Outdoors

Western Canada is blessed with the kind of places that outdoors lovers will never tire of. The Rockies will leave you feeling at once small amid the epic landscape, but also stronger when you challenge yourself to hike that mountain, ski that new run or paddle those glacier-fed lakes. In B.C's Okanagan, you'll be tempted to stand-up paddle board on lakes, fish in mountain streams or pedal your way along an old rail track called the Kettle Valley Trail.  The province's north is a place in equal measure peaceful and wild with its backcountry parks where you paddle glassy lakes amid towering snow-capped peaks, bald eagles soaring overhead. And when you hit the serenity and edge of the world feeling along the west coast you'll know you've arrived in a special place. The mystical First Nations lands draw you in to its ancient stories and a landscape where in one day you could easily spy a black bear and her cubs searchig for salmon along a shore, or an orca's spray creating a rainbow of mist under a sunny sky. Best view yet is from a kayak, of course. It all adds up to experiences that will make you look at Canada in a whole new light. 

Prestige Oceanfront Resort Sooke

Get spoiled at Prestige Oceanfront Resort Sooke

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“It feels like candy in my pocket,” Deanna Brett said with childlike enthusiasm as she tucked away...

Liz Fleming: crayon-coloured kayaks symbolized adventure

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Growing up on the St. Lawrence River, gave Liz Fleming the opportunity to dip the paddle into the...

Sheri Landry

An icy walk through Maligne Canyon: Sheri Landry

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From icing a cake to walking on ice, Sheri Landry of Edmonton is up to the challenge. As the creator...

Hiking Hidden Canyon Trail

Harmony behind the lens: Debbie and Greg Olsen

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Can there be harmony between a writer and a photographer while out on an assignment? What if the...

Mountain Biking in Nakusp

Crash course on mountain bike photography

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I ride a road bike. But what I’m not good at is mountain biking. I need to see an obstacle way in...

Waiting for the right moment creates stunning images

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Moss won’t gather and roots wont grow under the feet of Nancy Shields. Just following her on...

Biking in Squamish

Squamish: Is Oh So Turned-On These Days

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The absurdly gifted environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy thinks often about ‘sense of place,” that...

Northern Lights

It’s a marvelous night for a sky dance

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Rockwell, a local photographer, has been guiding night-sky lovers for more than 20 years, helping...

Sheri Landry

Maligne Canyon offers seasonal conversations

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When I get too wrapped up in my daily responsibilities, I close my eyes and picture myself outside...

Bear

Fishing expedition turns into amazing wildlife tour

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With fishing lines dipping into the glassy ocean, we sat and waited. Boredom brought the lines up...

Nakusp

Follow a century old trail to Nakusp Hot Springs

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Staring at me with sad big brown eyes from inside a chain link pen did the trick.

“Can Annie come...

Great Bear

Into the lair of the Great Bear

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As dusk descends, an explosion of violence shatters the tranquility of the world’s largest remaining...

Moose

Meeting a moose for breakfast

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Chris Wheeler says he lives in Whistler but I’m willing to bet he spends more time on the road than...

Storm Chasing

Wild Weather

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I am a professional storm chaser.

Yes, you read that correctly. 

Yes, my mother does have a few...

Waterfall on Vancouver Island

Waterfalls of Vancouver Island

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There's something magical about waterfalls. From hearing roaring water from a distance to up close...

Roughing It Never Tasted This Good

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"This," said Jessie the guide "is your holy crap strap. If you go over, pull it!" That all-important...