Grouse Mountain

Vancouver is in such a good size that in a matter of an hour or so your surrounds can change noticeably. I like how city and nature blend so well and so seamlessly (maybe way too much like when a black bear ended downtown Vancouver inside a garbage truck), on the city skyline you can see downtown Vancouver in one side and facing the opposite are mountains and part of North Vancouver, it is beautiful.

Probably the most famous mountain on the outskirts of Vancouver and easily accessible taking the sea bus from downtown Vancouver to Lonsdale Quay and then a bus is Grouse Mountain, the entire ride to the base of the mountain was less than an hour.

Grouse Mountain is open all year long with activities no matter the season. I’m glad for my first visit to the mountain the hike trail was still open and would only be closed for the winter (since it gets to icy and slippery) a few days later.

The hike is tiring, at least for me as a non-active person, but worth it. It took us about an hour and half to get to the top but we made it. During winter the lifts are open for skiing/snowboarding and you can also go snowshoeing .

Not wearing proper footwear

Even for those (myself included) who don’t ski or snowboard the chalet at the top has a movie theatre playing Christmas classics, a souvenir store and a restaurant. During summer there are also good activities up there, the bird show, zipline, disc golf, paragliding and a few others.

I didn’t use to travel much but once I started, I just can’t stop travelling. On Can I Pack? I try to share how I make my travels work out because travelling shouldn’t be hard.