North Vancouver (BC) hike

yep, sounds like lynn peak. if you follow the headwaters trail up past cedar mills to norvan falls its a great view and hike. plenty of places to get off trail for a bit and play with fire/knives.


just a heads up for next time :D
 
Walkabout said:
Oops! Missed that :o ...... (I'm kind of glad I didn't see it... would have taken some of the fun out of the hike!)

We just went to Lynn Peak, and stopped at the rocky out-crop at the top. I think the trail continued on a bit, but I wanted to make sure we were off the trail before it became too dark to hike safely. The steep and rocky creek bed that forms quite a bit of the trail (at least it looks like an old creek bed) would be nasty for twisted ankles and knees in poor visibility.
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that creek bed is the trail :D :D :D :D (seriously) there is mega runoff when the rains hit hard or the snow melts, and it just hammmmmers the trails.....
 
jca21 said:
yep, sounds like lynn peak. if you follow the headwaters trail up past cedar mills to norvan falls its a great view and hike. plenty of places to get off trail for a bit and play with fire/knives.


just a heads up for next time :D
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Much appreciated! :thumbup:
I have family in Vancouver and visit once a year or so, and it's nice to have some nearby hikes that I can take while the rest of the family shops. The North Shore mountains are so close that it's easy to start fairly early and be back by supper. The Lynn Valley area is beautiful and rugged, and there wasn't much snow even at the top (which I'm sure is making the Olympics organizers somewhat nervous... sounds like some venues are at risk due to warm and wet weather) :(
 
Walkabout said:
The tea tastes like the needles smell... my wife says it tastes like a Christmas tree smells :) For me it's a bit of a ritual, to see if I can get the fire going well enough to heat the water, and to have a break with a warm drink. Apparently pine and spruce tea is high in vitamin C, but so are multi-vitamins :)
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Well...I guess I've tasted worse :) , thanks for the tip, vitamin c sources are always good to know about.
 
You know I can't think of a year we've had when there actually wouldn't be enough snow for the Olympics. More snow is always better of course, and they have all the mountains on standby if they need snow makers. I don't think they're really worried much.
 
mistwalker said:
Well...I guess I've tasted worse :) , thanks for the tip, vitamin c sources are always good to know about.
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Very true :thumbup::thumbup:

The water soluble vitamins are the first to be depleted from your body during times of disrupted diet (eg "survival situations").

Maj. Les Hibbens (more commonly known as the "Bushtucker Man") was originall sent by the Australian Army to liase with local Aborigines across the Nth of Australia. His job was to use their local expertise to collect samples of Bush Tucker that were specifically tested for the presence of the water soluble vitamins by Sydney University.

Hope this proves usefull :thumbup:



Kind regards
Mick
 
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