TjSimmons
Trevor Simmons Joined: June 8th 2008
Logged in: October 7th 2010
Logged in: October 7th 2010
Travel Blog Posts
Tofino sunset
Spent the weekend in Tofino, BC. On saturday I met up with Alex and her boyfriend, both of whom I met in Whistler. We rented surf boards and surfed at Cox Bay. The waves were alright, can't complain as I'm not that good yet. For dinner we went out to Shelter restaurant, which was delicious. Saturday night the hostel was booked so I was going to sleep in the back seat of her car but was offered a bed at one of her friends' vacation home. Funny how things sometimes just work out in your favor, I wasn't even asking for a place to stay. Sunday was great as well, didn't go surfing but chilled out at the beach... Later that evening after they left I had a sushi craving so I went out and had ... read more
Lunch at the top
June 7th was a great day. I got to hike Mt. Guimes (most of) with 3 other staff members from the outpost. The hike was from sea level to 1100+ meters. This was a steep hike the whole way up. Very scenic views at the top and throughout the hike. It took us 6 hours to hike up, and 4 hours to get back down. On the way up we would hike for 45 minutes to an hour and then take a 10 minute breather before proceeding with the hike. Still in the forest, we encountered a section with boulders scattered throughout so we all chose different lines to hike up for added safety. We encountered snow 3/4's of the way up the hike. At this point snow pack was minimal but near the end of ... read more
