Hurrian P. on the Sunset Trail:
“On Saturday morning, seven of us (including a couple of first-time Wanderungers) headed to the trailhead at Sunset Marina, finding it easily despite a GPS vehicle direction system that appeared to be dyslexic. Unfortunately, we had to pay $10 to park at the marina because the free parking was all clogged by people who decided to park sideways rather than frontways. The trail was more rugged than I had imagined with a fair number of very large trees that had crashed down blocking the trail on the very steep slope (about the same steepness as the Grind but far less maintained). Snow only appeared in the last fifty meters or so of vertical and we had our lunch at the Bowen Island lookout. We finished the day in Horseshoe Bay eating true ice cream at Baskin & Robbins.”

Michelle on the West Canyon Trail:
“Seven of us headed out to Golden Ears to hike the western side of Gold Creek. This well defined trail proved to be a little bit better workout than the two eastern trails albeit less scenic in comparison (but still pleasant enough). The two view points (side detour to the Lower Falls and Gold Creek Lookout) were satisfying destinations for a quick outing. We passed several backpackers returning from Alder Flats. A nice Sunday outing for some fresh air with a happy, chatty, litter-collecting band of new and veteran Wanderungers. And sorry guys, the deal with the hat stays with me! Susan!”

Merewyn at Upper Shannon Falls:
“This trip was interesting in that I don’t believe any one in our group had ever hiked together before today. But what a great day to get to know new people! The weather was excellent, the falls were beautiful (though a little tamer now that the spring runoff is gone), and the trail was relatively quiet (except for the shared sections of the Chief trail). Dinner and drinks at the Shady Tree Pub in Squamish finished the day off nicely. Thanks to Ian and Mike for driving!”

Tim at Lindeman & Greendrop Lakes:
“The four of us hiked to Greendrop Lake via Lindeman Lake. Worthwhile hike. Good views. The trail is easy to follow and well maintained despite several boulder fields to cross. Significant hiker traffic on the trail. The creeks are all running full-bore. In the last section before Greendrop (around 950 m) we encountered some flooding on the trail due to snowmelt. However the trail is still navigable without water going over the tops of hiking boots. Patches of snow from about 1000 m. The trail branching east to Flora Lake looks very well marked, although BC Parks has issued a bulletin to say that the Greendrop to Flora Lake trail has had some damage due to landslides.”

Markus at Gambier Lake:
“Thanks to Byron, Yev, Naoko, Mel and Mirjam for coming out on a wonderful hike. The trail was in good shape with a few muddy patches here and there. The lake was predictably still there as was the canoe. Byron and I took it out for a short spin and admired the leak in it. Mel took time to take stock of the salamander population by the lake for quality control purposes. The general store was open this time.”

Pablo and Anna on Lynn Peak Grouse Mountain:
“Two organizers, 1 hiker and 3 cars for 2 callouts (1 by public transit) to Lynn Peak. We met at 9am and headed to… Grouse Mountain. And we took the Grouse Mountain Super Skyride up. And down and up again, this time hiking the old BCMC trial to the top of Grouse Mountain Peak, something like 1000 m, more than what we planned but we were after the cardio anyway. Not much to say about the trail, we all previously hiked together, and we all have similar a pace. During the trip, we started planning several hikes in the Whistler/Pemberton area and Mount Washington. One thing we discussed is staying in Whistler overnight (not camping) because of the distance to the trailheads.”

Ahmad on Flora Peak:
“All our group made it to Flora Peak. The views were stunning. Soon after, while we were on the summit, we spotted a mountain goat sharing the views with us. It was standing on a sharp spur a across a narrow ridge from us. It didn’t stay long after it noticed us. Perhaps because I unintentionally scared it. We encountered snow at an altitude of 1550 m. The trail became hard to follow. A map was necessary to select the best route. The weather was cloudy and it showered few times but the clouds were high and didn’t obscure our way or views. Flora Lake was still frozen. We met two people on the trail below the tree line. The whole trip took 7:15 hours.”

Eric at Diez Vistas:
“The weather cooperated and gave our group of 10 magnificent views of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Contrary to the signs, the floating bridge across the south end of the lake is installed and is very passable. Some wine and a chilly dip in Buntzen lake completed the day. Special thanks to the multitude of drivers.”

Ahmad at Garibaldi Lake:
“Eleven of us reached Garibaldi Lake. The lake is not a one piece of ice anymore but thousands of little pieces floating freely. They looked like clouds and we were standing high above them. The trail is free from snow to the junction (the first 6 km). The last 2.5–3 km to the lake is still covered by snow but it was well packed and we didn’t need to use snowshoes. Half of our group wore their snowshoes at the lake and went exploring towards the base of Mount Price. We encountered about 60 people on the trail including a group of 29 people and several overnighters. We also run into Chris, another Wanderunger, who got to Panorama Ridge. He said that it was doable without snowshoes. The whole trip took 7:45 minutes.”