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Guide to Grouse Mountain

Guide to Grouse Mountain

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Grouse Mountain is Vancouver’s most famous mountain; It is the second most-climbed mountain in the world (after Mount Fuji.) An average of 370,000 hikers make it up each year according to Metro Vancouver Regional Parks! Marc and I have now visited this mountain oodles of times; We’ve hiked up almost all of the possible trails. We’ve visited 8 different peaks with trails that start from the Grouse Mountain resort. We’ve watched the lumberjack show, met the owls and raptors, skied…

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Sasquatch Snowshoeing – Old Yeller Trail

Sasquatch Snowshoeing – Old Yeller Trail

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Vancouver! It has been raining every day, so we decided to escape the rain by driving to Sasquatch Resort on the edge of the Fraser Valley to the East of Vancouver for Christmas day. This was the first time we’d been snowshoeing at Sasquatch, and it was incredible! Unlike the snowshoe trails on Vancouver’s North Shore, the snow was super powdery, and it was quiet. We didn’t see any other snowshoers or hikers……

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Sheringham Point Lighthouse – Vancouver Island

Sheringham Point Lighthouse – Vancouver Island

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Sheringham Point Lighthouse is a historical landmark on the Juan de Fuca straight, near the community of Shirley on Vancouver Island, BC. Getting to this picturesque spot is a short drive from the highway, then a super short walk. The lighthouse itself is a rare design from the early 20th century; Which still works, just now it is all automated. Plus, there is a chance you’ll see whales or orcas (we saw a pod of orcas out to sea from…

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Larsen Trail – Grouse Mountain

Larsen Trail – Grouse Mountain

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Did you know there are some alternative ways up Grouse Mountain, in addition to the famous Grouse Grind and BCMC trails? This spring (on one of our first grind hikes of the season) the Grouse Grind and the BCMC were closed. But there was a detour via the Baden Powell and Larsen trails, so we discovered a whole new way up the mountain. Lots of people hike up Grouse Mountain each day either as tourists, or as part of their…

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