A kayaking trip to Calvert Island has been on my wish list since the first time I saw a photo of Wolf Beach. But it took a couple of years to put together a team and execute on that plan. The reward? A coastal area like I have never seen before! Incredibly rich in life – whales, seals, sea otters, salmon, anemones, shellfish, bears, wolves. Remote sandy beaches. Wild, clean, pristine. The Hakai Lúxvbálís Conservancy totally lived up to its fame.
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Here’s one for a Canada Day weekend! So close to Vancouver and so seldom visited – Pasley Islands are a group of small islands tucked away behind Bowen Island. Yet with a boat they are certainly within your reach. As a reward you’ll camp in a beautiful campground at Plumper Cove Provincial Park and you’ll have an unforgettable and wonderfully local Canada Day.
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I like, ehm, logistically involved trips. Those which involve multiple means of transportation and complicated arrangements from water taxis (at a minimum) to scheduled float plane pick ups in order to just get to the starting point. The trip to Widgeon Lake was somewhere in the “moderate-low” range of that scale but offered great rewards for that little bit of extra effort.
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As part of our All Regional Parks quest we decided to visit Belcarra Park in Port Moody. There are many ways how to explore Belcarra – hike, bike, stroll, swim, kayak or enjoy a picnic. We had a few hours to work with before the forecast rain was supposed to hit at 2 pm so we brought our bikes to cover some good distance and set off down one of the trails. And were we ever pleasantly surprised!
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