This year my wife Kim and I sat down with our two children, eight and 11 years old, and decided we were going to begin planning and executing backpacking adventures throughout the world. The first thing we had to do was figure out if the kids were up to it, or even would enjoy these types of expeditions. As a family we began doing research, mostly online, about the...
The Horne Lake Trail on Vancouver Island is a little known and moderately challenging hike. It offers breathtaking views from the top of the Beaufort Mountains of Horne Lake to the northeast, and the City of Port Alberni to the southwest. Our family recently took on this hike, as part of our planned preparation for the West Coast Trail this summer and had an...