Sea to Sky Highway Road Trip Guide: Driving from Vancouver to Whistler
I’ve lived in Vancouver almost my whole life. And honestly I’d never live anywhere else. Of course my family is a big part of what’s keeping me here, but our easy access to nature is a huuuge draw for me. I’m outside as often as possible, biking, hiking, snowshoeing, etc. And I love learning new things about nature while I’m out there. Like the names of flowers or which animals live in the area. I recently got a copy of the book “Active Vancouver”. It’s an amazing resource for all kinds of ...
Sea to Sky Highway Road Trip Guide: Driving from Vancouver to Whistler
Since I started working full time for myself, setting a consistent schedule had been tough. But honestly I don’t really mind since on a sunny weekday I can bike to places like this instead of staying at work. Photo taken in the traditional territory of the Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish, Musqueam and Sto:lo First Nations.
Sea to Sky Highway Road Trip Guide: Driving from Vancouver to Whistler
For the last year I’ve included information about the indigenous land of the place where my photos were taken. It’s really important to remember that the land that we hike, camp, paddle, climb, bike and travel on is not untouched wilderness. It has been the territory of indigenous peoples since time immemorial and continues to be part of their traditional territory at present. . I encourage you to take a minute to research whose land you are on. It’s easy to do using websites like native-land.c
Sea to Sky Highway Road Trip Guide: Driving from Vancouver to Whistler
Head down, all the rain gear on, pack full of 6 days worth of food, sweating it out to the top of the climb. It’s not the sexiest part of backpacking, but it gets me where I want to go. New posts about my time on Tasmania’s Overland Track are now up on my website. Link in profile. Traditional territory of the Palawa people.
Sea to Sky Highway Road Trip Guide: Driving from Vancouver to Whistler
So I have something I’ve been meaning to tell you… I quit my job and I'm going to write full time! (Whoa... it feels crazy to type that!) For the past six years I worked the same job as a product copywriter for a large outdoor company. Make no mistake: I LOVED my job and my company. I got to research and then write about outdoor gear all day long. In many ways it was my dream job. But over the past two years freelance writing and my website, HappiestOutdoors.ca, became my true passion. I wanted
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