Looking from the Granite Lake access to the Y that starts the Walt Hill Trail. Left is the trail back to Lewis Lake, and right, see the diamond orange sign on the white tree trunk, is the trail to Coyote Lake and Walt Hill at 0 mins.

The trailhead signs at 0.3 mins.

The trail climbs immediately inside the trees at 1 mins.

The trail turns and continues to climb at 1.8 mins.

The 114.5 km marker at 3 mins.

A bit of levelling at 16.1 mins.

Looking back out through the trees to the view that will improve as we climb at 16.5 mins.

The trail crosses a logging road with a jog to the right (this view) at 17.6 mins.

The logging road looking left (the wrong way) at 17.9 mins.

Back into the trees and climbing at 18.3 mins.

KM 115 at 19 mins.

Trees on way, bend out of our way at 21 mins.

Passing a number of old stumps as the trail begins to descend ever so slightly at 24.2 mins.

Continuing downwards at 24.6 mins.

Joining a descending, bright, birch lined, airy logging road, which we follow until after KM 118 at 27.4 mins.

The turn left down to the swimming platform at Coyote Lake at 34.9 mins.

Coyote Lake the series at 36.9 mins.

Coyote Lake the series at 37.2 mins.

Coyote Lake the series at 37.4 mins.

Coyote Lake the series at 37.7 mins.

Back to the main trail at 40.6 mins.

Onward through the trees at 40.9 mins.

Coyote Lake picnic and campground at 42.9 mins.

The table is nice, the area for camping is small at 43.2 mins.

The view down to the lake at 43.8 mins.

A small tent spot at 44.1 mins.

The view up over the rock at 44.6 mins.

From on top the rock down to the picnic table at 45 mins.

The 116 KM marker is faint but still legible at 46.1 mins.

Another view to the table with the KM 116 tag in view at 46.4 mins.

Over the table to the far hillside at 47.7 mins.

Onward down the trail. I never did see the outhouse, but I also did not need to find it at 48 mins.

The trail opens up a bit past Coyote Lake at 52.6 mins.

The logging road that the trail joins, with a slight bend to the left at 55.8 mins.

A view up the rock at 57.8 mins.

Signs that one does not travel the trail alone at 60.6 mins.

KM 117 at 62.4 mins.

More skat, fresh bear skat, it appears, though I am no skatologist at at 72.1 mins.

KM 118 at 76 mins.

Coming up on the turn to the left at 79.8 mins.

The left turn with a number of signs to Walt Hilton, Walt Hill and Spur 5 at 80.2 mins.

A small barrier across the trail, fresh blowdown at 81.3 mins.

The trail turns right onto a rocky path at 82.9 mins.

Ascending at 85.1 mins.

A turn to the right continuing up at 86.2 mins.

An old logging cable snakes its way across the trail and along it for some distance at 88.4 mins.

The trail intertwines across the rocky path of the water drainage, now dry at 91.1 mins.

KM 119 still ascending at 92.3 mins.

More rock face, looking straight up the face at 93.3 mins.

Old burnt out stumps decorate the hillside at 93.9 mins.

A filtered view to the ocean at 94.2 mins.

As we climb the views clear ... at 95.1 mins.

both toward Texada and Harwood Islands at 95.4 mins.

A view at 96.1 mins.

Down across a clear cut over Haslam Lake on out toward Savary Island at 96.4 mins.

The trail winds through a younger cedar and connifer wood at 98.1 mins.

The trail winds its way upward at 98.6 mins.

To views spectacular of Malaspina Strait at 99.9 mins.

Another view at 100.5 mins.

Duck Lake and Harwood Island at 100.9 mins.

Haslam lake out past Savary Island at 101.1 mins.

Here, in the shade on a few stumps from past logging I took a lunch break, setting the beef jerkey pack in one pocket, the cracker bag in the camera case, and the water bottle in my left hand keeping the right hand for the camera at 113.2 mins.

Lunch along the way makes progress slow up to and beyond the slough lake ahead at KM 120, but the views are splendid with rock and stumps combining to fill in between the blue horizon and the green trees at 114.8 mins.

Ghost stumps at 115.3 mins.

Clouds dance, but other than one dark one passing over as I started up towards Granite Lake, no precip threatening to darken this day at 115.9 mins.

Stumps that stand ... at 116.8 mins.

As veterans of a time gone by ... at 117.1 mins.

sillouetting views that I missed during the fog and rain of my first hike here in 1999 (see the log for comments on that first hike with some updates) at 117.4 mins.

A slant shot to show the steepness of the rock face at 119 mins.

This interesting plant stretches its green tentecles out at 119.9 mins.

Through the bush at 120.8 mins.

A self portrait washed white at 123.6 mins.

A better view, with the hands down best dad shirt from my sons a few Fathers' Days ago at 124.4 mins.

Looking up at 128.6 mins.

Through the wood at 130.8 mins.

A look back, on the level, into an old log sort area at 131.8 mins.

The view up, which was not visible in the fog of my first trip this way at 132.4 mins.

The pond near KM 120 at 133.9 mins.

Another view across the pond on the other side near KM 120 at 134.5 mins.

Another view of the pond at 135.3 mins.

KM 120 at 136 mins.

The trail is thick with vegetation at points and even after this dry winter is still wet, though it did rain this morning at 137.8 mins.

The gravel roadbed up ... at 141.1 mins.

and up... at 143.1 mins.

to views and ... at 144.3 mins.

up to the shack that works for emergency overnighting though ... at 147.1 mins.

This collection of batteries is right outside the door, at the base of what remains of an old tower. One would think someone would get this cleaned up, but it drains down into the water at 147.5 mins.

The Shack series at 147.9 mins.

The Shack series at 148.2 mins.

The Shack series at 148.5 mins.

The Shack series at 148.8 mins.

The Shack series at 149.1 mins.

The Shack series at 149.4 mins.

The Shack series at 149.7 mins.

The Shack series at 150 mins.

The Shack series at 150.3 mins.

The Shack series at 150.6 mins.

The peaks at 151 mins.

The peaks at 151.2 mins.

The peak at 151.5 mins.

Looking past the shack where the trail continues up the hillside at 163.5 mins.

Into the woods at 164.4 mins.

A view through the trees at 165.8 mins.

The trail upwards at 167.3 mins.

The trail winds its way upward at 169 mins.

A bit of obstacle for the trail, but not impassable at 169.7 mins.

KM 121 at 1065 metre, the highest point (in 5 metre increments, though the trail ascends slightly upward from here still) at 174.8 mins.

Looking back up the trail, which has started to descend, as it winds its way around trunks and trees, with the cool breeze, clear air making for a splendid hike at 176 mins.

The first of many views out over the canoe route lakes at 178.1 mins.

Silouettes at 178.4 mins.

Peaks across the hills at 178.7 mins.

A trickle of water in this seasonal stream at 180.2 mins.

Looking up the creek with the light spooks playing at 180.6 mins.

Climbing again to what appears to still be the highest peak ahead. A few places could serve as a tent spot, though water is a problem at 183.3 mins.

Into a clearing with sub-alpine bushes around at 185.8 mins.

A puddle reflects a tree at 186.4 mins.

An old tree hangs against the skyline at 186.7 mins.

Views to logging on Troubridge at 187.2 mins.

Stretch at 187.8 mins.

The trail is not impossible to find, though it is not obvious at all points either at 188.1 mins.

Winding through the wood at 188.6 mins.

Something is on that sign though it is impossible to make out at, as the trail has begun to descend 189.6 mins.

Continuing down through the wood at 192.1 mins.

Looking back up the rock face at 194.9 mins.

Down the quiet wood through this little valley at 195.2 mins.

Looking down this ravine a few trees laid across that pathway provide a hint that this is not the way, that and a view down an impossibly steep drop off at 195.6 mins.

The trail continues across the valley up the other side and on to the rocks at 198 mins.

Up that valley go right first and then take this left upwards at 198.6 mins.

To reach another look out point at 199.6 mins.

The trees galore at 199.9 mins.

KM 121.5 in the cool wood on soft trails at 200.4 mins.

Looking back at a tag that is barely legible as to Granite Lake at 201.2 mins.

A fork in the trail, with a loop to a lookout point to the left and the trail onward to the right at 201.7 mins.

Looking down the rock face to the valley deep below at 202.8 mins.

Lois Lake with the wide shoreline of the low water level and Mt. Troubridge at 203.1 mins.

Looking up Lois Lake at 203.4 mins.

The canoe lakes at 203.7 mins.

The distinctive peak at 204 mins.

Mt Troubridge at 204.2 mins.

Across the next peak along this row of peaks that include Walt Hill at 204.8 mins.

Looking back up the trail that bypasses the loop to the lookout at 205.2 mins.

Across another meadow of bushes at 207 mins.

Through another valley and up the other side the flags are sparse but not impossible to find at 210.1 mins.

Across the open meadows on top the plataue area the flags provide clues of where the trail proceeds at 211.2 mins.

Looking from one rock bluff to the next across which the trail passes at 212.4 mins.

Through another little valley to climb up through the trees at 214 mins.

A view at 214.6 mins.

A view out to the east end of Texada at 215.6 mins.

Across another valley and up the next seeking out the hints of the trail at 217.2 mins.

Winding our way up the rock where the trail continues to the left at 219.2 mins.

But I took a right and then cut back to the right to regain the trail ... at 221.6 mins.

Clear marker here labels Pente- ??mmon Bluff at 222.7 mins.

A few more markers as the trail parallels the drop off edge just to the left at 223.6 mins.

Through the woods, the sun is starting to provide less light in the late evening at 224.6 mins.

123.5 KM at 224.9 mins.

Trees are blazed to mark the trail down at 228.7 mins.

Another view over Lois Lake and the bluffs in the foreground at 229.3 mins.

A clear cut below with Lois Lake and Troubridge barely visible in the back ground at 229.6 mins.

In the darkening woods at 231.4 mins.

Downwards past an interesting stump at 233.1 mins.

KM 124 after a traverse down to the left at 233.5 mins.

Shadows and spires dead and lake at 235.7 mins.

A dead crag against the next hill at 235.9 mins.

A dead crag at 236.7 mins.

The steep trail start, steep enough to make me thankful it is dry trail at 237.4 mins.

Looking back up the steep descent is blazed to mark the trail that finds its way between steep drop offs and cliff rock faces at 238.9 mins.

On down at 241.6 mins.

There are signs that the trail has received some work with logs holding switchbacks in place at 243.6 mins.

Further evidence as dusk begins to take hold in the wood at 245.1 mins.

A short ascent again at 246.7 mins.

Trail less steeply descends through the woods at 248.5 mins.

Looking back where we have descended from at 249.7 mins.

KM 125 at 250.3 mins.

The stream, in dusk, runs but with reduced volume due to the dry winter at 251.5 mins.

Trail crosses the rocks on this stream at 251.8 mins.

Down the logging road with trees long since taken route on the roadbed at 253.4 mins.

125.5 in the quiet woods at 256.5 mins.

Birch on the trail just joined that leads to KM 126 and is the first part of the exit route for this hike at 258.2 mins.

Flags mark the turn down to KM 126 at 261.7 mins.

Signs at the 126 KM turn at 262 mins.

KM 126 is not yet visible, but is a few steps down the path at 262.3 mins.