Tag: Victoria BC

LITTLE MOUNT DOUG

Mount Doug Park is just a stone’s throw from my door. And after a short hike, it provides some of the most stunning views of the city of Victoria!

At the peak of Mount Doug, there is an amazing lookout, but there is a second “peak” in Mount Doug Park known as Little Mount Doug. It’s not quite as high, but it does feature the same kind of stunning views, if only on three sides—being blocked on the fourth by the summit proper.

And, unlike the main summit, which can be accessed by road (although the road has been closed for traffic due to COVID 19 and even during regular times is closed to to traffic until noon everyday), Little Mount Doug has to be completely done on foot—and the last bit is a scramble, which my children LOVE!

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KAYAKING INTO ROMANCE ON ELK/BEAVER LAKE

When the backyard pool doesn’t have enough room for relaxing without getting splashed, and I can’t leave the city, I can still find a little slice of paradise kayaking at Elk/Beaver Lake.

I’ve been itching to get out on the water, because that is my Zen place, and when I go too long without a water-based adventure, I can start to get a little twitchy. So today, I packed up my twins and our kayaks in our faithful red van and headed to Elk/Beaver Lake to do some kayaking.

The lake has a little bit of interesting history. It actually used to be two lakes (thus the unusual name), but in 1872 Elk Lake started to be used to supply the drinking water for Victoria and the lake was dammed, causing the water to rise enough that the two lakes became one.

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