by Keith and Heather Nicol
To celebrate
July 1 we decided to head up to Mt. Washington and hike to the top of the
mountain with our daughter Kristie who was visiting from Vancouver. We had
taken the chairlift ride early in June and were blown away by the view (see
post: http://keithnicol.blogspot.ca/2015/06/ride-mt-washingtons-summer-chairlift.html)
. Since Kristie likes to hike we decided to take the Linton’s trail to the top
of the mountain. This trail starts right from the base and is flagged with red
markers so the trail is easy to follow. It is just over 2 km long which makes
it accessible for many hikers but be aware this trail does climb to the top of
the Eagle Chair (vertical rise of 1650 feet) so bring water and hike it in the
morning before it gets too hot. Courtenay is in the midst of a heat wave at the
present time but we had a nice breeze and the trail winds through the trees in
places which is appreciated in terms of keeping cool. Allow about an hour to
hike the trail.
 |
| Kristie taking some pictures from the lookout platform |
There is a great
lookout platform near the top and once we reached the summit we took the Top of
the World trail to get spectacular views in all directions. There are other
trails that reach to summit and we plan to check those out in cooler
conditions. A great bonus is that once you reach the top you can ride the lift
down (last ride is at 5:00 pm) which is a fine way to end a hike. For more information
on summer activities at Mt Washington see: https://www.mountwashington.ca/
 |
| Kristie looking toward Quadra Island and Campbell River |
No comments:
Post a Comment