Tumbler Ridge

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: I find the Stone Corral to have a certain peacefulness that I can't explain. It is a very easy hike to arrive at the cliffs. Once arrive at the Corral, everything seems so quiet and restful. I enjoy the cliffs, having a little swim, and of course, porcupine cave.

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: Is there any way that all three communities in the under 5000 category could receive some award for their remarkable efforts?

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: What's great about this place, besides being close to TR, is when you get up there you have a number of choices of what trail to take. You can easily do a whole days walking and go back for a new adventure many more times.

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: Final word for me on TR trails: Birgit above Holzworth Meadows. A photo that says it all once again.

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: Murray Canyon overlook has my personal crowning as the worlds best 5k run. Running a short way through the lively forest, you are abruptly exposed to the meadow hillside atop the Murray Canyon. The out-and-back trail continues along a lightly rolling single track adding an truly amazing ambience to the run.

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: If you want more of a challenge. Do this one. It's close to town on gravel road. It's about a four hour round trip and there is quite a bit of climbing to do. Beware that it's a little difficult to keep track of the trail with no trees around.

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: And how could we have forgotten the walk to Shire Falls and its superb wilderness campsite. The list of TR superlatives goes on and on.

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: How can we have a walking challenge and not send in a photo of the Fang. I haven't hiked up it but a few others have and I want to one day. One of our great challenges.

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: An awesome place to visit. You start out at the campground where you can have a picknick and then take a quick hike away from the crowd. Super easy and fast. Something like a half hour round trip!

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: Hopefully the walking challenge has had many positive effects on our community - increased awareness and pride in what we have. And a feeling of something positive from all thiose who contributed to soemthing really special for Tumbler Ridge.

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: It takes about a half an hour to drive to and an hour round trip on the trail. Very easy because of coarse, it's flat. This is the first trail made in this area to visits marshes. What's great is that lots of volunteers chipped in to make it happen.

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: This summer we did a run along Flatbed creek. We had an amazing time playing along the way. We found plenty of time to do some cliff jumping along the creek. The water was clean and very refreshing. Continuing our run along the creek side, we took time to carefully examine all the precious dinosaur footprints and oyster beds. We finished our run at Flatbed Falls for one last jump and swim.

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: Prentiss Gary passed through here in 1927. I have retraced much of his route. A few years ago his son aged 86 asked me to fly in a chopper with him to show him his dad's route. What a pleasure. He is from Boston,a nd couldn't believe that our wilderness and our animals are in the same state as they were in the twenties.

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: Prescott Fay rode through here in 1914. he took an evocative photo of his gteam of horses descending a steep slope of scree. We knew roughly where this was and then my friend Kevin against the odds found the excat place, while on a multiday hike in the mountains. Kevin's photos prove this conclusively. Now that is connecting with history!

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: Bergeron Cliffs, now that's a show stopper. I just loved it there! Walking along the cliffs is truely exhilerating. It's a tough hike but big time worth it!

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: We are used to tiering in some of the sports our kids have taken part in, whereby smaller communities play against each other rather than against the big guys. With the walking challnge, one wonders in retrospect how appropriate the tiering is,, as the most entries have come from the smaller communities.

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: You can see mountain goats at Tepee Falls occasionaly. It's worth keeping an eye out. I've seen a whole gang of them at boulder gardens. At least that's where I think I saw them! I don't have a very good memory for names.

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: This beautiful trail offers a big punch for the hiker that doesn't want to cover too much distance. With many scenic stops and viewpoints along the trail, it is easy to spend a day on this relatively short trip. The falls themselves are nothing short of brilliant. Having a little splash in the perfect swimming hole is a must!

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: Anyone wanting ab it of torture / exhiliration should try to get from the Chimney to Phobos, the heard way, which is through the ridge of rock that sepaartes them by a few hundred metres. One has to conort oneself through caves and crevicesa and cracks, do some scrambling and a few jumps. A great workout for the whole body!

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: The first side trail on the Boulder Gardens circular route is to the Rock Chimney. It is not particularly hard, although a few folks struggle a bit. But it is there just to show hikers what it is like to explore the Boulder Gardens proper.

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: This is an easy hike that is about two to three hours. You go through forest for pretty much the whole trail and all of the sudden you see the falls. You will come across a staircase at the falls to get a better view.

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: My daughter Diana learned the sport of race walking in Tumbler Ridge, unlike athletes from larger cities that train on a track, our track and fielsd team trains on grass. In 2010 my daughter competed in some racewalking events in the Peace Region and qualified for the summer games where she placed third, bringing a bronze medal home to TR. Even without a proper running track our little town has produced some great athletes under the guidance of their wonderfully dedicated coaches Birgit Sharman and Linda Helm.

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: The first indication we had of the amazing fossil trackways in the area was when a friend found a bird tyrackway on Roman Mt during a hike. Now Roman Mt is being mined and is off limits to hikers, but a mine road goes very close to these tracks. Soon we'll have them brought into the museum. Incredible how fast things move around here in just over ten years.

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: The best time to visit is in september when all of the leaves turn. Amazing views. It's an easy hike but a little longer. About two to three hours. At one part of the trail you feel like the world is beneath your feet!

Date: Sep 19, 2011

Entry: Pinnacle Peak is a great example of how pure the Tumbler Ridge wilderness is. Once you climb the single track trail to the alpine, you wouldn’t want to hold your breath looking for signs of mankind. A great ridge run/walk leads to the rugged and gorgeous pinnacle peak. On our trip to Pinnacle Peak this summer, we continued on the ridge line to arrive at Windfall Lake. With the unbelievable backdrop of mountains, Windfall Lake is easily one of my favorite lakes in the World. On this particularly special trip we geared up for a repel down Sausage Cave. In an amazing day of exploration, we investigated depths of Sausage Cave previously not recorded. A truly unforgettable day in the mountains.