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St. Marks Summit Hike In The North Shore Mountains
St. Mark’s Summit is a peak in Cypress Provincial Park, located along the Howe Sounds Crest Trail that towers above the Sea to Sky Highway and offers – surprise! – breathtaking views of Howe Sound. If you’re looking for hikes that are easily accessible from Vancouver, have moderate difficulty and incredible panoramic views, you’ll love…
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32 Best Easy Hikes In Vancouver
Hiking. Most likely that’s the answer if you ask anyone in Vancouver about their hobbies. It might be accompanied by skiing or camping. No wonder, because Vancouver and its surroundings offer tons of amazing opportunities to all of these! The amazing parks and hiking trails near Vancouver were one of the reasons we moved here.…
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20 Best Hikes In Squamish
Living in Metro Vancouver, taking a hike in Squamish is among our favorite things to do on any weekend that has acceptable weather. We’ve already done tons of hikes, and in this post we put together the very best hikes in Squamish for you. They are grouped by difficulty, we start with the easy ones,…
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Stanley Glacier Trail, The Best Day Hike In Kootenay National Park
Stanley Glacier Trail is probably the most popular day hike in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, and we can easily see why. It’s a medium difficulty trail with lots of different scenery (forest, meadows, rock walls, waterfalls) and a glacier view at the end, so the effort-reward ratio is pretty good. However, save this…
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Best Richmond Parks For Families
Metro Vancouver is a great place to live with kids. It offers an endless number of parks, playgrounds and beaches, and Richmond has its fair share. Even though it doesn’t have mountains or rainforests, and it’s all plain, you find neatly planned community spaces, rich ecosystems, nature trails and parks there. This post is about…
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Your Osoyoos Camping Guide
Would you expect to find a perfect summer beach holiday destination in British Columbia? With hot, sunny weather, nice beaches and pleasant water temperatures, Osoyoos offers exactly that. Osoyoos Lake is actually the warmest freshwater lake in Canada, with an average water temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. Now combine this with a desert landscape that…
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Tunnel Bluffs Hike: A Stunning View Of Howe Sound
Are you looking for a relatively easy half day hike that leads up to fabulous views of Howe Sound, Bowen Island and the Sunshine Coast? The Tunnel Bluffs hike is exactly that, and it’s a popular day trip from Vancouver, located only about 30 minutes drive from the city. Beating the crowds is the most…
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Best West Vancouver Playgrounds By The Beach
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Which Shannon Falls Hike Is For You?
Shannon Falls is the third highest waterfall in British Columbia (and also in Canada, since the highest waterfalls are all in BC). With 335 meters, it ranks after 481 meters high Della Falls (in Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island) and 396 meters Hunlen Falls (in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park near Bella Coola). Visiting Shannon Falls…
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Iceberg Lake Hike, Whistler – A Match For Garibaldi Lake?
Iceberg Lake is certainly lesser-known than Insta-star Garibaldi Lake, and even though it can’t compete with it in size, it can when it comes to beauty. The Iceberg Lake hike has become one of our favorite summer day trips from Vancouver. The alpine meadows near Whistler offer lots of incredibly wonderful hikes. However, most of…
