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Tag Archives: British Columbia

Tales from the Trail: A Love Letter to my Tent

love letter to my tent

The history of my relationship with my tent, in five parts:

Posted byKate Ming-SunSeptember 23, 2018Posted inOutdoorsTags:backcountry, British Columbia, camping, Canada, canoe trip, canoeing, car camping, hike, hiking, love letter, MEC's TGV 2 tent, Ontario, TGV, winter camping4 Comments on Tales from the Trail: A Love Letter to my Tent

Wordless Wednesdays: Ucluelet Harbour

Ucluelet Harbour
Posted byKate Ming-SunNovember 1, 2017Posted inTravelTags:British Columbia, Canada, Ucluelet, Wordless WednesdaysLeave a comment on Wordless Wednesdays: Ucluelet Harbour

Super Natural: British Columbia Wrap-Up

British Columbia road trip crew

10 days. 7 classmates. 1 minivan. 1,200 kilometers around British Columbia.

Posted byKate Ming-SunOctober 20, 2017Posted inTravelTags:aquarium, British Columbia, Cathedral Grove, Coombs, Duncan, Goldstream Provincial Park, Granville Island, nanaimo, Pacific Rim National Reserve, Royal BC Museum, Squamish, Tofino, Ucluelet, Vancouver, VictoriaLeave a comment on Super Natural: British Columbia Wrap-Up

Super Natural British Columbia: Vancouver

Granville Island, Vancouver

After nine days on the road together, we arrived in Vancouver.

Posted byKate Ming-SunOctober 13, 2017Posted inTravelTags:aquarium, British Columbia, Canada, Granville Island, road trip, Travel, VancouverLeave a comment on Super Natural British Columbia: Vancouver

Super Natural British Columbia: Victoria

victoria

Armed with a great list of sights to check out, we set out for two days in the Victoria area.

Posted byKate Ming-SunOctober 9, 2017Posted inTravelTags:British Columbia, Canada, road trip, VictoriaLeave a comment on Super Natural British Columbia: Victoria

Super Natural British Columbia: Tofino to Victoria

Tofino to Victoria with a stop in Ucluelet

We awoke early on the sixth day of our trip, knowing we had 300 kilometers to cover from Tofino to Victoria with a few stops in between.

Posted byKate Ming-SunOctober 6, 2017Posted inTravelTags:British Columbia, Canada, Duncan, Tofino, Travel, Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, VictoriaLeave a comment on Super Natural British Columbia: Tofino to Victoria

Super Natural British Columbia: Tofino

on comments, bella pacifica in tofino

Next up on our Vancouver Island road trip: Tofino! For the first three posts in this series, you can go here (Squamish), here (Nanaimo), and here (Cathedral Grove).

Posted byKate Ming-SunOctober 2, 2017Posted inTravelTags:Bella Pacifica, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Rim National Reserve, Parks Canada, Tofino, Travel, Vancouver IslandLeave a comment on Super Natural British Columbia: Tofino

Super Natural British Columbia: Cathedral Grove

light in Cathedral Grove

The drive from Nanaimo to Tofino takes place primarily on winding two lane roads, over mountains, through forests, and along rivers before you hit the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Posted byKate Ming-SunSeptember 29, 2017Posted inOutdoorsTags:British Columbia, Canada, Cathedral Grove, fish hatchery, nanaimo, Port Alberni, Robertson Creek, Tofino, Travel, Vancouver IslandLeave a comment on Super Natural British Columbia: Cathedral Grove

Super Natural British Columbia: Nanaimo

Piper's Lagoon, Nanaimo

Nanaimo may have been my least favorite stop on our BC road trip. (Sorry, Nanaimo! I know that’s not fair to you. Read on for why…)

Posted byKate Ming-SunSeptember 25, 2017Posted inTravelTags:Bowen Park, British Columbia, nanaimo, Petroglyph Provincial Park, Piper's Lagoon, sense of place, Travel, Vancouver Island, Wordless WednesdaysLeave a comment on Super Natural British Columbia: Nanaimo

Super Natural British Columbia: Squamish

Stawamus Chief trail marker, Squamish BC

I don’t pretend to be a travel expert on Squamish, British Columbia. Nearly four years have passed since I last visited.

Posted byKate Ming-SunSeptember 22, 2017Posted inOutdoorsTags:British Columbia, Canada, hike, hiking, rock climbing, sense of place, Squamish, Stawamus Chief Provincial Park, TravelLeave a comment on Super Natural British Columbia: Squamish

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