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Adventure

We live for adventure. There’s nowhere else we’d rather be than exploring somewhere new. In particular, we love the great outdoors.

Our happy place is on a lake, up a mountain, by the ocean….anywhere and everywhere outdoors, with a preference for beyond-the-beaten-path destinations.

We usually travel in a converted adventure van (self-built) so even when not hiking, paddling or snowshoeing, you’ll still find us outside.

This page is the gateway to all of our adventure-related content from camping and climbing to hiking and vanlife. For outdoor gear recommendations, head to our resources page.

JR standing on summit of mountain above the clouds
Sunrise on Tin Hat Mountain, Sunshine Coast, BC

Adventure can be for everyone

Before moving to British Columbia in 2011, we had very little outdoor adventure experience. We didn’t know gaiters from giardia.

It’s been a steep learning curve with many firsts over the years (first time on a snowboard! first time camping! first multi-day hike!)

Some lessons have been harder to learn while others were much more fun.

Never would I have guessed a decade ago that we would both become managers of an outdoor gear store and, eventually, full-time adventure travel bloggers.

I believe that this perspective enables us to inspire, encourage and inform both new and more experienced outdoor adventurers.

Stay safe outdoors

Planning an adventure of your own?

Always be sure to Leave No Trace to keep the wilderness wild

Carry the 10 Essentials on every adventure

Understand the principles of staying safe

Know how to avoid negative bear encounters

Multi-day hikes

The West Coast Trail, British Columbia
Juan de Fuca Trail, British Columbia
Nootka Trail, British Columbia
Cape Scott Trail, British Columbia
Della Falls Trail, British Columbia
Sunshine Coast Trail, British Columbia
The HBC Heritage Trail, British Columbia
The Heather Trail, British Columbia
Okanagan Mountain Park, British Columbia
Spectrum Lake Trail, British Columbia
Eva Lake Trail, British Columbia
Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, British Columbia
Trophy Meadows Trail, British Columbia
Gwillim Lakes Trail, British Columbia
Beatrice Lake Trail, British Columbia
Lake O’Hara, British Columbia
Mount Assiniboine, British Columbia
The Rockwall Trail, British Columbia
Grizzly Lake Trail, Yukon
Rake Mountain, Yukon
The Great Divide Trail (partial), BC/Alberta
Turbine Canyon Backpacking Loop, Alberta
Cape Chignecto Coastal Trail, Nova Scotia
Fishing Cove Trail, Nova Scotia
South Downs Way, UK
Great Stones Way, UK
Claredon Way, UK (no post)
Isle of Wight Coastal Path, UK
Northumberland Coast Path, UK

Day hikes

Frosty Mountain, Manning PP, British Columbia
The Rim Trail, Cathedral PP, British Columbia
Peach Cliff Trail, British Columbia
Kettle Valley Trail (Penticton area), British Columbia
Kettle Valley and C&W Rail Trails (Boundary area), British Columbia
Giant’s Head Mountain, British Columbia
Pincushion Mountain Trail, British Columbia
Myra Canyon Trestles, British Columbia
Enderby Cliffs Trail, British Columbia
Twin Lakes (Monashee Mountains), British Columbia
Pinnacle Lake (Monashee Mountains), British Columbia
Monica Meadows, British Columbia
Jumbo Pass, British Columbia
Glacier Crest Trail, Glacier NP, British Columbia
Iceline Trail, Yoho NP, British Columbia
Walcott Quarry Burgess Shale tour, Yoho NP, British Columbia
Stanley Glacier Hike, Kootenay NP, British Columbia
The Floe Lake Trail, Kootenay NP, British Columbia
Top of the Giant Trail, Sleeping Giant PP, Ontario
Mount Sagamook Trail, New Brunswick
Maple Pass Loop Trail, Washington, USA

Paddling

Sayward Forest Canoe Circuit, British Columbia
Main Lakes Canoe Route, British Columbia (no post)
Powell Forest Canoe Route, British Columbia
Bowron Lake Canoe Circuit, British Columbia
Desolation Sound, British Columbia
Wallace Island, British Columbia
Okanagan Lake, British Columbia
Christina Lake, British Columbia
Murtle Lake, British Columbia
Slocan Lake, British Columbia
Invermere to Radium, British Columbia
Moraine Lake/Lake Louise/Emerald Lake, Alberta/BC
Maligne Lake, Alberta
Whitehorse to Dawson City on the Yukon River, Yukon (no post)
Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario
Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario
Trent Severn, Ontario
Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia
100 Wild Islands, Nova Scotia

Road trips

Nanaimo to Tofino, British Columbia
Nanaimo to Campbell River, British Columbia
Campbell River to Gold River, British Columbia
Campbell River to Port Hardy, British Columbia
Pacific Marine Circle Route, British Columbia
Off the Beaten Path Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Coastal Circle Route, British Columbia
Vancouver to Calgary
Vancouver to the Okanagan Valley
The Okanagan Valley
2 Week Western Canada
Canadian Rockies Loop
The Dempster Highway, Yukon
Coastal Quebec
East Coast Canada
Nova Scotia
Cape George Scenic Drive, Nova Scotia

Vanlife

This is Hanna the Savana, our third DIY converted campervan. Purchased in 2017, Hanna was our home-on-wheels for over two years of full-time travel.

She is getting a bit of a break now but remains an important part of our adventure lifestyle. You can read more about Hanna’s conversion over on the dedicated vanlife page

Camping

Winter

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