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Paddle Camping at Glacier Bay on Stave Lake
Returning to Stave Lake Since visiting Stave Lake in 2020 with a SUP group, I haven’t been back. The experience was rather underwhelming: a bumpy, dusty gravel forest service road, loud motor boats and party music, and the dirt bike and ATV crowds at the lower Stave Lake weren’t very conducive for the type of…
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Ruckle Provincial Park Group Camping: Oceanfront Fun for Large Groups
Sharing our love for the outdoors has been a passion of our family for a while. We have introduced camping to many of our friends, but we’ve always booked individual campsites for the group. It’s somewhat stressful because it relies on successfully booking multiple campsites near each other if it’s more than 2 families, otherwise…
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Winter camping baby step! in Porteau Cove
Winter camping is always a daunting but exciting prospect. It’s a frontier that we haven’t explored yet, and conquering it would mean unlocking the possibility for year-round camping. The risk of hypothermia in the winter is real though, when we’re separated from the elements with nothing but a few sheets of plastic. However, there is…
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oTENTik Glamping at Fort Langley National Historic Site
If it wasn’t clear enough yet, our family loves camping. Most of the time, camping brings us close to the best places Mother Nature has to offer. But occasionally, camping can lead us to a completely different experience. Such was our amazing stay at an oTENTik tent in Fort Langley National Historic Site, where we…
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Paddle Camping at Moyer Creek Marine Campsite in Golden Ears Provincial Park
After a 2-year hiatus from paddle camping since our unforgettable trips to Granite Falls and Sechelt Inlet, the stars aligned for Johnny and I to team up once again for another quick but impactful overnight paddling trip at Moyer Creek Marine Campsite on Alouette Lake. We had 2 days to plan, and we quickly narrowed…
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Camping at Deception Pass State Park
Deception Pass is the most-visited State Park in Washington State. It boasts a rugged, spectacular coastline, walking trails set in beautiful forests, awe-inspiring cliffs, and an iconic bridge that spans the namesake Deception Pass. It’s only 2 hours by car from Vancouver, and it surely deserves a visit. Summer Programs Not only does it have…
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Checklist of our camping gears
Camping has always been a fun activity for our family; however, when it was our first time the packing part stressed me out. I have no idea what to bring and was afraid of not bringing enough, so I ended up over packing. After our many camping trips over the last few years, we have…
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Camping at Moran State Park on Orcas Island
Quick Facts: Moran State Park is located on the Orcas Island, the largest of the San Juan Islands (basically Washington State’s continuation of our Southern Gulf Islands). It is consistently described as one of the best state parks in Washington, so it naturally became a prime target for our southern expeditions this year. Visiting Orcas…
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Camping at Larrabee State Park
Quick Facts: Larrabee State Park is set on the seashore near Bellingham, which is only a short drive from Vancouver. The campsites are set pretty far back from the day use area where the beach is, so there aren’t any ocean views to be had from camp. The campsites were fairly close together, and like…
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Camping at Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park
A highly anticipated campground this season was Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park, which is one of the most popular provincial parks on Vancouver Island. Thanks to Billy’s lightning-speed reservation skills, we were lucky to snatch up the last spot for our week-long trip after camping on Gabriola Island. Before getting there, we made a quick stop…