Location Guides

While this blog is primarily about story telling and trip reports, I recognize that more people are starting to use it as a resource, which I love! Over the past few years I’ve started developing some location specific guides to help you with larger trip planning and link to the many places to explore in any given area.

Park Guides

A hiking trail extends through the alpine of Garibaldi Provincial Park towards Helm Lake, with the forest and mountains in the background on a sunny day in British Columbia, Canada
Garibaldi Provincial Park
A photo of a tent in a meadow just before sunrise, as the sun turns the surrounding mountains orange on a clear sky day overlooking the alpine and forest around Jade Lake in Mount Revelstoke National Park in BC.
Revelstoke National Park
A snow covered ski run at Norquay ski resort, with snowy trees and the snow covered Rocky Mountains in the background in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
Banff National Park – Winter
The Rockwall on a sunny day with the mountains in the background and the forest in the foreground with blue sky in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, Canada.
Kootenay National Park
A female hiker walks with her hiking poles and hood up, facing away from the background view of large mountains and glaciers on the Iceline Trail in Yoho National Park in British Columbia, Canada.
Yoho National Park
A photo of Helmcken Falls in Wells Gray Provincial Park near Clearwater, BC
Wells Gray Waterfalls

Trail/Paddling Guides

Sunny view of the ocean and beach at Fairview Bay on the Sunshine Coast Trail in British Columbia, Canada
Sunshine Coast Trail
A photo of 2 kayaks along the edge of Lanezi Lake with the mountains in the background on a cloudy day on the Bowron Lake Circuit in northern BC.
Bowron Circuit
A photo of a female backpacker on a mountain overlooking Berg Lake and Mount Robson on a sunny day, on the Berg Lake Trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park in BC.
Berg Lake Trail

Hiking Guides

The view from the top of Mount Norman on Pender Island, BC, with the mountains and Pacific ocean in the background.
Beginner Hikes
The view of Squamish Valley from a viewpoint on the trail to Crooked Falls that shows the forest, Squamish River, and mountains in the background on a beautiful blue sky day outside of Squamish, BC
Spring Hikes
Two women sit in swimsuits on a dock with a dog, looking out at the forest and blue water of Hut Lake Recreation Site, Northwest of Squamish in British Columbia, Canada.
Swimming Hikes
A trail meanders through the forest with colourful Fall foliage all around in shades of red, orange, and yellow, on a cloudy day with the mountains in the background near the Coquihalla Summit Rec Area on the trail to Illal Meadows in BC, Canada.
Fall Hikes

Camping Guides

Two backpackers stand and stare at beautiful Cheakamus Lake while hiking to the campsite at Singing Creek on a beautiful, blue sky day with mountains in the background in Garibaldi Provincial Park, BC, Canada.
Beginner Backpacking
A photo overlooking Gold Creek and Golden Ears Mountain from Viewpoint Beach on a sunny day in Golden Ears Provincial Park in BC.
Spring Backpacking
A photo of hanging lake from the ridgeline with snow still remaining in the meadow and the surrounding mountains, on the Rainbow Lake Trail in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
Free Campsites
A photo of San Josef Bay on a cloudy, moody day, with the forest lit by the sun and the waves crashing onto the sand in Cape Scott Provincial Park on Vancouver Island, BC.
No Reservation Campsites
The Rockwall on a sunny day with the mountains in the background and the forest in the foreground with blue sky in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, Canada.
Multi-day Thru-Hikes
A photo of the hiking trail in South Chilcotin Provincial Park that runs to Lorna Pass. The trail is covered in yellow wildflowers in the middle of the forest, with the mountains peaking out in the background on a cloudy day in British Columbia.
Multi-day Loop Hikes

Winter Guides

A skier skis down a big run with the mountains and forest in the background at Sunshine Village Ski Resort in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
Ski Resorts
An orange 4 season tent is set up in a large hole buried in the snow, with the snowy mountains and forest in the background near Artist Point in the Mount Baker Wilderness Area of Washington State.
Snow Campsites
A photo of the snow capped mountains on the north shore, with snow covered trees and forest in the foreground on a sunny day with blue sky, as seen from Dinkey Peak in Mount Seymour Provincial Park near Vancouver, BC.
North Shore Snowshoeing

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.”

J.R.R. Tolkien

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