https://psingh.ca Outdoor photographer and storyteller in Vancouver. Photographs, trip stories, and dated first-hand guides to British Columbia trails. en-ca © 2026 Parveen Singh hi@psingh.ca (Parveen Singh) hi@psingh.ca (Parveen Singh) Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Next.js https://psingh.ca/hikes/alouette-lake https://psingh.ca/hikes/alouette-lake Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A short shore walk at the Alouette Lake day-use area in Golden Ears Provincial Park, Maple Ridge. Beaches, picnic tables, and a lake that photographs as mist and mountain walls rather than as a waterfall trail. The summer day-use pass is the gate. https://psingh.ca/hikes/elk-falls https://psingh.ca/hikes/elk-falls Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail An 800 m walk in Elk Falls Provincial Park west of Campbell River to a 25-metre waterfall and a free suspension bridge 64 m above the canyon. Stairs, fenced viewpoints, and not a hike. The bridge is the photograph. https://psingh.ca/hikes/englishman-river-falls https://psingh.ca/hikes/englishman-river-falls Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A 2 km loop in Englishman River Falls Provincial Park to upper and lower falls in a mossy canyon, 13 km southwest of Parksville via Errington Road. Stairs, bridges, a day-use lot, and the waterfall people skip because Little Qualicum is signed on the highway. https://psingh.ca/hikes/lightning-lake https://psingh.ca/hikes/lightning-lake Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A winter day-use stop at Lightning Lake in E.C. Manning Provincial Park. Red chairs on the snow, a partially frozen lake, and a shore walk rather than the full 9 km loop. Highway 3 is the crux as often as the trail is. https://psingh.ca/hikes/mamquam-falls https://psingh.ca/hikes/mamquam-falls Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A short unsigned loop off Mamquam FSR east of Squamish to a turquoise glacial canyon and a waterfall you photograph from the rim. The yellow BC Hydro gate is the landmark. The road is the constraint. Stay back from the edge. https://psingh.ca/hikes/nymph-falls https://psingh.ca/hikes/nymph-falls Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A short walk in Nymph Falls Nature Park near Courtenay to wide rocky ledges on the Puntledge River. Six hundred metres from the lot to the falls. Easy, free, and not a canyon. The river is the photograph. https://psingh.ca/hikes/seton-lake-loop https://psingh.ca/hikes/seton-lake-loop Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A short walk from a Highway 99 pullout to the bluff above Seton Lake's hairpin, looking down on the switchback, the turquoise water, and the dry-side mountains toward Lillooet. Not a loop around the lake. The viewpoint is the hike. https://psingh.ca/hikes/shorepine-bog https://psingh.ca/hikes/shorepine-bog Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail An 800 m boardwalk loop through a stunted shorepine bog in the Long Beach Unit of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Flat, short, and not a beach walk. A Parks Canada entry fee applies, the same as Radar Hill. https://psingh.ca/photo-spots/lake-louise https://psingh.ca/photo-spots/lake-louise Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT photo-spot Banff National Park in snow, photographed from the Lake Louise lakeshore in November. The Fairmont Nordic shop, the Parks Canada kiosk, and a forest so loaded the mountain disappears. Not the turquoise Victoria Glacier postcard. A winter walk from the Chateau. https://psingh.ca/photo-spots/two-jack-lake https://psingh.ca/photo-spots/two-jack-lake Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT photo-spot A Banff National Park roadside stop on the Lake Minnewanka loop, photographed in late November. The frame I have is the curve of asphalt, three people, and a mountain face filling the sky. Not the picnic-area lake from the postcard. https://psingh.ca/photo-spots/vermilion-lakes https://psingh.ca/photo-spots/vermilion-lakes Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT photo-spot The classic Banff roadside lake, looking at Mount Rundle's tilted limestone across still water. Photographed in November, overcast, snow on the peak, brown brush on the shore. Not a hike. A five-minute stop on Vermilion Lakes Drive. https://psingh.ca/hikes/brandywine-falls https://psingh.ca/hikes/brandywine-falls Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A 1.2 km return walk to a railed platform over a 70-metre waterfall in Brandywine Falls Provincial Park, 47 km north of Squamish. Free, flat, and not a hike. The parking lot is the whole problem from November through April. https://psingh.ca/hikes/buntzen-lake https://psingh.ca/hikes/buntzen-lake Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail An 8 to 10 km forest loop around a BC Hydro reservoir in Anmore, with a suspension bridge, a floating bridge, South Beach, and a summer parking reservation that is free and mandatory. The lake is the point. The gate is the constraint. https://psingh.ca/hikes/cascade-falls https://psingh.ca/hikes/cascade-falls Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A 2 km return walk in a Fraser Valley Regional District park northeast of Mission to a 30-metre waterfall, a suspension bridge, and two viewing platforms. The drive is the long part. The stairs are the hike. https://psingh.ca/hikes/little-qualicum-falls https://psingh.ca/hikes/little-qualicum-falls Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A short loop in Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park to upper and lower falls in a mossy gorge, 19 km west of Parksville on Vancouver Island. Stairs, railings, a day-use lot, and a waterfall that is the reason to pull off Highway 4. https://psingh.ca/hikes/lynn-canyon https://psingh.ca/hikes/lynn-canyon Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A short loop in Lynn Canyon Park, North Vancouver, across a free 1912 suspension bridge and down to Twin Falls. No admission. Pay parking from March through October. The honest alternative to Capilano if you came for a canyon, not a ticket. https://psingh.ca/hikes/sooke-potholes https://psingh.ca/hikes/sooke-potholes Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A short riverside walk in Sooke Potholes Regional Park on Vancouver Island, with swimming holes, a gorge viewpoint, and CRD pay parking from May through September. The potholes themselves are the photograph, not a pool. https://psingh.ca/photo-spots/capilano-suspension-bridge https://psingh.ca/photo-spots/capilano-suspension-bridge Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT photo-spot A ticketed rainforest park in North Vancouver with a 137-metre suspension bridge, Cliffwalk, and Treetops. Not a hike. The photograph is the bridge through cedar, and the honest free alternative is Lynn Canyon. https://psingh.ca/photo-spots/duffey-lake https://psingh.ca/photo-spots/duffey-lake Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT photo-spot Highway 99 east of Pemberton, the high forested road people mean when they say the Duffey, with lake and peak pullouts that are the trip as much as Joffre is. Not a trail. A driving photograph with a winter asterisk. https://psingh.ca/photo-spots/sea-to-sky-gondola https://psingh.ca/photo-spots/sea-to-sky-gondola Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT photo-spot A ticketed gondola above Shannon Falls in Squamish to a summit lodge, a suspension bridge, and views of Howe Sound. Not a hike unless you walk Sea to Summit. Winter snow on the bridge is the photograph most people actually want. https://psingh.ca/photo-spots/seton-lake https://psingh.ca/photo-spots/seton-lake Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT photo-spot A Highway 99 pullout above Seton Lake on the drive to Lillooet, looking down a switchback to glacial-turquoise water and dry-side mountains. Not a hike. A five-minute stop that is the photograph of this corridor. https://psingh.ca/hikes/bosumarne-falls https://psingh.ca/hikes/bosumarne-falls Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A 2.6 km return walk off Chilliwack Lake Road to a tiered waterfall with no sign, no lot and no bridge you can rely on. Under an hour of walking, but the creek crossing is the whole story and it is the reason this one is a spring-and-fall trip rather than a freshet trip. https://psingh.ca/hikes/bowen-lookout https://psingh.ca/hikes/bowen-lookout Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A 4 km return walk on the Howe Sound Crest Trail from Cypress Bowl to a west-facing viewpoint at about 1,030 m over Bowen Island and Howe Sound. Easy in summer, an excellent beginner snowshoe in winter, and the sensible winter turnaround on the HSCT. https://psingh.ca/hikes/elk-mountain https://psingh.ca/hikes/elk-mountain Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail An 8 km return climb of 765 m to an open meadow summit at 1,430 m above Chilliwack, with a paraglider launch just below the top and a view that runs from Cultus Lake to Mount Baker. Steep, relentless, dusty, and one of the first alpine-feeling summits in the valley to melt out. https://psingh.ca/hikes/garibaldi-lake-winter https://psingh.ca/hikes/garibaldi-lake-winter Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A winter-specific guide to Garibaldi Lake from the Rubble Creek trailhead. No day-use pass applies in winter, the access road may not be plowed to the lot, the switchbacks are a 770 m grind on snow, there is no overnight hut, and BC Parks classes the area as advanced intermediate to advanced backcountry ski touring. https://psingh.ca/hikes/joffre-lakes-winter https://psingh.ca/hikes/joffre-lakes-winter Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A winter guide to Pipi7íyekw/Joffre Lakes Park. No day-use pass applies from late October to early May, the three lakes freeze white under Matier Glacier, the Duffey is the crux as often as the trail is, and you should carry a transceiver, probe and shovel here. https://psingh.ca/hikes/norvan-falls https://psingh.ca/hikes/norvan-falls Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A 14 km return walk up Lynn Creek through Lynn Headwaters Regional Park to a waterfall on Norvan Creek. Only 195 m of gain, which fools people - it is a long day on a rough, muddy trail with a sign-in board, no cell signal and a gate that gets locked at closing. https://psingh.ca/hikes/san-josef-bay https://psingh.ca/hikes/san-josef-bay Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail An easy 2.5 km each way through rainforest to a wide sand beach with sea stacks in Cape Scott Provincial Park, at the far northwest corner of Vancouver Island. Beach camping is allowed and cash-only self-registration applies. The trail is the simple part; the logging road in is the trip. https://psingh.ca/hikes/shannon-falls https://psingh.ca/hikes/shannon-falls Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A 1 km paved-and-boardwalk stroll to the base of a 335 m waterfall, two minutes off Highway 99 south of Squamish. It is the busiest trail in the Sea to Sky corridor and it is still worth stopping for, provided you understand what you are actually getting. https://psingh.ca/hikes/tin-hat-mountain https://psingh.ca/hikes/tin-hat-mountain Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT trail A 1,185 m summit at kilometre 90 of the 180 km Sunshine Coast Trail, with a free ten-person hut a few minutes below the top and a genuine 360-degree view over lakes, Georgia Strait and the Coast Mountains. First-come, no bookings, and no water up there at all.