Beautiful British Columbia with Tyne and Michael
A cheeky post-grad carpacking trip.
Tyne and Michael explore “Beautiful British Columbia” (BBC).
Who
What
Hoping to have a new truck by then (can still rent if need be) but it'll defs be not great on gas so thinking maybe we try n stay in the radius of like Kelowna/Kamloops/100 mile house sorta vibe, so maybe a loop up north and then down and along the Choquihalla or smtn like that with a combo of car camping and backpacking (and climbing đź‘€). We can always go further afield but just guna start gettin real steep on gas if we're gettin into the Rockies and shit
Packing 🎒
Make sure to charge all electronics.
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General
- Shirts
- Jeans
- Casual shoes
- Water bottle—Nalgene
- Backpack
- Computer (with charger) + crappy mouse
- Camera (with charger)
- GoPro (with gear), clear some memory
- Drone (with gear), test it out
- Watch (with charger)
- Battery pack
- Kindle
- Bullet journal
- Empty journal or notebook
- Running gear (and also stuff to climb in)
- Stuff to chill in Vancouver and on road trip (at bars, etc.)
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Blundstones, if available - Swim suit
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Backpacking gear—avoid cotton
- Wool or synthetic hiking shirts
- Wool or synthetic hiking pants
- Wool hiking socks
- Rain jacket
- Rain pants
- Warm layers (fleeces or puffy jackets if you got them—again, avoid cotton)
- Baseball cap
- Toque
- Sunglasses
- Hiking boots
- Camp shoes (Crocs or sandals)
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Car camping gear
- Guns
- More guns
- Bullets
- Fishing rods
- Guns
Michael’s shopping list: hiking shoes (Merrell Moab 3 Mid or similar), new backpack (Osprey Farpoint or Fairview—daypack and would cover Europe, or similar), rain gear (pants and jacket), hiking pants, packing cubes
Things to procure in Vancouver: more layers, extra socks, more rain gear?
Where
BBC (”Beautiful British Columbia”).
Why
It’s nails.
When
Leave on Aug 28th
Get back on Sept 2nd.
Day 1
Drive up north from Vancouver to Pemby (lunch) → take Duffey Lake road → Hike up to Keith’s Hut (5.67km/2hr from watch, some wrong turns occurred) → post up at Keiths (late start, didn’t do further hikes)
Optional Side Quests (not completed):
- Vantage peak → scrambles but no glacier/climbing gear needed
- Joffrey Peak → hard scrambles, glacier traverse gear needed and probably some climbing kit (repelling?)
Day 2
Bull Canyon
Hike out from Keiths (lost the trail cuz deadfall, bush waking, Mike meets type 2 fun, wasn't actually that bad though) → drive to Lillooet (lunch) →
Day 2-3
Drive up to the Fraser Plateau; camped at Bowron Lake.
Day 3-5
Mosey over to Wells Gray park. See some waterfalls; hike Trophy Mountain.
Day 6
Pit stop in Hope on the way back. Hit up some bars.
Day 7
Home!