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Stone Corral
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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...
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awards
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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?
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Mount Speiker
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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...
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happy hiker
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Date: Sep 19, 2011
Entry: Final word for me on TR trails: Birgit above Holzworth Meadows. A photo that says it all once again.
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Worlds Best 5k run
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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...
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Mount Reesor
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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...
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Shire Falls
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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.
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Fang
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Gwillam Lakeshore
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effects of walking challenge
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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...
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Bullmoose Marshes
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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...
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Flatbed Creek and Falls
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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....
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Gray
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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...
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Fay
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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...
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Bergeron Cliffs
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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!
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tiering
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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...
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Don't forget the goats
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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...
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Quality Canyon and Falls
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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...
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Rock chimney to Phobos
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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...
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rock chimney
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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...
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Tepee Falls
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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...
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racewalking
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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...
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bird tracks
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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...
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Murray canyon overlook
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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...
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Pinnacle Peak, Windfall Lake, and Sausage Cave
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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....
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