Backpacking in Southwestern British Columbia by Taryn Eyton is a fantastic guide for overnight hiking and camping trips. I bought my copy last spring when it was first published so have almost had a year to learn from it. Sometimes I have as much fun planning trips and anticipating them as getting out and exploring. This book is perfect for that! I have now visited 18 of the 40 areas so thought I should write a review. Please note, I…
If you are visiting Vancouver (or if you live in the Southwest British Columbia) and you fancy a fun, relaxing day tasting wine, one of the best places to visit is Langley in the Fraser Valley. Langley is less than an hour from Vancouver so it is a very easy area to visit from the city. However as the wineries are located out in the countryside it feels like a world away from the metropolitan areas nearby. We visited these…
Visiting Frosty Mountain to see the beautiful golden larches has to be one of the best possible autumn hikes on the west coast of Canada. I was expecting this to be a very tough hike as it is so long and has a hefty amount of elevation gain. However the path is really well built and never too steep or technical; So to my great surprise it was easier than I expected. I have seen photos that there is now…
The Ladner Creek Trestle is a teeny section of the historic Kettle Valley Railway. I normally love visiting cool rusty architecture in beautiful mountainous scenery, so visiting this old railway bridge sounded fabulous. The trail to reach the trestle is right next to the Coquihalla Highway, so it can work well as a stop off on the way (or way back) from other hikes near Hope. We dropped by to take a peek when we were driving back from our…