Mount Baker in Washington State is an impressive 10,781 foot volcano that can be seen for hundreds of miles away. At the time we were living in Victoria and could almost always see Mount Baker in the distance so one weekend, we invited our friends Karen and Nick and set off for some exploring. To get there, we had to board the ferry on Vancouver Island out of Schwartz Bay to Tsawassen, and then cross into the Washington State at…
The Koksilah River (Xwulqw’selu Sta’lo’, Watershed) is located south of Duncan on Vancouver Island and lies within the traditional territories of Cowichan Tribes, Malahat Nation and other First Nations. It originates…
Mystic Beach, ocated close to Jordan River in the Juan De Fuca Provincial Park, is one of the best hikes on Vancouver Island and is well known for its coastal beach…
In April of 2011, Yim and I decided we would take a road trip to Portland, Oregon. We hopped aboard the Coho in downtown Victoria early one April morning for the…
Situated on the rugged southwest coast of Vancouver Island, Point No Point looks out across the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. So what’s with…
The Broken Islands Group is a group of small islands and islets in the middle of Barkley Sound on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. The group is protected as the…
Aloha Kauai 2010 was the year we visited Kaua’i… Wow ! When we were doing our research on where to stay and when to visit, the north shore town of Haena…
One of North America’s largest and best marine facilities, the Vancouver Aquarium, houses more than 70,000 critters, including white beluga whales, sea otters, Steller sea lions, and Pacific white-sided dolphins. During…
On the Southwest coast of Vancouver Island, around a 2-hour and 15-minute drive from Victoria, lies the Juan de Fuca Provincial Park and one of its most exciting treasures: the biodiverse…
