The Marmot

Mountain biking is about to become even more popular and wide-ranging at Mount Washington.

So, you have decided to spend your vacation on Mount Washington, and you don’t know where to stay.

Strathcona Park’s Buttle Lake is easily accessible in forty-five minutes from Campbell River on highway 28. The drive takes you alongside the Campbell and Upper Campbell Lakes ending with views of the expansive waters and dramatic mountains of the Buttle Lake corridor.

The snow is quickly melting at Mount Washington, and beneath the crystal white stuff is a whole season of summer activities to keep tourists and locals alike busy at the peak.

In spite of the provincial government’s huge cuts to parks funding and staff, along with the annihilation of all park’s interpretive programs, (including the Trail Host Program), summer visitors to Strathcona Park can at least be assured of a weekend (Saturday and Sunday mornings) interpretive walk in Paradise Meadows and some basic park information.

Let’s face it, my family and I are not the type that sit home and watch television night after night.

Mount Washington Alpine Resort enjoyed a near record winter, despite some uncooperative snow at the beginning of the season.