Wen and I used to live in Calgary and got spoiled by the hiking in Banff and its sister parks. Since moving to BC we’ve been lucky to do a lot of great hikes – Grouse, Mount Seymour, The Chief – but we hadn’t found a truly epic hike. Until we went to Garibaldi Lake.… Continue reading An Epic Hike
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Rainforest Trail – Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Earlier this week, the whole family drove up to Tofino for Ecquire’s epic Nerds on Vacation. Passing through the (relatively young) forest we saw a sign for the “Rainforest Trail”. Staring at the small trees buzzing by, it was hard to imagine that a rainforest might be hidden just beyond our view. But there’s a… Continue reading Rainforest Trail – Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Maliau Basin
1. 15 million years ago a roughly circular plot of land in Borneo, about 390 square kilometers in size and 25 kilometers wide, was pushed more than a kilometer above it’s surroundings. Shortly (at least in geological terms) thereafter, the middle and southern parts of the circle began to collapse, creating a network of ridges… Continue reading Maliau Basin
Don’t Pass on this Hike
When I told my friend Dave that we were going to spend a few days in the Blue Mountains, his immediate reaction was “You’ve got to hike the National Pass – it’s one of the five best day hike’s I’ve done in my life.” Dave is probably the most outdoorsy person I know, so this… Continue reading Don’t Pass on this Hike