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Sooke to Port Renfrew: A Day Tour to Experience the Rugged Pacific Coast on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Continue Reading: Sooke to Port Renfrew: A Day Tour to Experience the Rugged Pacific Coast on Vancouver Island, British ColumbiaAlong the route are sandy beaches, panoramic mountain and ocean views, sea lion caves, tidal pools, surfing, hiking trails and a variety of places to dine.
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Vancouver Island, British Columbia Off-Season Adventures
Continue Reading: Vancouver Island, British Columbia Off-Season AdventuresCanada’s Mediterranean’, is how I like to refer to Central Vancouver Island. It offers more year-round outdoor recreational opportunities in mind-blowing scenery, than I’ll ever have time to enjoy in one lifetime. But I’m trying– and the best part is that so many activities are…
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Exploring North Vancouver Island, British Columbia – Port McNeill & Port Hardy to Coal Harbour & Cape Scott
Continue Reading: Exploring North Vancouver Island, British Columbia – Port McNeill & Port Hardy to Coal Harbour & Cape ScottWe headed over to Coal Harbour (no, not the one in Vancouver). It was a short 30-minute drive from the campsite on paved roads. Coal Harbour is located on Quatsino Sound which provides boat access to communities such as Holberg and Port Alice. It is…
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Exploring North Vancouver Island, British Columbia – Sayward to Port McNeill
Continue Reading: Exploring North Vancouver Island, British Columbia – Sayward to Port McNeillIn 8 days, we travelled north from Campbell River to Port Hardy and west from Port Hardy to Cape Scott Park. We explored communities such as Sayward, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeil, Port Alice and Port Hardy and many smaller communities in between. If you are…
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Bridge Lake Ice Caves in British Columbia’s Cariboo: A Cool Place to Visit on a Hot Day
Continue Reading: Bridge Lake Ice Caves in British Columbia’s Cariboo: A Cool Place to Visit on a Hot DayA Recreation Sites and Trails BC location, the Bridge Lake Ice Caves highlight a unique geological feature of the Bridge Lake shoreline. The annual freeze/thaw process, coupled with ongoing erosion, has created a shoreline full of crevices into which the annual snowfall melts and refreezes…
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Green Lake Provincial Park in British Columbia’s Cariboo is a Great Destination for a Camping Holiday
Continue Reading: Green Lake Provincial Park in British Columbia’s Cariboo is a Great Destination for a Camping HolidayThe park contains three vehicle accessible campgrounds: Arrowhead, Sunset View, and Emerald Bay. On our most recent trip to Green Lake Provincial Park, we stayed at the Emerald Bay campground, which offers a mix of single and double campsites.
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Summer in Valemount, British Columbia: Where the Mountains Move You
Continue Reading: Summer in Valemount, British Columbia: Where the Mountains Move YouJust over an hour west of Jasper, Alberta, Valemount is in the Robson Valley, situated along and east of Highway 5 (Yellowhead Hwy) and nestled between the Rocky, Monashee and Cariboo mountains (to the east, south and west). It’s a municipality with a big heart…
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Bridge Lake Provincial Park Nestled in the Interlakes Region of British Columbia’s Cariboo
Continue Reading: Bridge Lake Provincial Park Nestled in the Interlakes Region of British Columbia’s CaribooBridge Lake is one of many, many lakes in the Interlakes District, a region known for fishing. In fact, Highway 24, stretching from 100 Mile House to Little Fort, is often referred to as the Fishing Highway and Bridge Lake is situated smack dab in…
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Experience Terrace Treasures in British Columbia’s North
Continue Reading: Experience Terrace Treasures in British Columbia’s NorthLet’s visit a place where you can enjoy the wilderness, hiking, cultural diversity, fishing, and great campgrounds plus convenient shopping. Welcome to Terrace, “A place to belong,” a city of about 15,000 on Highway 16/The Yellowhead. It sits at the junction of the Skeena and…
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Hiking to French Mine Near Hedley in British Columbia’s Okanagan
Continue Reading: Hiking to French Mine Near Hedley in British Columbia’s OkanaganTo access the French Mine site, head east past Hedley and turn off on the Hedley Nickel Plate Road after about 3 kilometres. As we wound our way up the mountainside, we enjoyed spectacular views of the valley below.
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