Tunnel Bluffs Hike
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...
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Apr 5, 20221 min read
Overnight at Needle Peak, Coquihalla
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...
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Mar 15, 20221 min read
Oyster dome hike & beer week in Bellingham
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...
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John
Feb 15, 20222 min read
Snowy weekend in secret Sasquatch
Less than two hours drive from Vancouver the family-oriented mountain resort of Sasquatch offers an 'old-school BC' snow weekend for a...
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Oct 24, 20212 min read
Phenomenal Panorama Ridge
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...
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Oct 11, 20212 min read
Salt Spring Fall Cider & Cycling
Salt Spring is the most frequently visited and famous Gulf Island and a fantastic weekend getaway from the lower mainland. Perfect place...
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Jun 6, 20211 min read
Swimming at Mystery Lake
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...
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May 6, 20211 min read
Glamping by the Skookumchuck Narrows
These spectacular horizontal waterfalls are one of the Sunshine Coast's hidden gems. The Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park is an inlet...
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Apr 20, 20211 min read
Snowshoe Hollyburn Mountain
Stunning views and a serious workout, if you are going to do a local snowshoe adventure then Mount Hollyburn is the best accessible...
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John
Nov 4, 20201 min read
Top of the Stawamus Chief
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...
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John
Aug 22, 20201 min read
Sea to Sky Gondola
Riding in a small green gondola up one thousand metres of elevation with sweeping views across Howe Sound will give you goosebumps....
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Aug 17, 20202 min read
Orca expeditions in the Johnstone Strait
On the northeastern edge of Vancouver Island the one hundred kilometre Johnstone Strait is a glacial carved ocean passage abundant with...
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John
Jun 13, 20201 min read
Bowen Island
Bowen Island is a short twenty minute hop over on a ferry or water taxi from Horseshoe Bay. It is a tremendous half day trip worth doing....
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Jun 10, 20201 min read
Blooming Alpine Meadows of Strathcona Park
Strathcona Provincial Park is located in the middle of Vancouver Island and the oldest provincial park. It is a vast mountain wilderness...
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Jun 8, 20202 min read
Wonderful Wells Gray waterfalls
Wells Gray Provincial Park is a behemoth wilderness area with out-of-this-world waterfalls and wildlife. Access is via the sleepy town of...
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John
Jun 8, 20201 min read
Pirate weekend on Protection Island
Protection (or pirate) Island is a one and half kilometre paddle or short ferry ride from Nanaimo’s Departure Bay. The Mayor of Nanaimo,...
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John
Jun 6, 20201 min read
Hike Mount Gardner
Mount Gardner offers year-round dual panoramas across the Howe Sound to metropolitan Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast. A very achievable...
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John
May 27, 20201 min read
Biking & hiking in the Kamloops grasslands
Often overlooked, the friendly interior city of Kamloops is one of British Columbia's top spots for weekend adventure sports. The...
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John
May 20, 20201 min read
Cypress Falls canyon walk
Less than twenty minutes from downtown the Cypress Falls hike is an excellent spring trail for your nature fix. It takes roughly seventy...
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John
May 16, 20202 min read
Icy weekend in Edmonton
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...
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