All of the routes off the north, west and south sides of Hull hill make fine snowshoeing routes, but all require stomping in tracks and navigating the backwoods.   The main access route for the north and west side is off the Goose Lake Road, which is usually plowed in winter (the plough went by the day after the recent snowfall).   A double track goes through a gate 380m down the Goose Lake Road.   We usually drive to the gate area, put on our snowshoes and head southeast down the track.   On this last day, we followed a side road west, then south to create a loop around Anderson Creek.

Logging roads make good snowshoe paths in the winter.   We broke trail along this track.

Hummocks from stumps and logs were buried under the snow   A few tall Douglas firs stood above the other trees of the mixed forest.   Our route crossed Anderson Creek, still flowing mid-winter.

	Anderson Creek

From Anderson Creek, we passed Jack Booth’s old cabin.   He lived there by himself until Parkinson’s Disease became too much for him in the 1980’s.   Jack was a quiet man, living out his years away from the tragic actions of his older brother George who shot 3 RCMP officers in Peterson Creek in 1962  (more information).

A good double track goes from the cabin down to a bridge crossing Anderson Creek then another 1.1 km to the Goose Lake Road.

Most of the snowshoeing on the slopes of Hull Hill is on open tracks in the high country forests.   There are a few higher viewpoints but mostly it is trees and snow, snow and trees.  Watch for tracks in the snow.   On this last venture we spotted deer, rabbit, and squirrel tracks.