2019 Wish List

We get out to hike and paddle about 180 times a year and we always hope to mix it up so that we do some new hikes and paddles, do some locations that we haven’t done for a long time, and do hikes and paddles that we enjoy even though we have done them many times. We usually start with a list then try to find a place in our schedule to fit them in, always pending weather and conditions.

A first draft of the 2019 Wish List is provided here:

Summit Hikes

We value harder hikes to the tops of mountain peaks, adding a few new ones each year. Quite a few of them have access problems, requiring 4WD or an overnight camp. On the list for this year are:

Trophy 2
Battle Mountain
Wavy Crest Peak
Trophy 3/4 from Cwem Cwem Lake
East Trophy Peaks
Porcupine Peak
Eagle Pass Mountain Traverse
Avalanche Peak
Jade Pass on Mt. Revelstoke
Twin Lakes (Monashees) peaks
Tuktakamin Mountain
July Peak
Illal Peak
Thar Peak
Dunn Peak (west shoulder)
Skoatl Point
July Mountain
Stoyama Mountain
Raft Mountain



	 
	
	
		
	

	

				
					
		
		
		
			
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									the only plant in the rocky south-facing alpine summit slopes
															
		

	


	

	

				
					
		
		
		
			
									blueberry red slopes
															
		

	


	

	

				
					
		
		
		
			
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									paintbrush near the trailhead

Backpacks and Camps

Some planned treks/paddles include:

Battle Mountain
Cwem Cwem Lake
Gulf Islands paddling
Murtle Lake
Clearwater Lake
Lower Stein Valley
Glacier National Park
Mahood Lake
Kamloops Lake Circuit



	 
	
	
		
	

	

				
					
		
		
		
			
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									Homestead #2
															
		

	


	

	

				
					
		
		
		
			
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									outbuilding dug into the hillside, now collapsed