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…
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…
Cypress Falls in West Vancouver is an awesome area for some easy and short hikes with a beautiful Vancouver waterfall to discover. You can hike this from various starting points and it’s a great, relatively easy hike in Vancouver that’s accessible on transit. When it comes to what to do in Vancouver when it rains,…
Loggers Lake is one of the most beautiful lakes in Whistler and it’s one that not that many people know about. We visited Loggers Lake after doing the Cheakamus Lake hike/bike. We made a quick stop at the van to refill on water and snacks and headed then carried on biking to Loggers Lake in…
The Cheakamus Lake trail is one of the few hikes accessible hikes in Garibaldi Provincial Park that I hadn’t hiked until fairly recently. And I guess if I’m honest I still haven’t done the Cheakamus Lake hike; we mountain biked to Cheakamus Lake near Whistler instead! The trail for both hiking and biking is the…
The West Knob hike near Vancouver is a little-known hike that’s something of a secret known only to peak baggers of Vancouver looking to tick off all the possible peaks on the North Shore. If you’re in Vancouver without a car it’s also a great option for Vancouver hikes on transit, since you can get…
The Brother’s Creek Loop trail in West Vancouver on the North Shore is a perfect hike for in-between seasons. One of the popular fall hikes near Vancouver, I’ve done this hike several times now as it’s a great route for accessing the quieter hiking trails in Cypres Mountain as well as for parts of the…