The beauty and accessibility of British Columbia’s 200 Gulf Islands, located in the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland, is unparalleled. Tall arbutus trees and Garry oaks line the rocky cliffs, overlooking kayakers, sailors and sea creatures playing …
It’s no secret. British Columbia has some of the most well-designed, best-located provincial (state) campgrounds anywhere in North America. We love camping in BC, and have camped all over this great land, and south of the 49th too: so we know …
The call came over the walkie-talkie while I fought to adjust the mesh mosquito hood around my face. The insects were already swarming us, and we’d barely exited the car after a 90 km drive from Golden into the valley …
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Fall in the Canadian Rocky Mountains is a fleeting and wonderful time. Sandwiched between a short and intense summer and the looming onslaught of winter that can occur at any moment, the beauty of an alpine fall and its larch …
This post is in partnership with Travel Mindset and Ski Canada. As summer gives way to the crisp days and cool nights of autumn, a skier’s mind turns to thoughts of gently falling flakes, the glee of first tracks on …
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I love the tagline of Tourism Golden. It’s ‘what you see is what you get.’ And what you see and get when you visit this mountain town just shy of the border between British Columbia and Alberta is looming mountain …
If you’ve read about nature deficit disorder, you’ll know that 1. It’s not a medical diagnosis; and 2. It is a useful metaphor for how alienated we’ve become from the natural world. Fortunately, there’s a simple remedy for NDD, and …
When budgets and schedules are tight for travelers, it’s time to think micro. Adventure that is. While trips to far-flung parts of the world are incredible and fulfilling, curious adventure seekers can find amazing things to see and do close …
As travellers, we can at times fall into the habit of dreaming that the travel grass is greener across a border or in a distant land. Adventures in far-flung parts of the world are incredible, filled with unknowns, new landscapes …
While the act of travel is on hold for many of us during this challenging time, the dream of travel remains alive and well. Despite the current worries and stress, it can be helpful for our mental health to think …
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