On Aug 12 I load the car and begin a series of adventures travelling 4700 km – a distance from Vancouver to Québec City – that end a month later. But my journeys were confined only to British Columbia beginning with a backpacking trip on the North Coast Trail in Cape Scott Provincial Park in northern Vancouver Island. Then, after a shower and shave and one home sleep, the car is equipped for a trip to the fabled islands of Haida Gwaii (via Prince Rupert) for hiking and exploration. Finally, I throw different gear into the car and head to Squamish to climb the Stawamus Chief from bottom to top.

Photo stories for each trip can be found at the links below (especially convenient for mobile or touch devices):

• North Coast Trail
• Prince Rupert
• Haida Gwaii
• Angel's Crest

Click on the thumbnail links below to visit the photo gallery for each trip.

North Coast Trail Hiking and beach camping in Cape Scott Prince RupertGateway to Haida Gwaii

Haida GwaiiIslands of the Haida people Angel's CrestClimbing the Chief