Summer 2007
Holiday sun and waterfront fun are the perfect summer cocktail, and we’ve packed this issue with vacation ideas. Cozy up in a luxury ocean freighter in Clayoquot Sound, take a lake spin in a Shuswap houseboat, or bob on the Fraser River in the Waterlily, a darling bed-and-breakfast vessel. Or indulge in more physical adventure with an incredible oceanside hike to Cape Scott on Vancouver Island—or a wild paddle journey on Alsek River, from alpine tundra to coastal rainforest, to iceberg wonderland.
Cover: Floating on the Alsek River. Photo: Brian Stevenson
Weekend in Lund
Check into a historic hotel on the north Sunshine Coast and paddle to Savary Island's delicious white-sand beaches.
Great Scott
Pioneering Danes could not tame this wild cape on Vancouver Island's north tip, but hikers can access its remarkable beauty on forest and seaside routes that rival the famed West Coast Trail.
Heating up The Microwave
In the Rockies southeast of Fernie, this thrilling mountain-bike trail down 2,140-metre Morrissey Ridge delivers heart-pounding drops and panoramic views.
Vacations afloat
Cozy up in a luxury ocean freighter in Clayoquot Sound, take a lake spin in a Shuswap houseboat, or bob in a Waterlily on the Fraser River--holiday sun and waterfront fun are the perfect summer cocktail.
Alsek adventure
A journey down this northern river is a 250-kilometre scenic slideshow of protected wilderness, from alpine tundra to coastal rainforest to iceberg wonderland.
Sunset theatre
British Columbia's three surviving drive-ins—in Enderby, Langley, and Prince George—keep alive a cultural tradition of dancing hot dogs and old-fashioned family togetherness.
To the bat cave!
A Kootenay biologist turns myth buster to expose 10 common misconceptions about British Columbia's amazing flying mammals.
Hunting for a hut
British Columbia's backcountry is studded with rustic mountain cabins: how do you find them?
