Mount Erskine

Mount Erskine is not one of Salt Spring's highest peaks, but the bald outlook on top still provides a nice view north and west over Vancouver Island, even on a partly overcast day like this one.

Besides the view, the other attraction of this hike, and the one that probably motivates smaller kids to do the climb, is half a dozen or more small fairy doors that someone has installed off to the sides of the trail. Next time I'll have to think of something creative to bring along to leave as offerings - something natural and not confused for litter.

I had hiked up here several years ago (hshipman: 2011), but this was the first time for Michele. We found a lot more of the fairy doors this year. I think it's simply due to the route we chose, but maybe she was just paying more attention than I had the last time. What I also found this time was that if you start from the top of Juniper Road, you probably only have half the vertical as when you start from the trailhead on Collins Road.