Steve VanderWoerd Follow

About me:
I've been hiking seriously since about 2002, at which time I formed Wanderung.ca with my friend Judd.

By nature, I'm a peak bagger. I find that the act of working through a guide book, cover to cover, forces me to put my biases aside, and opens me up to be pleasantly surprised by areas I've never heard of, and explore an area thoroughly. In 2007 I completed Dawn Hanna's "Best hikes in SW BC" and have since also completed the 5th editions of 103 Hikes (2015) and 109 Walks (2017), with a good start on a great many other books too.

Hiking highlights for me have been Cathedral Lakes, Nootka Island, Zion NP, Athelney Pass, and Ptarmigan Ridge.

Interests: backpackingcyclinghikinglakemeadowspeakphotographysnowshoeingwater-fallweekendswild-flowersviewpoints
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■karma:5170
■distance:3075km
■elevation:167849m
■posts:273
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2019
Nisqually Vista
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Oct 21, 2019
Short, paved, scenic. Like everything we saw in Rainier... major payoffs, minimal effort.
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Fremont Lookout (from Yakime Visitor Center)
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Oct 20, 2019
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Dege Peak (via Sourdough Ridge)
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Oct 20, 2019
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Burroughs Mountain (via Frozen Lake)
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Sep 19, 2019
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Tunnel Bluffs Trail
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Aug 31, 2019
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Illal Mountain
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Aug 17, 2019
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Mystery Lake
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Aug 4, 2019
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Mount Albert Edward (via Forbidden Plateau)
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Jul 26, 2019
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Heliotrope Ridge Trail
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Jul 20, 2019
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Ring Lake Trail
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Jul 13, 2019
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Mount Seymour (first Peak)
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Jul 6, 2019
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Gott Peak (from Blowdown Pass Trailhead)
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Jun 23, 2019
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Diez Vistas
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Jun 15, 2019
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Goat Mountain (mount Baker, Wa)
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Jun 9, 2019
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Algers Alps (south)
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Jun 1, 2019
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Sigurd Creek Trail (to Crooked Falls)
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May 26, 2019
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Eagle Bluffs Loop (via Cypress Parkway)
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May 19, 2019
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Mcintyre Bluff (oliver)
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May 11, 2019
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Cinnamon Ridge
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May 9, 2019
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Keats Island
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May 4, 2019
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Lynn Peak
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Apr 28, 2019
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Sea To Summit Trail
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Apr 14, 2019
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Mount Erie
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Mar 10, 2019
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Norvan Falls
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Mar 3, 2019
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Hollyburn Peak (from Cross Country Ski Area)
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Feb 17, 2019
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Two Canyons Loop
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Feb 10, 2019
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Dog Mountain
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Feb 5, 2019
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Point Grey Foreshore
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Feb 3, 2019
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Mount Seymour (brockton Point)
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Jan 26, 2019
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Hollyburn Peak (from Cross Country Ski Area)
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Jan 20, 2019
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