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Porcupine Ridge June 25, 2020

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Bill Kerr

Nice hike/scramble with Kevin and Roy. Note easiest to cross river on bridge to South side and then recross to North side on some logs. Cross again after splits to base of ridge. ridge a bit steep but good trail. … Continue reading →

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Mount Rose June 19, 2020

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Bill Kerr

Bike and hike with Dave, Kevin P and Wietse. Went to new bridge versus cross river after campground. Worked ok but extra km’s. Poor trail along river back to correct drainage. Good trail on RH side of river from horse … Continue reading →

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South Baldy Ridge, May 27, 2020

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Bill Kerr

Afternoon with Kevin P and Dave S. 11.7 km, 680 m and 4.5 hours Pics

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Junction Hill May 24, 2020

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Bill Kerr

Nice hike/easy scramble with Kevin K. Started from the gate on East side of stream and went up grassy/treed ridges from highway and joined East ridge about 1/3 the way up at a weakness. Almost stepped on a 6 foot … Continue reading →

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Exshaw Mountain Loop May 8, 2020

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Bill Kerr

Parked at school park lot and went across new bridge and over to trailhead, Dry to summit in 1 hr 15 min from car and then decided to do loop which involved slow post holing to waist in the rain/sleet … Continue reading →

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Baofeng UV-5R Tactical Folding Antenna Test, March 20, 2020

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Bill Kerr

ABBREE 42.5 inch VHF/UHF Tactical Folding Antenna for Baofeng UV-5R (with one fold. can double fold see pic in previous post) Test of Tactical Folding antenna(self isolating in my car) 42.5-Inch Length ABBREE SMA-Female Dual Band 144/430Mhz Foldable CS Tactical … Continue reading →

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Baofeng UV-5R VHF/UHF Radios for Backcountry Ski Use March, 2020

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Bill Kerr

NOTE: All Baofeng UV-5R sold in Canada now have reduced VHF/UHF Frequency ranges and cannot access frequencies like commercial, logging roads and Family Radio Bands.   Baofeng UV-5R VHF/UHF Radios for Backcountry use(Should get Ham Radio licence) Obtained my Ham … Continue reading →

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SSV – downhill Feb 17, 2020

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Bill Kerr

Solid day with Wietse. Legs felt good. Mostly sunny day but a little cool. Forecast was overcast and flurries. Lots of runs.  22 or so.

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SSV skiout and Wawa Feb 11, 2020

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Bill Kerr

Training run with the Nunataq’s Light snow but sunny for run down. 740 m and 12.4 km. 2.5 hrs up to top of Wawa. Steady pace (~300 m/hr) Felt good. Strong ski down. Top to park lot in 30 min. … Continue reading →

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SSV Downhill ski Jan 30, 2020

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Bill Kerr

Down hill day at sunshine on freshly waxed and tuned skis. Good snow although some blacks were icy but fresh edges were the ticket.  

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