Bi-la kaifa posted:

Eastern BC is a treasure trove of good hiking and amazing landscapes. Last year I hiked through Monashee provincial park and it was full of great big granite faces and blooming meadows of wildflowers. This year we went south to the Kootenay region and farted around Grand Forks. I never really realized before the sheer amount of space there is out there, and what could be done with it if it all wasn't privately owned or crown lands. If I could still rock climb I'd be tempted to promote it as an untapped climbing mecca, because holy poo poo there's a lot of rocks there. Like a lot.

Next year we're planning on hiking through the Purcell wilderness and I have high hopes that it'll be amazing. If it's not we'll hit a hot spring on the way home and cry about it.