to Rifugio Carestiato – 11km”
Day 22: La Villa to Malga Ciapella – 18km
Going to have to take the bus, in fact 2 buses to catch back up with my route. First to Corvara where I walked from yesterday and then from there to the Passo Pordoi at 2239m (7345ft). The connection is not the best, either super early and I would miss breakfast (not an option asContinue reading “Day 22: La Villa to Malga Ciapella – 18km”
Day 21: La Villa – again! Another bad weather day which turned out to be quite pleasant – 15km
Was trying to make my departure work all morning. Was up super early, packed and ready to go but the perspective of quite a bit of rain wasn’t really exciting. On top of that today’s route would have taken me from Passo Pordoi to the Marmolada, one of the most scenic parts of my hike,Continue reading “Day 21: La Villa – again! Another bad weather day which turned out to be quite pleasant – 15km”
Day 18: Maurerberghuette to La Villa – 16.5km
Difficult decision today to cancel the Schlueterhuette and not continue to the Puezhuette. The forecast was for lots of rain, massive thunderstorms all over the Alps, possibly lasting a week. It was supposed to start raining around 1:00pm. There were a few drops, sometimes strong winds telling a story that was to come. Couldn’t believeContinue reading “Day 18: Maurerberghuette to La Villa – 16.5km”
Day 16: Pfunders (Fondres) to Starkenfeldhuette – 18.5km
Quick breakfast and then the difficult decision. Am I taking the bus for the first bit or walking the whole stretch! Not feeling super energetic but I have all day and there are no steep downhills, that’s what generally slows me down. As I missed the bus by 10 minutes and they run on anContinue reading “Day 16: Pfunders (Fondres) to Starkenfeldhuette – 18.5km”