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Wednesday Hike – Royal Roads University – Victoria, BC

Kris — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 05:14:29 +0000

Not that long ago we did a Wednesday hike at Royal Roads University, on the exact same route we did tonight. When it’s good, why not repeat it? It’s late summer in Victoria, so things are looking pretty brown around town, but not in the forest, thankfully… the brownness is less appealing to me than the greenness. Kind of hoped we’d see another owl tonight, like last time, but no, although there were a variety of birds down at Esquimalt Lagoon. As usual, it was a great night for a hike.

GPS Data: 7.0km – 1h30m – Garmin Website | GPX (right click to download)

Part of the trail, through the trees of course, at Royal Roads.

Deciduous trees on the Royal Roads University grounds.

On of the buildings at Royal Roads University.

Non-trail down near Esquimalt Lagoon near Royal Roads University.

Mallard duck on the edge of the Equimalt Lagoon.

A couple Cormorants hanging out on a light post at Esquimalt Lagoon.

Wednesday Hike – Royal Roads University – Victoria, BC

Kris — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:51:00 +0000

Nice stroll through the forest at Royal Roads tonight. Big trees, a babbling brook, green grass, some ocean views… it was good. Didn’t see any peacocks tonight, but we heard them. Heading up Charlie’s Trail we saw an owl hanging out in a tree with a couple robins pestering it. It was cool.

GPS Data: 7.1km – 1h32m – GPS route

A 7km hike at Royal Roads University near Victoria, BC. Click on the map to see details on the Garmin website.

Owl in a tree seeming oblivious to the annoying robins buzzing around.

Owl in a tree at Royal Roads University.

Wednesday Hike – Royal Roads – Victoria, BC

Kris — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:05:56 +0000

Kind of nice tonight following some snow yesterday; some remnants could still be seen around the grounds of Royal Roads. Since it was just two of us hiking tonight (Michelle and I) we decided to cut this outing a bit short. I guess we were feeling a bit lazy, or it might have been that we were dressed for downtown weather (it was a bit cooler at Royal Roads). It was short and we didn’t really do any trails, but it was still fun.

GPS Data: 2.8km – 0h40m – GPS route

A short 2.8km hike at Royal Roads University near Victoria, BC. Click on the map to see details on the Garmin website.

Snow on the grounds of Royal Roads University.

Day or night, sun or rain, Neptune is there... Royal Roads University that is.

Wednesday Hike – Royal Roads University – Victoria, BC

Kris — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:59:22 +0000

The Wednesday night hike this week was at Royal Roads University and Esquimalt Lagoon. Royal Roads is always pretty good with the trees and sea and tonight was no exception. A few minutes spent on the logs at the lagoon near the halfway point might have been the best part.

GPS Data: 5.4km – 1h26m – GPS route

A 5.4km hike at Royal Roads University and Esquimalt Lagoon. Click on the map to see GPS details on the Garmin website.

Hatley Castle at Royal Roads University.

Neptune sans pants at Hatley Castle. I wonder if Captain Highliner ever used a trident to do his fishing.

Neptune hunting for MBA students at Royal Roads University.

More Hatley Castle at Royal Roads University near Victoria.

Looking across Juan de Fuca Straight towards Washington State. I guess that's probably a Canadian Navy ship, but can't say for sure.

The Fisgard Lighthouse near Esquimalt Lagoon.

The bridge over the Esquimalt Lagoon inlet.

Part of an oldish gate leading on the east side of the Royal Roads University grounds.

Wednesday Hike – Royal Roads University – Victoria, BC

Kris — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:39:52 +0000

Hump day to some, hike day to others. Wednesday night hikes have become a part of my weekly schedule and I’ll be honest, I look forward to them every week. It’s an opportunity to go exploring, take a mental break from the work week, and get some exercise. What more could one ask for?

This week’s Wednesday hiking outing was an excursion at Royal Roads University near Victoria, BC. This spot is a bit out of the way for downtown dwellers like me, but it really is a great spot to go. Of course it’s good during the day when you can see stuff, but I feel it is equally good in the dark (with some sort of light source), the perspective is just different. For a couple hours tonight my work friends and I meandered around the nice loamy trails that make their way through the trees at Royal Roads. It was great.

GPS Data: 8.5km – 2h04m – GPS Route

A Wednesday night hike at Royal Roads University. Click on the map to see GPS details on the Garmin website.