Up the South Needle with Trevor

On the Sunday of Trevor's visit, we decided to go for a hike ... and decided to take a wander up the South Needle.

We were able to make this a carbon-neutral ascent, cycling from my home in Lynn Valley up to the Hydraulic Creek trailhead along the Seymour Pathways.

Trevor & the stashed bikes

We stashed our bikes in the trees, and headed up ... losing the proper trail almost immediately (no idea how we did that!), necessitating a bit of a traverse back to the trail once we realized our error.

Trevor heading up the trail

The trail was generally very good - steep, of course (this is the north shore), but well marked and easy to follow. There were a few slightly bushy sections higher up, but nothing too bad.

Trevor climbing over a log on the trail

Once we reached the ridge, it was a straightforward wander along the well marked path to the summit of the South Needle - good views all around.

Trevor at the summit

View into the Hanes Valley from the summit.

The descent back down was again very straightforward, and a quick bike ride out, followed by a coffee at the "End of the Line" cafe in Lynn Valley.

Here's a video panorama from the top:



And ... Trevor has some more pictures at his website.

Great visit Trevor! Thanks for coming out!

Squamish Mountain Biking with Trevor

My good buddy Trevor, from Calgary, was here visiting for a weekend.

On Saturday, we went up to Squamish and did a fairly epic ride - kind of the first half of the test of metal course, followed by a connection over to the crumpit woods area and a good ride around there, before finally cycling back through the smoke bluffs and back to the Squamish Highlands area (where we parked).

Trevor shot some video of our day ... I've youtubed it, and here it is: