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My cousin Colin came to visit and he secretly told me he was getting pretty tired of playing video games all the time and wanted to get outdoors for a real adventure. With the August weather being so nice I decided to head to Buntzen Lake for some great views and a little geocaching.

Yes drinking Dr. Pepper on the trail going up hill does help give you energy.

Once we gained most of our elevation (approx 500m) we got a to enjoy several views along the ridge.  There are at least 10 of them and thats why they call it “Diez Vistas” Diez in Spanish means 10 and Vistas means views. Ten views.

Our first geocache of the day. The trinkets were pretty boring but Colin got really good at finding the caches.

From most of the vistas you can see Mt. Seymour and it’s various pumps. We saw lots of boats on Indian Arm and also watched two paragliders coasting on the winds nearby.

We continued past all 10 vistas and picked up some water at the end of Buntzen Lake. We took the West trail back to the trailhead. 2 small deer ran beside us on the trail for a few minutes. We had our camera’s ready but missed taking any pictures.

 The last few km of the hike seemed to take forever. I know we were all glad to see the car when we were done.

Our total trip was about 17km.