Travel

    Vancouver Island

    Vancouver Island lies off southwestern mainland British Columbia, Canada. With an area of 12,079 square miles, it is the largest island on the Pacific coast of North America. Vancouver Island is separated from mainland Canada by the straits of Georgia, Johnstone, and Queen Charlotte and from the United States by Juan de Fuca Strait. The island, averaging 50 miles in width and extending for 285 miles along a northwest–southeast axis paralleling the mainland, is actually the top of a partially submerged mountain system. It…

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  • Conservation Creative Direction

    Swan Lake Sanctuary

    Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary is an oasis in the heart of the urban landscape and includes two distinct ecosystems: the beautiful marshland of Swan Lake and the rocky, oak-forested…

  • Life & Stories

    A Goodbye to my sister, Donna

    Memorial to my sister, Donna. California, 2013. — Hello everyone. My name is Steve Roper. Donna was my little sister. And I was lucky enough to know her longer than anyone…

  • Hiking Travel

    Avatar Grove

    Avatar Grove is a phenomenal stand of giant old-growth red cedar and Douglas fir alongside the Gordon River, approximately fifteen minutes away from Port Renfrew within the traditional territory of the Pacheedaht…

  • Hiking Travel

    Mount Baker

    Mount Baker in Washington State is an impressive 10,781 foot volcano that can be seen for hundreds of miles away. At the time we were living in Victoria and could almost…

  • Hiking Travel

    Koksalah River

    The Koksilah River (Xwulqw’selu Sta’lo’, Watershed) is located south of Duncan on Vancouver Island and lies within the traditional territories of Cowichan Tribes, Malahat Nation and other First Nations. It originates…

  • Hiking Travel

    Mystic Beach

    Mystic Beach, ocated close to Jordan River in the Juan De Fuca Provincial Park, is one of the best hikes on Vancouver Island and is well known for its coastal beach…

  • Travel

    Portland, Oregon

    In April of 2011, Yim and I decided we would take a road trip to Portland, Oregon. We hopped aboard the Coho in downtown Victoria early one April morning for the…

  • Hiking Travel

    Point No Point

    Situated on the rugged southwest coast of Vancouver Island, Point No Point looks out across the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. So what’s with…

  • Travel

    Broken Islands Group

    The Broken Islands Group is a group of small islands and islets in the middle of Barkley Sound on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. The group is protected as the…