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October 07, 2015

Mount Arrowsmith (Judge's Route), Vancouver Island

October 07, 2015/ Jessica Reid
Mount Arrowsmith (Judge's Route), Vancouver Island

Mount Arrowsmith is one of the more popular hikes on Vancouver Island, and sitting at just over 1800m it is also the highest peak on the southern region of the island. 

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older posts
Cottonwood Creek
June 21, 2021
Cottonwood Creek
June 21, 2021
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June 21, 2021
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June 2, 2021
May shots from our paradise in Sahtlam, Vancouver Island
June 2, 2021
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June 2, 2021
Widow Creek Main, Youbou, Vancouver Island
March 24, 2020
Widow Creek Main, Youbou, Vancouver Island
March 24, 2020

Widow Creek main and Cottonwood Creek main are two of my favourite walking places on the island. There are endless roads to follow with only the occasional hiker or off-roader crossing your path.

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March 24, 2020
Nanaimo River Canyon Community Park
December 2, 2015
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Nanaimo River Canyon Community Park
December 2, 2015
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This weekend's hike led us to an abandoned community park with derelict firepits and the skeletal remains of a burnt down cabin.

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December 2, 2015
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Green Mountain, Vancouver Island
November 19, 2015
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Green Mountain, Vancouver Island
November 19, 2015
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I FINALLY got to check this one off my list! Green Mountain has been calling me for months, but between forest fire closures, locked gates, and a lack of a suitable vehicle to get up there, it's taken a few months for the stars to align.

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November 19, 2015
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Another Destination BC Photography Feature
November 10, 2015
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Another Destination BC Photography Feature
November 10, 2015
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November 10, 2015
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My photography was featured by Destination BC!
October 31, 2015
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My photography was featured by Destination BC!
October 31, 2015
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Anyone who follows me know that I love the outdoors and I love British Columbia, so it makes sense that my goal is to get in with Destination BC. Over the last 2 weeks I've had two of my photos featured by Destination BC, which makes me incredibly happy!

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October 31, 2015
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Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.
October 22, 2015
Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.
October 22, 2015

I love autumn. I mean, that's unfair to the other seasons because when winter comes along, I'll be saying that winter is my favourite season.

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October 22, 2015
Mount Arrowsmith (Judge's Route), Vancouver Island
October 7, 2015
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Mount Arrowsmith (Judge's Route), Vancouver Island
October 7, 2015
nanaimo, vancouver island, monut arrowsmith, tourism nanaimo, tourism british columbia, tourism, tourism vancouver island, port alberni, hiking, mountain climbing, view, photography, directions, directions to mount arrowsmith, judge's route

Mount Arrowsmith is one of the more popular hikes on Vancouver Island, and sitting at just over 1800m it is also the highest peak on the southern region of the island. 

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October 7, 2015
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Mount Hooker, Vancouver Island
September 8, 2015
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Mount Hooker, Vancouver Island
September 8, 2015
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Finally, I can cross this one off of my list. Let me first say this though: Mt Hooker is not an easy mountain to climb. 

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September 8, 2015
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Pesuta Shipwreck, Haida Gwaii
September 3, 2015
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Pesuta Shipwreck, Haida Gwaii
September 3, 2015
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The Pesuta Hike is a day trek on the east coast of Haida Gwaii that takes you out to an old shipwreck on the beach. 

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September 3, 2015
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Northern Lights on Haida Gwaii
August 26, 2015
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Northern Lights on Haida Gwaii
August 26, 2015
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One of the most incredible experiences of my life was viewing the aurora borealis in my backyard on Haida Gwaii. I've always been drawn to the stars, starting when I was young with visits to the local library to rent the 1980 series Cosmos. 

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August 26, 2015
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The Vancouver Island Exhibition Country Fair
August 25, 2015
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The Vancouver Island Exhibition Country Fair
August 25, 2015
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The VIEX was in town this past weekend (August 21-23) at Beban Park in Nanaimo. It was my first time going, and what a blast! 

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August 25, 2015
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Gandhi's Top Ten Fundamentals for Changing the World
August 21, 2015
Gandhi's Top Ten Fundamentals for Changing the World
August 21, 2015

I hand wrote this and hung it on my wall to read every morning, and I only just thought of making it into a poster. 

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August 21, 2015
Brady's Beach, Bamfield, Vancouver Island
August 20, 2015
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Brady's Beach, Bamfield, Vancouver Island
August 20, 2015
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On what is dubbed the "west side" of Bamfield, the portion of town accessible only by boat, is Brady's Beach.

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August 20, 2015
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Walking among giants in the fog: a few more shots from the final few kilometres up Heather Mountain. It feels like I was on another planet!
Heather Mountain 🏔 1200m above the Cowichan Valley.
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