On a clear day zoom up to Lions Bay (half way between Vancouver and Squamish) for a superb half-day hike up to one of the best views of...

When the weather is fine, Needle Peak is one of the best accessible hikes within a few hours drive from the city. There are amazing views...

Bellingham is an adorably friendly little student city just the other side of the USA border. You can easily travel down for a rainy day...

This hike needs no introduction! The most jaw-dropping summer experience you can have on two legs. If you are going to do one longer...

A quick drive from the city at Mt Seymour the Mystery Lake trail is an easy hike and swim option to cool down in the summer heat. The...

These spectacular horizontal waterfalls are one of the Sunshine Coast's hidden gems. The Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park is an inlet...

Stunning views and a serious workout, if you are going to do a local snowshoe adventure then Mount Hollyburn is the best accessible...

Views for days! You've got to try the Stawamus Chief hike during your Vancouver Gap Year. Looking out over the Fjord adjacent to the town...

Wells Gray Provincial Park is a behemoth wilderness area with out-of-this-world waterfalls and wildlife. Access is via the sleepy town of...

Mount Gardner offers year-round dual panoramas across the Howe Sound to metropolitan Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast. A very achievable...

Often overlooked, the friendly interior city of Kamloops is one of British Columbia's top spots for weekend adventure sports. The...

Less than twenty minutes from downtown the Cypress Falls hike is an excellent spring trail for your nature fix. It takes roughly seventy...

Visiting a freezing cold city seems like something anyone spending a year in Canada should try. In early winter when BC is in a state of...

When I discovered there was a dry desert in Canada I was dumbfounded. On the border of Washington State in the rain shadow of the rocky...

The Okanagan Valley is hard to beat for a summer road trip. Mountains, lakes, wineries, fishing and local fare. Everything is well within...

Lynn Canyon is a great 'all weather' activity close to Vancouver that is worth visiting outside the peak summer months. It is also...

The summer hiking season is the reason so many people take vacation from work in July! The Garibaldi Provincial Park is a little over an...

Hands down my favourite hike in the lower mainland. The eastern section of the Baden Powell trail is a rewarding four kilometre walk...

Two and a half hours flight south from BC brings you to the most populous state in America where the film industry and today's pop...

Campbell River is not always high on people's wish list.. it should be! This small town is cutely carved into the side of a valley...