Arrowsmith from Gabriola Ferry Mount Arrowsmith is easily observable from Gabriola Island, as can be seen in this shot taken from the Gabriola Island Ferry. [enlarge]

Cathedral Grove The trusty old Toyota stopped for a pee-break (for the occupants) at Cathedral Grove near mount Arrowsmith. [enlarge]

Arrowsmith Skyline A backlit view of Mount Arrowsmith from the northwest. [enlarge]

Nose Route Trailhead Here we are, parked at a trailhead along pass main. This is a trailhead that will allow us access to the ridge that leads to the nose on Mount Arrowsmith. [enlarge]

Forest and Peaks A view up from the logged area on the trail to the Cokely-Arrowsmith Saddle. [enlarge]

Back down to the trailhead A zoomed-in shot back down to the trailhead (you can clearly see the Toyota parked). We are at this point about halfway up to the Mount Cokely-Mount Arrowsmith saddle. [enlarge]

Father and Daughter Taken along the trail to the Mt. Cokely-Mt Arrowsmith Saddle. [enlarge]

Looking back down-valley Looking back down the valley we just climbed up. [enlarge]

Jenn ascends with peaks above Jenn ascends the lightly-travelled path towards the Mt. Cokely-Mt. Arrowsmith saddle. [enlarge]

Beautiful Mature Forest There are very nice open sections of forest in the mid-section of the trail leading up to the Mt. Cokely-Mt. Arrowsmith Saddle. [enlarge]

The saddle awaits A view up towards the Mt. Cokely-Mt. Arrowsmith Saddle (which you can see in the upper center of the picture). [enlarge]

Approaching the alpine A view back downvalley as we start to emerge into the alpine, near the Mt. Cokely-Mt. Arrowsmith saddle. [enlarge]

Clouds to the East Lower-level clouds have built up on the eastern side of the Arrowsmith Massif. We are only just barely above them. [enlarge]

Reaching the Saddle Jenn and her Dad reach the Mt. Cokely-Mt. Arrowsmith Saddle. From here, we'll head south (left) towards Mt. Arrowsmith. [enlarge]

Looking south along ridge This is a view south along a wide and broad section of the ridge leading towards 'the bumps' on Mt. Arrowmith. [enlarge]

Signs of Gabriola Even here, far away from Gabriola, we find a flag with names of children from Gabriola on it. [enlarge]

Beautiful Alpine terrain The trail now wanders along the broad ridge towards Arrowsmith. [enlarge]

Encroaching mist The lower-level clouds start to creep up the forested sides of Mt. Arrowsmith. [enlarge]

The Bumps These are the so-called 'bumps', situated to the north and west of Mt. Arrowsmith. We will have to traverse these bumps to get to Mt. Arrowsmith. [enlarge]

Hiking Along Jenn and her Dad hiking along the route towards Mt. Arrowsmith. [enlarge]

White Intrusion Jenn's Dad examines a large white intrusion in the bedrock of the Arrowsmith Massif. [enlarge]

Mount Arrowsmith Barely visible in the clouds ahead is our objective, Mount Arrowsmith. Our route takes will take us along the ridgeline to the left, right up to the summit. [enlarge]

Mount Arrowsmith (Annotated) Barely visible in the clouds ahead is our objective, Mount Arrowsmith. Our route takes will take us along the ridgeline to the left, right up to the summit. [enlarge]

Scrambling Inneses Father and daughter scramble down one of 'the bumps' on the way to the Nose route on Mt. Arrowsmith. [enlarge]

Self-portrait Andrew takes a self-portrait of his cheek. [enlarge]

Scrambling through a notch Taken on the way along 'the bumps' towards the nose route on Mt. Arrowsmith. [enlarge]

Narrow gulley This is one of the steep and narrow gulleys separating 'the bumps'. [enlarge]

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