Cheam used to be reached from Popkum Road more than 30 years ago. Most of the work is done today by driving logging road. McFarlane requires gaining lower and upper Pierce lakes and McGuire has miles of logging road before trail access. I been to the top of these two as well and recommend them.
@@mikeJones-zo8si I've been up Archibald twice. First from the east ridge and then west. It's a great destination in it's own right, but still a very long day.
Yeah it is truly amazing Joe! One of my favorite hikes too. It helps to have friends with a 4x4 as my Mustang is going NOWEHERE near this mountain! Ha ha ha. Last time I went I took my half golden retriever and half ridgeback dog with me. She was dead for 2-3 days afterwards from the hike but she did thoroughly enjoy it from start to finish. Any crazy but rewarding hikes where you are Joe?
@@LifeOfaMatt LOL, no…here in Illinois, USA all I have available are very tame trails through forested State Parks. I DID do some significant hiking in the Italian Alps when I was young….nothing like standing on a peak, looking down to see clouds and having a snowball fight in August! As you know, you cannot express the emotions…the euphoria of being on a mountain and looking out on the overwhelming beauty of creation…it’s humbling and spiritual! I love that you shared this my friend! Perhaps I will keep it on my bucket list 👍🏔️
@@joesprostreet74gto68 very cool Joe, very cool. Yeah we are very blessed to live in BC with all the surrounding mountains, I try not to take it for granted on a day to day basis. A few summers ago with stayed in Jasper National Park in Alberta. Yeah it’s like the Swiss alps there too, no bad views anywhere. If you do a trip there, make sure you check out the Miette Hotsprings. 2 main hotspring pools with a view of the surrounding mountains. I felt like a member of the Von Trapp family from the Sound of Music lol, part of some elite club. And the best part, it only cost my family and I $20 because it was considered a public pool. Perhaps another one for your bucket list too!! www.hotsprings.ca/miette
@@nyalkahloon7191 anytime!!! Send me a photo on Instagram if you head up there soon. My instagram link is on the main channel page, located on the banner.
Not unless I get myself a 4x4😔 BTW what was the wind like when you flew the drone? Killer views👍👍🙂
At the begining of the 20th century it used to be packed with picnickers at the peak on weekends, 300+.
Cheam used to be reached from Popkum Road more than 30 years ago.
Most of the work is done today by driving logging road.
McFarlane requires gaining lower and upper Pierce lakes and McGuire has miles of logging road before trail access. I been to the top of these two as well and recommend them.
Ya if you start at bridal falls, hike up archibald then across the ridge to cheam then it would be up there.
@@mikeJones-zo8si I've been up Archibald twice. First from the east ridge and then west. It's a great destination in it's own right, but still a very long day.
Gorgeous!! I’d love to experience that….but I can’t even accomplish step 1 ! 😁 Fun to imagine this hike!
Yeah it is truly amazing Joe! One of my favorite hikes too. It helps to have friends with a 4x4 as my Mustang is going NOWEHERE near this mountain! Ha ha ha. Last time I went I took my half golden retriever and half ridgeback dog with me. She was dead for 2-3 days afterwards from the hike but she did thoroughly enjoy it from start to finish.
Any crazy but rewarding hikes where you are Joe?
@@LifeOfaMatt LOL, no…here in Illinois, USA all I have available are very tame trails through forested State Parks. I DID do some significant hiking in the Italian Alps when I was young….nothing like standing on a peak, looking down to see clouds and having a snowball fight in August! As you know, you cannot express the emotions…the euphoria of being on a mountain and looking out on the overwhelming beauty of creation…it’s humbling and spiritual! I love that you shared this my friend! Perhaps I will keep it on my bucket list 👍🏔️
@@joesprostreet74gto68 very cool Joe, very cool. Yeah we are very blessed to live in BC with all the surrounding mountains, I try not to take it for granted on a day to day basis. A few summers ago with stayed in Jasper National Park in Alberta. Yeah it’s like the Swiss alps there too, no bad views anywhere. If you do a trip there, make sure you check out the Miette Hotsprings. 2 main hotspring pools with a view of the surrounding mountains. I felt like a member of the Von Trapp family from the Sound of Music lol, part of some elite club. And the best part, it only cost my family and I $20 because it was considered a public pool. Perhaps another one for your bucket list too!!
www.hotsprings.ca/miette
I am going for this trial tomorrow. Hoping for fun ride 😂
Nice! Be careful though, there could be snow up there, bring spikes for your shoes if there is.
what about in january?
@@LifeOfaMatt
Oh yeah! There is a lot of snow up there; I can see it from my bedroom window. It would be an amazing hike but BE CAREFUL if you go.
@@LifeOfaMatt much appreciated
@@nyalkahloon7191 anytime!!! Send me a photo on Instagram if you head up there soon. My instagram link is on the main channel page, located on the banner.