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gnilma's Hiking Adventures 1-100 Index Post
1684 sats \ 10 comments \ @gnilma 16h Photography
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 Posts

  1. The Panoramic Views of Panorama Ridge
  2. The Golden Larches of Frosty Mountain
  3. The Winter Snow of Pump Peak at Mount Seymour
  4. Sapphire Waters and Azure Skies of Battle Bluff
  5. It Isn't Always Sunshine and Blue Skies
  6. The Frozen River and Waterfalls of Maligne Canyon
  7. The Amazing Arches of Arches National Park
  8. The Bizarre Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park
  9. The Magnificent Stones of Zion National Park
  10. The Flowing Walls of Lower Antelope Canyon
  11. A Glimpse of Hope at the Hope Lookout Trail
  12. Turquoise Waters viewed from Sea to Summit Trail
  13. The Three Peaks of Mount Seymour
  14. The Serene Winter Scene at Dog Mountain
  15. Murrin Loop and Jurassic Ridge
  16. Yosemite National Park
  17. The Bear's Hump at Waterton National Park
  18. Views of Okanagan from Pincushion Mountain Trail
  19. The Half Frozen Waterfalls at Franklin Falls
  20. Hole in the Wall of Vancouver Island
  21. Sometimes You Just Get Lucky
  22. Winter Wonderland at Alexander Falls
  23. Eagle Bluffs
  24. Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park
  25. Admiralty Point
  26. Myra Canyon Trail
  27. Garabaldi Lake
  28. Botanical Beach Loop
  29. Wild Pacific Trail Lighthouse Loop
  30. Whistler Train Wreck Trail
  31. Grouse Grind
  32. Crown Mountain
  33. Chance Cove Coastal Trail
  34. Big Four Ice Caves
  35. Stawamus Chief First Peak
  36. Four Lakes Trail at Alice Lake Provincial Park
  37. Four Lakes Trail Winter Revisit
  38. Lindeman Lake Trail
  39. Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
  40. Steelhead Falls
  41. Cascade Falls
  42. Dawson Falls
  43. Bridal Veil Falls
  44. Kay Falls and Bear Creek Falls
  45. Lions Bay Loop and Crystal Falls
  46. Overlander Falls
  47. Flood Falls
  48. Marymere Falls
  49. Johnston Canyon Lower Falls
  50. Elfin Lakes
  51. Gold Creek Lower Falls
  52. Nairn Falls
  53. Lower and Upper Shannon Falls
  54. Brandywine Falls
  55. Mamquam Falls
  56. Cliff Gilker Park Waterfalls
  57. Snoqualmie Falls
  58. Norvan Falls
  59. Niagara Falls and Trestles at Goldstream Park
  60. Niagara Falls
  61. Ptarmigan Ridge
  62. Chain Lakes Trail
  63. Cambie Creek Loop
  64. Mushrooms of Norvan Falls Trail
  65. Cheakamus Lake Trail
  66. Panorama Ridge via Helm Creek Trail
  67. Saint Mark's Summit
  68. West Lion
  69. Elk Mountain
  70. Quarry Rock
  71. Bowen Lookout winter trail
  72. Black Tusk and Garabaldi Lake
  73. Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park
  74. Smoke Bluffs Loop
  75. Dog Mountain Autumn Revisit
  76. Lake Louise Fairview Lookout Trail
  77. Pitt-Addington Marsh
  78. Mount Revelstoke National Park
  79. Joffre Lakes
  80. Crippen Regional Park and Killarney Lake
  81. Squamish Estuary Trail
  82. Grand Canyon South Rim
  83. Kanaka Creek Regional Park
  84. Jug Island Beach Trail
  85. Hole in the Wall at Olympic Peninsula
  86. Abby Grind
  87. Mount Thom
  88. McKee Peak via McKee Road
  89. Devil's Punchbowl in Olympic National Park
  90. Moraine Lake
  91. Buntzen Lake Loop
  92. Tree of Life
  93. Ladner Creek Trestle
  94. Teapot Hill
  95. Heather Meadows
  96. Soames Hill
  97. Dorman Point Trail
  98. Whytecliff Park
  99. Delta Nature Reserve at Burns Bog
  100. Griffith Park Hike to Observatory
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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 8h
Awesome! A hundred posts already, time really flies.
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33 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma OP 30m
Been almost 2 years already. Time really flies.
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144 sats \ 4 replies \ @grayruby 14h
Amazing. The first pic and Panorama ridge are so beautiful they almost don't look real.
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90 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 8h
I agree unreal!!!
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175 sats \ 2 replies \ @gnilma OP 14h
Thanks! Yes, Battle Bluff and Panorama Ridge are very beautiful. Photos don't do them justice, need to see them in person.
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90 sats \ 1 reply \ @BlokchainB 8h
Man you inspire me to do this I’m not a big hiking/outdoors type of guy but man Panorama Ridge looks heavenly.
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma OP 6m
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
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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 16h
I always love seeing the little one zonked out in the backpack
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69 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma OP 15h
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.
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88 sats \ 0 replies \ @Angie 14h
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.
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