11 Things to Know Before Hiking the Grouse Grind

Hikers on the Grouse Grind

Hikers on the Grouse Grind. Photo: Mike Seehagel

Often called “Mother Nature’s Stairmaster”, the Grouse Grind is a bucket list hike. Here’s everything you need to know to tackle this challenging trail.

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11 Things to Know Before Hiking the Grouse Grind

7 Things to do at Mount Seymour Provincial Park in the Winter

Skier at Mount Seymour near Vancouver

Photo: Vancouver’s North Shore Tourism

North Vancouver’s Mount Seymour Provincial Park stretches from near sea level to the mountain tops. This winter, go biking, hiking, and forest bathing on the lower slopes and skiing, snowshoeing, and sledding near the peak.

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7 Things to do at Mount Seymour Provincial Park in the Winter

9 Ways to Get Outdoors in North Vancouver

The Lions from Cleveland Dam

View of The Lions from Cleveland Dam. Photo: Tourism Vancouver / Kazutoshi Yoshimura

North Vancouver is known as an outdoorsy city, which isn’t a surprise since it is nestled on the slopes of the North Shore Mountains, and filled with forested neighbourhoods. Here are nine ways to have fun outdoors in North Vancouver.

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9 Ways to Get Outdoors in North Vancouver

October’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Norvan Falls

Norvan Falls in North Vancouver

Norvan Falls in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park in North Vancouver. Photo credit: Taryn Eyton, happiestoutdoors.ca

The hike to Norvan Falls in North Vancouver is a great choice for October. The entire trail is in the Lynn Creek Valley, making it an ideal trip for cloudy days. Your objective is 30-metre-tall Norvan Falls, which is often gushing at this time of year thanks to fall rains. While this hike is not short, it’s fairly flat so it is only moderately difficult.

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October’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Norvan Falls

Outdoor Adventure in Vancouver

Grouse Mountain

It’s no secret that one of the best things about living in Vancouver is our access to some of the most spectacular wilderness that you’ll find anywhere in the world. TransLink has made getting far away from the hustle even faster and easier, and will get you there and back to the city safely with new COVID protocols in place.

So grab your mask and good pair of hiking shoes and set out on this day of high mountain adventure, with a few tasty pit stops thrown in to keep you going. Continue reading:
Outdoor Adventure in Vancouver

Vancouver’s North Shore Craft Beer Week returns next week with 8 days of awesome

Image courtesy of Vancouver’s North Shore Craft Beer Week

North Vancouver has quietly become a mecca for craft beer in the Lower Mainland.

To celebrate this ever-expanding lineup of world-class breweries, Vancouver’s North Shore Craft Beer Week returns for its third year all week long from October 4 – 11. Take a cruise across the harbour on the legendary SeaBus to come and toast the North Shore’s evolving beer scene with a week full of celebrations.

The event takes place across 10 unique and funky breweries with special casks, fun events, and a chance to learn more about North Shore beers!

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Vancouver’s North Shore Craft Beer Week returns next week with 8 days of awesome

Calling all adventure babes: She Summits festival will inspire through movies, meditation & more

she summits festival vancouver 2019

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It’s no secret that Vancouver and its surrounding areas are home to some of the best venues for action sports in the country (or even the world); whether it’s mountain biking, skiing/snowboarding, surfing, climbing, or more.

This October, the She Summits festival will be taking place in various locations around North Vancouver to celebrate the community of female-identifying athletes who exist in the sometimes male-dominated world of action sports.

Through movie screenings, workshops, panel events, and a group joyride, the She Summits festival focuses on the contributions to important social and environmental conversations.

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Calling all adventure babes: She Summits festival will inspire through movies, meditation & more