DESTINATION
Weekend in Lund
by Lynn Tanod
Check into a historic hotel on the north Sunshine Coast and paddle to Savary Island's delicious white-sand beaches.
PARKS
Great Scott
by David Leach
Pioneering Danes could not tame this wild cape on Vancouver Island's north tip, but hikers can access its remarkable beauty on forest and seaside routes that rival the famed West Coast Trail.
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
Heating up The Microwave
by Mitchell Scott
In the Rockies southeast of Fernie, this thrilling mountain-bike trail down 2,140-metre Morrissey Ridge delivers heart-pounding drops and panoramic views.
TRAVEL
Vacations afloat
by Lynn Tanod
Cozy up in a luxury ocean freighter in Clayoquot Sound, take a lake spin in a Shuswap houseboat, or bob in a Waterlily on the Fraser River--holiday sun and waterfront fun are the perfect summer cocktail.
PHOTO ESSAY
Alsek adventure
by Jenny Manzer
A journey down this northern river is a 250-kilometre scenic slideshow of protected wilderness, from alpine tundra to coastal rainforest to iceberg wonderland.
HERITAGE
Sunset theatre
by Daniel Wood
British Columbia's three surviving drive-ins—in Enderby, Langley, and Prince George—keep alive a cultural tradition of dancing hot dogs and old-fashioned family togetherness.
WILD FILE
To the bat cave!
by Steve Ogle
A Kootenay biologist turns myth buster to expose 10 common misconceptions about British Columbia's amazing flying mammals.
OUTDOOR ADVISOR
Hunting for a hut
by Larry Pynn
British Columbia's backcountry is studded with rustic mountain cabins: how do you find them?
