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Cruikshank Canson – after the heat and before the snow

–submitted by Ken Warren

It was around 3 degrees when we hit the Raven Lodge trailhead, but it only took minutes on the trail before the temperature dropped below zero. There was frost on the boardwalks and the ponds were iced over. However it was a beautiful clear day that quickly warmed up, reaching 18 degrees around 2 pm. We saw few people on the trails and none past Kwai Lake. Mariwood Lake and Lake Beautiful were still and beautiful, and the views of Castlecrag and Comox Glacier were outstanding. The return trip was uneventful and we had a great day. Thanks to my hiking companions for their part in my enjoyment.

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Maple Mountain – The Long Way

March 14, 2026

~ submitted by Ken Warren


A great day in good weather.

We followed Chilco to blue, yellow, blue to the end, Mill Bay pink, Summit, Maple Syrup, Story Connector, Xylem, Tony’s Arbutus, Mary’s Lookout, nnamed trails to m710, to Chilco.

16+ km, 1000+ m.

Good company. Thanks.
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Mount Benson from the Southeast Approach

June 27, 2024

~ submitted by Ken Warren

Well the weather was better than forecast for our mountain adventure. Five of us headed up Benson from Morrell at a respectable speed.

By the time we got to the viewpoints the fog obscured our views. We ground on with only a few wrong turns and made the summit by noon. We sat around as the fog got thicker and the temperature dropped. Our wildlife sightings were limited to frogs  and grey jays.

We made good time on the descent and arrived at the parking lot tired, stiff, and quite happy.

 Thanks all for your company.

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Mount Cokely from the CPR Trail

June 20, 2024

~ submitted by Ken Warren

The weather was good. Mostly sunny with some clouds, but nice and cool.

I mean what can I say about Mount Cokely via the CPR Trail other than it’s longer and steeper every time I do it … oh, and there are killer views. Dean joined us for the first part of the hike before moving on ahead. Trail conditions were good until the snow on the final approach, and really the snow was aesthetically pleasing.

Three of us summited and lunched at the top and enjoyed the view – Arrowsmith is beautiful from Cokely.  The descent was uneventful. We all enjoyed the day.

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Mount Benson North Ridge route

March 28, 2022

~ submitted by Ken Warren

When I posted this hike the forecast said sun … unfortunately that was not the case. However the rain was light and didn’t last too long.

The trail was mostly clear and we didn’t spike up until near the summit. The wind and fog kept us from lingering too long at the top.

We saw only five other people on the mountain making it the quietest day on Benson I’ve had in many years.

It was a good hike with good company and my first hike with Ravi. Welcome to the club and I hope to see more of you.