The Mount Crumpit hiking trail in Squamish is a relatively quiet hiking trail that offers great views of downtown Squamish and The Chief. I came across it a few years ago when I was looking for quieter hikes to do in Squamish and it quickly became one of my favourite areas to hike. I also…
The Slhanay Trail in Squamish British Columbia is one of the best things to do in Squamish in summer. The town of Squamish is the adventure capital of Canada and is home to some of the best hikes near Vancouver, as well as other adventures. The Slhanay Peak trail is just one of these hikes!…
Opal Cone is one of the hikes you can do within the Diamon Head area of Garibaldi Provincial Park. It’s a popular trail to hike if you’re doing the Elfin Lakes Hike, or continuing onto Mamquam Lake. Opal Cone Hike We hiked Opal Cone while backpacking Garibaldi Provincial Park to Elfin Lakes and Mamquam Lake….
British Columbia is full of beautiful places – I’m forever adding to my list of places to visit! One such place is Mt Assiniboine which I was able to visit a few years ago. I’m pleased to say that it lived up to the hype. It truly is a beautiful area and hiking Mt Assiniboine…
There are so many awesome things to do in Sun Peaks Resort near Kamloops BC. In fact, it’s easily one of our favorite resorts. In fact, we like it so much that we even bought a place there and spent the winter of 2020/21 living and skiing in Sun Peaks and now spend many weekends…
Since we moved to Canada, we’ve been keen to get our AST 1 (Avalanche Skills Training) so we could go off and more safely explore outside of the ski resorts! Last year, while living in Sun Peaks, we completed our course and took our first ski touring trip to Zoa Peak along the Coquihalla highway…
If you’ve ever done a hike near Vancouver or skied at Whistler, the chances are you’ve seen a black tusk (or white tusk in the winter) standing out amongst the mountain peaks. I’ve seen it from multiple vantage points around Vancouver, from the North Shore mountains to Whistler Mountain Peak, and have been meaning to…
Rampart Ponds is a campground within Garibaldi Provincial Park. It’s 11km further from the ever-popular Elfin Lakes Campground and offers amazing views of Mt Garibaldi. If you’re unable to get Garibaldi Camping reservations at Elfin Lakes, or simply wish to spend multiple nights camping in Garibaldi Provincial Park, the Rampart Ponds Campground hike is a…
Crown Mountian on Vancouver’s North Shore is one of the most difficult hikes near Vancouver. It’s not exceptionally long at a distance of about 10 km from the Grouse Mountain lodge, but there’s a lot of steep climbing then steep down climbing followed by more steep uphill climbing and a short Crown Mountain scramble section…
Eco camping is becoming more a buzz word, but what does it mean? If you haven’t caught onto this by now, I love the outdoors. And what better way to experience the outdoors than camping? Whether you’re car camping, front country, or backcountry camping, you really should be trying to follow eco camping principles whenever…