In spite of the smoke and haze surrounding our province in the month of August, we managed to squeeze in some difficult hikes in the area. But we don't recommend doing big hikes due to poor visibility and health risks and advise sticking to low altitude, shorter and easier trails. The recent fires have devastated our province. The fires, which cover 10 times the size of Vancouver and its smoke reaching even Ontario, is resulting in evacuations...
An official project a few years in the making*, the first of our Hiking Series with refugee and newcomer youth took us to Lynn Canyon. A majority of them arriving in the last month from Syria and Palestine, the youth and their families woke up 4 hours early yesterday, eager to get outdoors and take in the beauty of their new home. lynn canyon youth hike There were more than 20 youth in attendance, along with some of their parents. In fact, more...
Over the past seven years, Nature PhotoHikes has not only organized hiking and camping tours for travelers and locals, we've also worked with lower mainland's youth. By collaborating with Vancouver charities, we've organized hikes for at-risk, refugee and newcomer youth and their families. As a youth immigrant myself, I am extremely grateful to benefit from similar programs. I spent my junior high and high school years not only attending...
Vancouver locals attend hikes while raising funds for various charities throughout the world In addition to the photography tours, Nature PhotoHikes organizes hikes for Vancouver locals at a discount, with all proceeds going to an annual project. Besides creating a community who share a love of the outdoors, we also get to raise awareness and funds for worthwhile causes. Through the past decade, we've donated tens of thousands of dollars to...
Another Spring Road Trip, this time to the U.S. West Coast Spring in Victoria, Part 2Spring in Victoria, Part 1Spring in Vancouver & the OsoyoosFinishing off WinterNew Year brings Adventures and ProposalsWinter 2021-2022 Vancouver ToursVancouver Fall ToursFall in BC Okanagan & Canadian RockiesEnding summer with some Vancouver toursLos AngelesSan FranciscoU.S. West Coast Road TripOkanagan Hotspot becomes really ‘hot’!The Rockies...
