Archive for the ‘Outdoors’ Category

Deep Cove Kayaking: Beginners Lessons

Monday, June 9th, 2008

This past weekend (Sunday actually) Robyn and I had scheduled kayaking lessons in Deep Cove early in the morning. For those who do not know where Deep Cove is located in North Vancouver near Mount Seymour and about 20 minutes outside the downtown core of Vancouver. Deep Cove is also part of the Indian Arm which is one of many fjords in British Columbia and offer scenery such as a 50m high waterfall, 6,821 hectares of old-growth forests and …

Golden Ears Provincial Park: Gold Creek

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

If you are in Maple Ridge, BC (about 40 minutes east outside downtown Vancouver) and the skies are clear with a warm day you should head up to Golden Ears Provincial Park. Golden Ears Provincial Park encompasses approximately 55,590 hectares of undeveloped wilderness. They also offer 353 well-spaced campsites (one of the largest campsites in BC) which are only a short distance to Alouette Lake. They actually get their own private beach so traffic can be fairly minimal.

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Spring Skiing and Snowboarding On Whistler/Blackcomb

Monday, May 5th, 2008

With the slow increase in temperature as we move more into the spring season and with having the summer season just around the corner it does not necessarily mean we still cannot enjoy winter activities correct? Well those which are able to get themselves up to the Whistler/Blackcomb area do not need to hang up their skis or store that snowboard of theirs.

That is right, Whistler/Blackcomb is still open and the snow has not all disappeared yet. True, Whistler mountain …