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Yesterday wasn't the best day to go hiking. This was especially the case because I haven't been hiking for years. And even then, the most strenuous hike I had tackled was Dog Mountain at Seymour. It's nothing like the Grouse Grind. There are lots of ups-and-downs, but in the end, you've barely changed elevation.
That's what we were looking for from yesterday's hike. Not much of a change, but something interesting to look at. What happened, though, was that we didn't look too closely at the map. We took a wrong turn, and ended up going to High Knoll in Minnekhada Regional Park. It's a nice park in Coquitlam. There's a marsh with deep-voiced bullfrogs. There's an old hunting lodge that has been refurbished and can be rented for weddings and other occasions.
Look at some photos. The light-coloured part on the top right side of the mound is where I was standing for the first photo. In the bottom photo, I was standing on the path on the right side, about a third of the way up that side of the photo, in between the two bodies of water, to take the photo of the mound.
posted by kuzcolike at
6:34 PM
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Hey you,
I've been wanting to do a hike in Minnekhada (sp?) forever. Next time we should go together.
But not too soonish - I just went on a fairly challenging hike yesterday in Chilliwack. It was a workout but the scenery was lovely. And the swimmin' was good too.
Ahhh, swimming. That would have been nice. But as you can see from the photo, the marsh ain't too conducive. There is a pool at the Lodge, but the nice lady wasn't that nice. I even offered her money for a quick dip in the pool.
Where'd you go in Chilliwack? I haven't been out there for a long time. I wish that I'd known that you were going. I could have pointed you in the direction of a nice dairy farm with lots of excellent ice cream.
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