One of my favourite places to ride my bike is on the country roads and dykes near the Fraser River in Ladner and Delta since the roads are flat, the scenery is beautiful and there is almost no traffic. In early spring, I also like to combine biking in Ladner with a trip to the …
I live in Vancouver and it rains a lot here. If I waited for it to stop raining before going hiking, I wouldn’t hike much, so of course I hike in the rain. However, sometimes the forecast is so truly terrible and calls for so much rain that going for a long hike means being …
It’s likely you’ve heard of the West Coast Trail – a multi-day trek on the West Coast of Vancouver Island that weaves its way along 75 kilometres of towering rainforests, slick sandstone shelfs, and pebbled beaches, with numerous ladders and boardwalks. Coastal hiking is something that BC is known for, but most people think it’s something …
Well the title of this post is Elfin Lakes in fall, but really what I think I mean is Elfin Lakes in almost winter. I was determined to get up to Elfin Lakes this autumn. We had done an overnight trip up there in early October a few years ago and the fall colours in …
It’s that time of year again: There isn’t enough snow to go skiing or snowshoeing, but there’s enough ice to make high elevation travel annoying or even dangerous. Welcome to shoulder season, that grumpy time between summer and winter that is better known as Fall and Spring. Many people find it a frustrating time to …
My good friend K’s birthday falls in late September and every year she organizes an awesome backpacking trip to celebrate. This year we headed to Semaphore Lakes which is northwest of Pemberton, BC. I had heard that the Semaphore Lakes area has a lot going for it: a relatively short hike in, lots of options …