–submitted by Mary Hof
The November 1, 2021 hike was wonderful, lots of waterfalls, leaves were beautiful, and even had a beautiful view of Mt Finlayson from Lookout Rock.
Goldstream Park Trail
Mount Tzouhalem
–submitted by Mary Hof
December 20th turned out to be an awesome day for a hike. Thanks to those that ventured from Nanaimo and Victoria to join in.
We started at Kaspa Rd trailhead and hiked some trails then got onto the AWESOME trail, and that it was, with great views and a bench to sit on. We then took Field of Dreams to the far end and came on the Ridge trail, with great views. We had lunch in the sun and ventured our way back coming along side the Flower Reserve where only in a few months the flowers will be blooming.
Thank you for the wonderful people that joined in this hike. The hike was 10.5 km with 700m elevation gain
Maple Mountain
—submitted by Mary Hof
Seven of us hiked from Chico Rd, Saturday, Feb. 5th. We started on the Blue, then yellow, then went up the cliffs to the Old Blue trail. We then headed Mary’s way (come follow me) and had lunch at Rainsford Lake. from there we headed back to the car, 11km and 700m elevation gain.
The Hordelski – Mt Benson
–submitted by Ken Warren
The forecast was quite grim for New Year’s Day. It called for overnight snow, light snow in the morning, and wind increasing throughout the day. Well there was no overnight snow which made access to the trailhead possible, it wasn’t snowing when we set out, and the wind and temperature were reasonable.
Gowlland Todd: A Ridge Ramble
—submitted by Mary Hof
January 23rd, I led 6 Island Mountain Ramblers, and 6 Outdoor Club of Victoria members, (I am a member of both); to a hike in the Gowlland Range.
The Gowlland Range is just east of Saanich Inlet and south of Brentwood Bay. I started at the Emma Dickson trailhead. We started in fog and even had some hail dropping on us, at times we got some sun. We were above the cloud, which made for beautiful views. I usually don’t take this many people, but I knew that on some of the trails I would take, we would not see anyone on them. It all worked out well.
Lower Cowichan River, October 31, 2021
–submitted by John Young; oroginally published on his blog
October 31, 2021
An Island Mountain Ramblers Excursion. What a beautiful Hike! We covered the almost 20 k in just over 5 hours, and we all loaded up our phones with great photos.
Great views right from the start below Skutz Falls
Maple Mountain Ramble 
–submitted by Mary Hof
Maple Mountain Ramble on Jan 9th 2022, turned out to be a beautiful sunny day with freezing temperatures to start. From the nine we had in the group (some were from the OCV club) many had never started from the Southview trailhead.
Camas Ridge, Old Thistle Mine, Christie Falls
November 27, 2021
~ submitted by Ken Warren
Although the weather and other factors kept enthusiasm down, Maggie and I headed into the rain. Camas Ridge was socked in which concentrated our focus on the trees and rock formations reminding us of why we hike.
Tangle Mountain — A Fall Fantasy!
–submitted by Matthew Lettington
Tangle Mountain turned out to be a fantastic day in the low alpine of Vancouver Island, September 26, 2021. Though we probably didn’t take the easiest route to get to the mountain’s base, we were all in awe of the surrounding landscape. Fall colours are spreading their drama in the hills: purples, reds, yellows, greens.
Goldstream Park Trails
November 1, 2021
~ submitted by Mary Hof
The hike today was wonderful. Lots of waterfalls, leaves were beautiful, and we even had a beautiful view of Mt Finlayson from Lookout Rock.
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