{"id":3523,"date":"2025-07-03T10:29:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T18:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesimplehouse.com\/?p=3523"},"modified":"2025-09-09T13:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T21:34:15","slug":"victoria-2025-day-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thesimplehouse.com\/?p=3523","title":{"rendered":"Victoria 2025 | Day Two"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The next morning\u2019s breakfast was amazing. Only one other couple was staying at the B&B and we engaged in a good conversation. We then packed up, then headed up to Hurricane Ridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hurricane Ridge is probably our favorite National Park hike anywhere. This was now at least our third time there. Sadly, the lodge burned down a couple of years ago during a renovation project, but we had decent weather and packed a lunch to carry in and carry out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The weather was decent. A bit more overcast than we hoped, but very nice nonetheless. Cold (it\u2019s almost 6,000 ft elevation), but we enjoyed a picnic lunch anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had scheduled an evening ferry to Victoria so we could arrive around dinner time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The next morning\u2019s breakfast was amazing. Only one other couple was staying at the B&B and we engaged in a good conversation. We then packed up, then headed up to Hurricane Ridge. Hurricane Ridge is probably our favorite National Park hike anywhere. This was now at least our third time there. Sadly, the lodge burned … <\/p>\n

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