You may or may not know, our family had been on a lot of walks and hikes. And I write about these walks/hikes, one each week, here on SN. It started about two years ago when SN released territories, and I would include a list of previously written hiking posts at the end of each new hiking post. You may have noticed that this list had been growing longer and longer over the past two years. I've been wanting to make some sort of index post where I make a post to put that long list of previous hiking posts so there is no long list at the end of my every new hiking post. Now that we've reached 100, I think it's a good time for that index post, because I like big round numbers. Also, to keep this post a bit more entertaining, I decided to share some highlights of my adventures with my family over the years. But if you're here for the list of previous hikes, scroll down past the photos.
Battle Bluff #363236
Dog Mountain #989216
Bowen Lookout #964895 (This picture was from our 2020 visit, but post talks about our January 2025 visit)
Hollyburn Mountain #372238
Elk Mountain #942556
Panorama Ridge #340024
At a random park in Abbotsford after hiking Abby Grind #1084216
The Wave sculpture on the Halifax Waterfront
The eastern most point of Canada catching the sunrise
Village at Peggy's Cove
Chance Cove Coastal Trail #634868
Cape Spear at St. John's, NL
My Previous Hiking PostsMy Previous Hiking Posts
- The Panoramic Views of Panorama Ridge
- The Golden Larches of Frosty Mountain
- The Winter Snow of Pump Peak at Mount Seymour
- Sapphire Waters and Azure Skies of Battle Bluff
- It Isn't Always Sunshine and Blue Skies
- The Frozen River and Waterfalls of Maligne Canyon
- The Amazing Arches of Arches National Park
- The Bizarre Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park
- The Magnificent Stones of Zion National Park
- The Flowing Walls of Lower Antelope Canyon
- A Glimpse of Hope at the Hope Lookout Trail
- Turquoise Waters viewed from Sea to Summit Trail
- The Three Peaks of Mount Seymour
- The Serene Winter Scene at Dog Mountain
- Murrin Loop and Jurassic Ridge
- Yosemite National Park
- The Bear's Hump at Waterton National Park
- Views of Okanagan from Pincushion Mountain Trail
- The Half Frozen Waterfalls at Franklin Falls
- Hole in the Wall of Vancouver Island
- Sometimes You Just Get Lucky
- Winter Wonderland at Alexander Falls
- Eagle Bluffs
- Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park
- Admiralty Point
- Myra Canyon Trail
- Garabaldi Lake
- Botanical Beach Loop
- Wild Pacific Trail Lighthouse Loop
- Whistler Train Wreck Trail
- Grouse Grind
- Crown Mountain
- Chance Cove Coastal Trail
- Big Four Ice Caves
- Stawamus Chief First Peak
- Four Lakes Trail at Alice Lake Provincial Park
- Four Lakes Trail Winter Revisit
- Lindeman Lake Trail
- Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
- Steelhead Falls
- Cascade Falls
- Dawson Falls
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Kay Falls and Bear Creek Falls
- Lions Bay Loop and Crystal Falls
- Overlander Falls
- Flood Falls
- Marymere Falls
- Johnston Canyon Lower Falls
- Elfin Lakes
- Gold Creek Lower Falls
- Nairn Falls
- Lower and Upper Shannon Falls
- Brandywine Falls
- Mamquam Falls
- Cliff Gilker Park Waterfalls
- Snoqualmie Falls
- Norvan Falls
- Niagara Falls and Trestles at Goldstream Park
- Niagara Falls
- Ptarmigan Ridge
- Chain Lakes Trail
- Cambie Creek Loop
- Mushrooms of Norvan Falls Trail
- Cheakamus Lake Trail
- Panorama Ridge via Helm Creek Trail
- Saint Mark's Summit
- West Lion
- Elk Mountain
- Quarry Rock
- Bowen Lookout winter trail
- Black Tusk and Garabaldi Lake
- Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park
- Smoke Bluffs Loop
- Dog Mountain Autumn Revisit
- Lake Louise Fairview Lookout Trail
- Pitt-Addington Marsh
- Mount Revelstoke National Park
- Joffre Lakes
- Crippen Regional Park and Killarney Lake
- Squamish Estuary Trail
- Grand Canyon South Rim
- Kanaka Creek Regional Park
- Jug Island Beach Trail
- Hole in the Wall at Olympic Peninsula
- Abby Grind
- Mount Thom
- McKee Peak via McKee Road
- Devil's Punchbowl in Olympic National Park
- Moraine Lake
- Buntzen Lake Loop
- Tree of Life
- Ladner Creek Trestle
- Teapot Hill
- Heather Meadows
- Soames Hill
- Dorman Point Trail
- Whytecliff Park
- Delta Nature Reserve at Burns Bog
- Griffith Park Hike to Observatory
Amazing. The first pic and Panorama ridge are so beautiful they almost don't look real.
Thanks! Yes, Battle Bluff and Panorama Ridge are very beautiful. Photos don't do them justice, need to see them in person.
Man you inspire me to do this I’m not a big hiking/outdoors type of guy but man Panorama Ridge looks heavenly.
If you plan on doing this hike, here is more detailed info.
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/british-columbia/panorama-ridge
It can be completed as a day hike, or if you're into back country camping, you can camp at Taylor Meadows or Garabaldi Lake and get up to the Ridge as a separate hike the next day. To do it as a day hike, it's pretty long (28km / 17.4mi out-and-back) with quite a bit of elevation gain (1600m / 5250ft). So, make sure to start early and allow yourself ample time to get back to your car. The last thing you want is to be on the trails after dark.
You should be in relatively good physical shape before attempting this hike, as it is definitely not a walk in the park. Due to the elevation and snow accumulation, I recommend hiking it in late summer months (August - mid September) to avoid snow. Make sure to go on a bright sunny day as the view can and will get completely blocked out by clouds and fog. We went on Canadian Thanksgiving on that pic, around Oct 10ish, and there was already quite a bit of snow on the higher elevations.
Also, the government puts a daily limit on the number of people allowed to visit this trail during busy summer months. So, make sure to get your free day use permit online 2 days ahead. Google "Garabaldi day use permit" and it should point you to the correct page. Pick the Permit for Garabaldi Rubble Creek parking lot to take the shortest, most direct route. Or if you're up for some extra adventure, you can also start from the Cheakamus parking lot (also requires permit on summer months), but it will be an extra 5km-6km longer hike. I wrote about the longer hike starting from Cheakamus parking lot here. #922215
Wow! Thanks for the in depth details. It appears this hike is way out of my league. That last time I did a Hike in the Big Horns I couldn’t finish due to getting ill on the way up.
Ever since that terrible experience I been very hesitant to hike anything of noticeable elevation change.
No problem. If you ever visit BC, Canada, and feel like going on a hike, there are plenty of easy hikes with nice views. Bowen Lookout, Dog Mountain, Quarry Rock, to name a few, are all beginner friendly with great views.
I agree unreal!!!
Que hermoso es enseñar a los pequeños a amar la naturaleza, dice la Biblia en un proverbio, " entrena al muchacho conforme a su camino y aún cuando sea viejo no se apartará de el" ( con mis palabras porque no lo recuerdo bien). Esos momentos nunca lo olvidarán éxitos en su educación.
I always love seeing the little one zonked out in the backpack
They fall asleep in the carrier quite often. I think it's probably how we trained all 3 of our kids to become extreme deep sleepers.
Awesome! A hundred posts already, time really flies.
Been almost 2 years already. Time really flies.
104 - Dungeness Spit
#1403495
103 - Minnekhada Regional Park
#1364193
102 - Cathedral Grove
#1317632
Big Tree in Redwood National and State Park
#1296315