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Vanier Park
We wouldn’t have made a trip here if it wasn’t for Junior’s absolute love for “mountain biking” these days. He absolutely loves the sport, and kept on asking us if we can bring him to Whistler to mountain bike. We definitely will fulfill his bike dreams, but first he needs to up his skills and…
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Deering Island Park and Fraser River Trail
Did you know there’s an island in the Dunbar/Southlands neighbourhood in Vancouver, that’s so small it only has 1 street with 2 rows of houses? And they still managed to squeeze in the tiniest park on the tip of this island. We did an early evening stroll here and was quite amazed with the beautiful…
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Jug Island Beach Trail (in Belcarra Regional Park)
Even though summer has ended a few weeks ago, we agreed to continue enjoying the outdoors even if the famously wet Vancouver weather inevitably set in. But we were blessed with a streak of good weather, like a return of summer! When the sun came out on this beautiful weekday morning, I know we have…
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Crescent Beach trail
One of our favourite places to take Junior biking is by the beach. Not only can we enjoy some beautiful view of the ocean, but Junior can also enjoy the rocks covered trail creating some bumpy riding experience, which he loves. We decided to visit Crescent Beach today. We strolled down the Crescent Beach Walk,…
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Richmond Nature Park
This is one of my favourite parks since childhood. My dad used to bring us here to watch the hummingbirds, visit the nature house for info on different wildlife, and stroll on the wide boardwalk and the beautiful bog forest trails. So when my boys wanted to go to a new place for biking today,…
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Rocky Point Park
After our good friends Alison and Johnny introduced us to this park, it immediately become one of our favourite places to go in Metro Vancouver. This is one of the best family friendly park situated in the heart of Port Moody. Since it was just a 15 minute drive away from Crystal Falls, we decided…
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Deer Lake Loop Trail
The past week we all stayed at home due to the poor air quality from all that forest fire going on. So when the air finally cleared today, my boys absolutely can’t wait to go out. We decided to visit one of our most frequented parks, Deer Lake Park in Burnaby. My good friend Amy…
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Crystal Falls Hike [closed]
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Crystal Falls Trail is Closed The route to Crystal Falls passes through private property. As of February, 2021 “No Tresspassing” signs have been placed along the trail by landowners. The City of Coquitlam has also placed signs at the trailhead. This is officially our last hike of the 2020 summer season! We decided to check…
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Camosun Bog Trail – Pacific Spirit Regional Park
After a great experience in Burns Bog, Billy remembered that there’s another one right in Pacific Spirit Park: Camosun Bog. We’ve been to Pacific Spirit Park many times in the past, but we never explored this corner of the large park. We soon found that walking around the Camosun Bog is truly a fun and…
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Burns Bog Trail in Delta Nature Reserve
This trail is highly rated among many of my mom friends who rave about how fun it is for toddlers. I knew I had to check it out one day, so when Junior asked to go biking somewhere new, we immediately decided to check this trail out. Trail Condition This is a fairly short loop…