Winter

‘You can’t get too much winter in the winter’ (Robert Frost)

Snowshoeing on New Years Day. It was cold, -8c cold. But beautiful.

snowshoeing trail

Cypress snowshoeing – Bowen Lookout trail

abundant snow for snowshoeing

Excellent powder

Looking back with a glimpse of the mountains of Vancouver Island in the distance

Bowen Lookout, the perfect spot to pause for a sandwich and hot chocolate before heading back.

And a week before a chilly stroll on Boxing Day on a snowy and icy Fishermans Trail, North Vancouver:

Fishermans Trail

A cold but perfect day

A small, but vigorous waterfall amongst the frosted ice and snow-covered rocks: