The absolutely magnificent Wapta Falls rewards the slippery, clay-covered hike down from the badly signposted and pot-holed parking lots. Prepare to get absolutely drenched with icy cold water spray as you stood proudly at the summit of the rock pile…
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Yoho National Park is a gorgeous and adventure-packed Canadian National Park in British Columbia, near Golden and the larger neighbouring National Parks of Jasper and Banff. One of my favourite places to for a drive, I have put together my…
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Banff National Park is one of those places I have dreamed about for years, my wanderlust and desire ignited by what I saw on Instagram and further pursued by blogs and stories I read and heard. When the opportunity arose…
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Driving through Yellowhead Pass was the first time I had crossed Canadian province borders on land. It was also my first step ever into Alberta, which is a place I have been dying to visit for years now. Jasper National…
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Wells Gray Provincial Park is just outside of Clearwater. The park is well sign-posted at the roundabout in the centre of town and offers a number of pit stops and hikes and waterfalls that are well worth a day. Stop…
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After a summer filled with hikes, lakes, waterfalls, views and sunsets, Sam and I decided to end our adventures with a six-day roadtrip from Vancouver to Calgary. We drove north from Vancouver via Whistler, Kamloops and Clearwater to Mount Robson and…
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Some of the most beautiful sunsets that I have been privy to watch have occurred at UBC, my beautifully spacious campus, surrounded on three sides by water and dotted with a number of buildings from which the sunset can be…
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Whytecliff Park, along the Sea to Sky Highway, is a favourite spot among local Vancouverites to escape the city and find a rocky, scrambling paradise. Find yourself a perch from which to watch the sun disappear behind the mountains, casting…
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Lighthouse Park is a park nestled across the water from UBC looking out onto the inlet, downtown and the islands of Howe Sound. Moored tankers and speed boats make the water lap up onto the logs and rocks jammed onto…
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Kitsilano Beach is a local Vancouver favourite, and is easily accessible by public transit as well as by car with an abundance of available parking. The Boathouse Restaurant right on the beachfront offers an array of dining options, with both…
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Sam and I parked at Stanley Park's Prospect Point and trekked out to the Lions Gate Bridge to gently hobble across it and catch the sunset, and it was absolutely breathtaking. It's a view you get quite often as you…
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The idyllic Buntzen Lake situated just north of Coquitlam is a popular family spot and offers multiple waterfront beach, picnic and off-leash dog areas. You can't hear anything but the faint whirring of the BC hydro dam that is in…
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