Today my buddy Dave and I kayaked from Barnet Marine Park to Deep Cove, with a stop for a drink on the rocks of Belcarra Park on the way home.

Zooming out, you can see how close I live (blue dot) to this wonderful escape.

Zoom out a bit more and you can see that the parkland north of me is nothing but vast rainforest all the beyond Whistler, a 1 hour-45 minute drive away.

We literally live on the edge of nature. If you look at the second map shared above, my wife works at an elementary school near the top of Westwood Plateau, and once or twice a year they need to do indoor recess or lunch because of bear sightings.

Today was my 4th day this summer kayaking around here and I realize that I want to own a kayak. To be able to have such a beautiful getaway so close to home is too good not to take full advantage of on a more regular basis. I also want to go on more hikes, and reap the benefits of living on the edge of wilderness. For me, the great outdoors are at my doorstep.