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British Columbia has so many great camping locations and there is so little time to explore them.

July 2019
We have family in the Comox Valley so camping there combines the low cost of camping (allowing for longer stays) with the advantage of seeing family a few times in the same visit. We found fossils and went for a walk in the alpine at Mount Washington as well as a train ride on horses.

Jin and Jesse had a reservation at Rathtrevor and we happened to find the adjacent site for a few days. The kids had lots of friends and we spent more time looking for campsite animals.(July 2018)

Rathtrevor Camping 2

Our original summer vacation - camping in the Okanagan! We had a bit of an incident with a forest fire so we had to cut this trip short. We went biking in Mira Canyon, went rock hounding for a day and spent lots of time in the lake.(July 2018)

Okanagan Lake Camping

Rathtreveor is one of those camp sites you hear about again and again - amazing beach, old school sites and lots of attractions near by. (July 2017)

Rathtrevor Camping

Shuswap is one of the gold class BC Parks camp sights - waterfront, hot showers, large camp sites with lots of trees in between. We used our base at the camp site to explore the area because we don't often get this far from home. (July 2016)

Shuswap Camping

First time camping with two kids! Manning Park is a favorite - close enough to be a quick return, but far enough away to be very different from the city. (July 2015)

Camping at Manning Park II

First time camping with the Baby! Cultus Lake is close enough to the city that you can get back in time, but far enough away that they have really good mini golf! (September 2010)

Cultus Lake Camping

The Okanagan at the end of summer has so many attractions. The farmers markets are full of food, the days are warm and there is still lots of wine to be had (2009)

Okanagan Camping II

Cape Scott is one of those legendary hikes on Vancouver Island. With beautiful sandy beaches and muddy trails, we got to experience true West Coast Camping. (2009)

Cape Scott

Otherwise known as my stag, a valiant band of brothers went kayaking up Indian arm never to be seen again. Well, perhaps they were less than 24 hours later exactly where they started. (2008)

Granite Falls, North End of Indian Arm

The Okanagan is one of my favorite places and this year we got to go camping there. Lots of fun with wine tasting and local touring. (2007)

Camping at Okanagan North

We revive the fall camping experience - with showers and everything. A local forest fire adds a bit of magic to the photography. (2006)

Camping in Manning Park

Panorama ridge is a very long day hike but we made a great long weekend camping trip. The alpine flowers were out in force. (2006)

Garibaldi Lake, Panorama Ridge

Helen's first "Backpack" camping trip and my first in a number of years, we went out to one of the "Big 5" of the Coast Mountains for the August long weekend. (2006)

Joffre Lakes

Helen had a few days off mid week and had never been camping so we visited two hot springs - St. Agnes Wells as well as Sloquet Hot Springs. We stopped in to the Skookumchuck Church of the Holy Cross. (2006)

Two Hot Springs

Levette lake is in the Squamish area and looked like a fun weekend trip. There are great views of the Tantulus Range and this lovely lake. (2002)

Levette Lake

We usually try to do something for the May Day long weekend (see Tofino or Salt Spring Island) and this year we wanted to go camping. The Sunshine coast is new to us, so we thought we would give it a try! The hike along Campbell Creek was well worth the time! (2002)

Porpoise Bay, Sechelt

Sean first discovered the Confluence project and told us about the project. The project is to get people to visit every integer confluence of longitude and latitude around the world and post pictures on their web page. We chose 50°N, 121°W because it's close to Vancouver and it didn't look impossible to get to. We rented two mini vans and Friday afternoon we hit the road! (2001)

Merritt

Nine of us on a crazy four day bike camping trip - none of us were prepared for the adventure, the excitement, and what happened when Sean took his shirt off. (1999)

Pender Island

A short trip, Horne lake was a small crew but a lot of fun. Other trips have had lots of hiking but this trip was dominated by caving and canoeing. The trip was done in September of 1998.

Horne Lake

I had just bought my camera, basically so I could record trips like this. This was a fairly long trip - four days, and I loved shooting it. I had my small tripod (you'll see lots of pictures of it), and I shot six rolls of film. The trip was done in August of 1997.

Miracle Beach Camping July 2019 We have family in the Comox Valley so camping there combines the low cost of camping (allowing for longer stays) with the advantage of seeing family a few times in the same visit. We found fossils and went for a walk in the alpine at Mount Washington as well as a train ride on horses.
	Jin and Jesse had a reservation at Rathtrevor and we happened to find the adjacent site for a few days. The kids had lots of friends and we spent more time looking for campsite animals.(July 2018) Rathtrevor Camping 2
	Our original summer vacation - camping in the Okanagan! We had a bit of an incident with a forest fire so we had to cut this trip short. We went biking in Mira Canyon, went rock hounding for a day and spent lots of time in the lake.(July 2018) Okanagan Lake Camping
	Rathtreveor is one of those camp sites you hear about again and again - amazing beach, old school sites and lots of attractions near by. (July 2017) Rathtrevor Camping
	Shuswap is one of the gold class BC Parks camp sights - waterfront, hot showers, large camp sites with lots of trees in between. We used our base at the camp site to explore the area because we don't often get this far from home. (July 2016) Shuswap Camping
	First time camping with two kids! Manning Park is a favorite - close enough to be a quick return, but far enough away to be very different from the city. (July 2015) Camping at Manning Park II
	First time camping with the Baby! Cultus Lake is close enough to the city that you can get back in time, but far enough away that they have really good mini golf! (September 2010) Cultus Lake Camping
	The Okanagan at the end of summer has so many attractions. The farmers markets are full of food, the days are warm and there is still lots of wine to be had (2009) Okanagan Camping II
	Cape Scott is one of those legendary hikes on Vancouver Island. With beautiful sandy beaches and muddy trails, we got to experience true West Coast Camping. (2009) Cape Scott
	Otherwise known as my stag, a valiant band of brothers went kayaking up Indian arm never to be seen again. Well, perhaps they were less than 24 hours later exactly where they started. (2008) Granite Falls, North End of Indian Arm
	The Okanagan is one of my favorite places and this year we got to go camping there. Lots of fun with wine tasting and local touring. (2007) Camping at Okanagan North
	We revive the fall camping experience - with showers and everything. A local forest fire adds a bit of magic to the photography. (2006) Camping in Manning Park
	Panorama ridge is a very long day hike but we made a great long weekend camping trip. The alpine flowers were out in force. (2006) Garibaldi Lake, Panorama Ridge
	Helen's first "Backpack" camping trip and my first in a number of years, we went out to one of the "Big 5" of the Coast Mountains for the August long weekend. (2006) Joffre Lakes
	Helen had a few days off mid week and had never been camping so we visited two hot springs - St. Agnes Wells as well as Sloquet Hot Springs. We stopped in to the Skookumchuck Church of the Holy Cross. (2006) Two Hot Springs
	Levette lake is in the Squamish area and looked like a fun weekend trip. There are great views of the Tantulus Range and this lovely lake. (2002) Levette Lake
	We usually try to do something for the May Day long weekend (see Tofino or Salt Spring Island) and this year we wanted to go camping. The Sunshine coast is new to us, so we thought we would give it a try! The hike along Campbell Creek was well worth the time! (2002) Porpoise Bay, Sechelt
	Sean first discovered the Confluence project and told us about the project. The project is to get people to visit every integer confluence of longitude and latitude around the world and post pictures on their web page. We chose 50°N, 121°W because it's close to Vancouver and it didn't look impossible to get to. We rented two mini vans and Friday afternoon we hit the road! (2001) Merritt
	Nine of us on a crazy four day bike camping trip - none of us were prepared for the adventure, the excitement, and what happened when Sean took his shirt off. (1999) Pender Island
	A short trip, Horne lake was a small crew but a lot of fun. Other trips have had lots of hiking but this trip was dominated by caving and canoeing. The trip was done in September of 1998. Horne Lake
	I had just bought my camera, basically so I could record trips like this. This was a fairly long trip - four days, and I loved shooting it. I had my small tripod (you'll see lots of pictures of it), and I shot six rolls of film. The trip was done in August of 1997. Manning Park
	The first camping trip where I brought a camera - a disposable 35mm camera from Kodak. The pictures are hazy and dark but it was a great camping trip. The trip was done in August of 1996. Strathcona Park
	The trip that inspired them all! Our first trip in the summer after grade 12 (1992), Heather's Dad took us out to Portland Island and let us fend for ourselves. (Eric Jones brought a camera - these are his photos) Princess Margaret Provincial Park The following year we went to Gold Stream, but there are no known photos.

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