If you own a mountain bike, chances are you’ve heard of the riding in British Columbia. It’s legendary for good reason. But the fact that there’s a lifetime’s worth of riding in such a small area makes it hard to plan a shorter trip there. So what’s the ultimate three-day crash course, the riding that you just can’t miss? We’ve “sacrificed” a bunch of our own precious personal time testing and riding BC’s best trails,…
Driving from Vancouver to Calgary is a 10 - 11 hour, 1,000 kilometre road-trip if you stick to the Trans-Canada Highway. But you could easily spend a week stopping at small towns along the way and taking advantage of all the hiking, biking and adventurous activities. If you're not in a rush and you want to maximize the scenic factor then consider driving from Vancouver to Calgary via Whistler and the Sea to Sky Highway…
Stawamus Chief is an impressive piece of rock. It rises 541 metres (1,774 feet) above the Howe Sound waters and stands like a sentinel above the town of Squamish. It's the second largest hunk of granite in the world, with the largest being the Rock of Gibralter off the coast of Spain. Hiking Stawamus Chief is one of the best way to experience this massive rock - and it's far easier than it looks from…
The Sea to Sky Highway, aka Highway 99, is an incredibly scenic, cliff-hugging road that takes you from West Vancouver to Pemberton, via Whistler home of the 2010 Winter Olympics. After three plus years of highway improvements including the addition of lanes and wider shoulders, both drivers and bikers can now navigate the road with some degree of safety all the way through to Whistler. The Sea to Sky Highway is an awe-inspiring drive at…
If you're planning on sightseeing in Vancouver then these 30 activities will keep you busy for days. How often have you had visitors and wondered what in the world you were going to do with them short of sitting staring at each other across the living room?? Fortunately in Vancouver there's a great deal to do to keep even the most jaded visitor and host happy, especially in the summer. The best time to go…