Western Canada Trip


Day 1 - Calgary - Revelstoke

Went to Patterson Hill. Walked around downtown and the path along the Bow river for a bit. Walked/ran for 90 minutes in Nose Hill Park in the rain. Drove to Revelstoke.

Downtown Calgary from Nose Hill Park
Downtown Calgary from Nose Hill Park in the rain

Day 2 - Revelstoke - Burnaby

Woke up super early because my body was still on Eastern time. Walked around Revelstoke and along the Columbia River for 2 hours. Drove to Burnaby. Walked around Burnaby Mountain Park/Simon Fraser University for a bit. Watched Harry Jerome track meet.

Trail along the Columbia River
Trail along the Columbia River in Revelstoke

Day 3 - Burnaby to Kelowna

Drove to West Kelowna. Walked in Glen Canyon Regional Park then along the shore of Okanagan Lake. Drove across the bridge to Kelowna. Walked up Knox Mountain.

View of Okanagan Lake from Knox Mountain
View of Okanagan Lake from Knox Mountain

Day 4 - Kelowna to Chilliwack

6ish hours of walking up Dilworth Mountain, down to Mission Creek then up to Knox Mountain Park. Drove to Chilliwack.

View of Kelowna from Mount Dilworth
View of Kelowna from Mount Dilworth

Day 5 - Vancouver

Short morning hike in Yarrow/Cultus Lake area. Went to Vancouver Canadians game. Bussed to Pacific Spirit Regional Park and walked through there to Acadia Beach. Walked around UBC for a bit.

Trail in Pacific Spirit Regional Park
Trail in Pacific Spirit Regional Park

Day 6 - Vancouver - Victoria

Rented a bike and biked around Stanley Park then to Cypress Lookout. Was rainy/foggy so there was no view so I didn’t go to the top. Then biked along Marine Drive. Came back through Stanley Park. Took ferry to Victoria.

View from the ferry to Vancouver Island
View from the ferry to Vancouver Island

Day 7 - Victoria

Hike in Gowlland Tod Provincial Park. Up Holmes Peak and Jocelyn Hill. Evening walk through Beacon Hill Park down to the ocean then along the ocean to Clover Point Park.

View from Jocelyn Hill
View from Jocelyn Hill

Day 8 - Victoria

Hike along the ocean in East Sooke Regional Park past Beechey Heed and Cabin Point. Less climbing and more technical than yesterday. Took Interior Trail back.

Hike along the ocean in East Sooke Regional Park
Hike along the ocean in East Sooke Regional Park

Day 9 - Victoria

Walked to the ocean and along Dallas St to Fisherman’s Wharf. Hiked up Mt Douglas.

Fisherman’s Wharf
Fisherman's Wharf

Day 10 - Victoria

Rented a bike and rode the Lochside Trail to Sidney with a minor detour to Island View Regional Park, got some food there and rode back. Then did a loop along the ocean.

Along the Lochside Trail
Along the Lochside Trail

Day 11 - Victoria - Vancouver Area

Ferry to Vancouver. Lunch by the Fraser River in Maple Ridge. Walked around Lower Sumas Mountain in Abbotsford.

Mountains from Abbotsford
Mountains from Abbotsford

Day 12 - Vancouver Area

Walked around in Lighthouse Park. Walked around in Boundary Bay Regional Park and got a burger and ate it on the beach there. Watched track nationals in Langley.

Boundary Bay Regional Park
Boundary Bay Regional Park

Day 13 - Vancouver Area - Golden

Drove to Golden. Stopped in Revelstoke to eat. Walked around Golden for a few hours to see the sunset.

Sunset in Golden
Sunset in Golden

Day 14 - Golden - Calgary

Walked around Golden in the morning. Drove to Calgary. Walked around the Glenmore Reservoir

View of the mountains in Golden
View of the mountains in Golden