day these guys here on the mountain I mean this is this is for me this is

paradise some people think of paradises like beaches for me it's being out in

the woods having mountains in the background

and just breathing in fresh air yeah only the sounds of nature

I would agree honestly it's so beautiful here like we arrived at Mount Washington

late in the evening yesterday so we couldn't really enjoy it to its full

extent yeah but today we're spending the whole day on the mountain so yeah we

woke up early we're gonna have some breakfast then we have our family friend

who's gonna be driving up here so yeah we're gonna be hiking in and around

Mount Washington and uh yeah it's just gonna be so fun and so basically our

first full day here after a nice day of rest can't wait to check this out

to

well we've assembled with the whole group so now we're with the Joe and

Joyce as well and we've driven over to Strathcona Provincial Park we're gonna

do some hiking Joe had a specific trail in mind which we should be able to

tackle apparently it's pretty easy it's gonna be about an hour and a half it

leaves a lake roundtrip fairly flat I believe so yeah I mean we've got a great

day blue skies this is perfect for hiking and being outdoors I'm already

feeling fit worried that we'll all be wine tastes tasting and eating that we

do in the videos if we're going to be able to finish this trek we're out of shape these

people that wishes have met our amazing shape I mean once you see this video

you're going to agree with me well I hope we can make it through and not be

put to shame right welcome everyone to Strathcona Park we're here at Raven

Lodge we're going to go out to Helen McKenzie Lake by some creeks and see

some of the property that is wonderful here for hiking especially at this time

of year and then in the winter time it's excellent for snowshoeing and

backcountry skiing so we've got a perfect day for walking and yeah and

have a grand time with friends let's get our popsicle sticks moving alright nice

loop and we're gonna be passing some legs it's gonna be amazing

to give you a bit of information we went hiking in Strathcona Provincial Park

which is the largest provincial park on the island and also the oldest in

British Columbia having been established in 1911 we tackled the Helen Mackenzie

Trail which took us through meadows across creeks and streams and into the

forest it was an easy walk and we had beautiful weather for it this is my kind

of walk exactly nice and flat level we're surrounded by forests beautiful

views of the mountains it's just such a nice sea to be out what do you think Sam

I love it I love it it's my kind of weather

it is Huckleberry time lots of bushes here along the path so we're stopping

for a snack why eat sandwiches and whatever else you buy yeah well we'll

have those at the lake but for now nature snack nice nice and tight aren't

they

what do you think Audrey Oh No Wow you look like a proper Mountaineer there

well we arrived at the lake at long last we're having a little break

a little light lunch some wraps fruit we've befriended the birds ya know those

little birds we've been filming along lately gosh here we can brought out our

food and you just stick out your hand and they come and land there's one there

just thinking about it they really know about the tourists coming here and

they're feeding them and they're having a good time you know we made it to the

lake look at this place mmm crystal clear it's a little bit cool yeah

you just feel like diving in and if Togo were here this would be his paradise

yeah look at that look at this place can you imagine log cabin on the side

of the lake a couple of good dogs wood-burning stove no more you need what

else man in life I mean what the heck are we doing in the cities this is

what's all about personally speaking to me this is what it's all about this is

what life is all about I think we're gonna have a hard time pulling my dad

away from the island this is my kind of turf you know

after completing the hike we returned back to the apartment and had a quick

rest then it was time for a little afternoon outing to explore Mount

Washington

well guys we are going up the mountain yes so we were going through trover

looking for things to do for the afternoon and I saw a picture of a ski

lift yes in winter the whole mountain covered in snow yeah and then as we were

driving back to her place I noticed the ski chairs like the ski lift was

actually moving like it's actually in use you know it's like the end of summer

early autumn so we're like it would be really cool to go up and see the views

so we're visiting in early September and the schedule at the moment is from we're

stopping for a minute and just bobbing so can you wait hang hang on so the

schedule is from Friday to Sunday I can't remember what time is dirt but I

do know that the last one is at 5:30 in the evening cuz those probably and let's

say it's an afternoon activity yes we've got about an hour and a half atop the

mountain to like enjoy the views apparently there's bears they were

telling us they've seen bears from one of the towers oh yeah there's yeah so I

guess in the offseason when there's no skiing there are a couple little hikes

you can do and a couple observation decks over and we've seen people

mountain biking yeah like they ride the lift up and then come down on their

bikes which is another option yes and ziplining ziplining to the ziplining

mountain braking so it's an outdoor adventure paradise basically and a

beautiful day to be going up I don't love this so the chairlift did

eventually start moving after what felt like an eternity and shortly thereafter

we were distracted by our first wildlife encounter a black bear walking across a

flowery meadow right under our feet oh the Bears right there

he had a marvelous magical encounter as we were coming up with ski lifts tell us

what have you been wanting to see for such a long time oh I finally have after 50

years in Canada I get to see my first bear cub he's a baby bear I mean we

decided to come up the lift on the mountain yeah and we got lost we're

trying to see where which way how do we get here and as we are coming up I'm

going in the chair with a samuel's dad with George yeah and about five or six

chairs behind this Audrey and Sam we're coming up and right in front of us in

the open we see this cub this bear cub crossing you know the the area with no

trees and I'm screaming back and you know this one was waiting for us to film

for these videos because one half a minute before or half a minute later and

we've not have seen him yeah he was walking towards the edge of the

forest he was eating berries not like that blueberries and stuff like that you

know and the the little guy was just like in his own world he was not even

aware that we were up there yeah filming you know but for me just that made this

trip worthwhile 100 what an experience now we need to see a maybe a cougar

you know I was thinking maybe we had to see a deer or maybe an elk or something

like that but a black bear I always thought mmm it's kind of iffy yeah yeah

and this morning we were hiking and they told us all there is a bear around

they've seen a bear and we were looking and looking and trying to locate that

animal and it was gone yeah so there you have it we got it on camera yeah black

bear Canadian black bear

Mount Washington is best known as a ski destination since the snow here is often

deeper than anywhere else in British Columbia but it was so pretty cool

getting to experience it in the summer time we had mountain views in every

direction and we were even able to spy the lake we had hide to that very

morning

and that's it for today's video and the next episode Sam returns to his hometown

of Gold River and we take a boat trip aboard the Uchuk III so we'll see

you soon with that adventure