Tag: Squamish

A view facing east

A view to the west, of mountains in the coastal range

We climbed to the top of the first peak of Stawamus Chief

Stawamus Chief, which we climbed on our first day, is a granite dome, located adjacent to Squamish.

Squamish is just north of Vancouver.  We stayed there two nights.  As it is only a little more than an hour from Vancouver we were able to arrive fairly early (around 10:00 AM) at our first objective, Stawamus Chief Provincial Park.  Reviews of the hike stated “difficult but worth it.”  The reported time to reach…