Travel links – Vancouver & Garibaldi Provincial Park

Nearing sunset at Elfin Lakes in April 2015

I originally made this list to help my family keep track and contact me during the NWAC 2015 Conference at the  Vancouver Convention Centre, but realised they may be useful for anyone visting the area and planning a run or two in Stanley Park (think Central Park, only muuuuuch cooler) or looking for some adventures in the British Columbia wilderness.  Enjoy!

Room with a view at the Fairmont Waterfront
Room with a view at the Fairmont Waterfront

I stayed at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel while in Vancouver, which was fantastic and right across the road from the Convention Centre, albeit somewhat of a stretch for many budgets.  Several good runs, some geocaching and a visit to the Vancouver Acquarium were well worth while.  See:

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For the three days/two nights from 26-28 April I did a backcountry hiking/skiing to the Elfin Lakes Hut in Garibaldi Provincial Park, near Squamish, due North of Vancouver:

Moody weather while out back-country skiing in the Sea-to-Sky mountains
Moody weather while out back-country skiing in the Sea-to-Sky mountains

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Hopefully some more photos to follow here soon, otherwise check my Instagram feed!

Fireworks over the Vancouver Waterfront from the Fairmont
Fireworks over the Vancouver Waterfront from the Fairmont

NWAC 2015 is in New York…are we getting excited already?

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WildMedic Blog: Aesthetic update & more images

I’ve been tweaking the aesthetics of the blog to improve the user interface and make things, well, prettier.  Have a look and tell me what you think!  It is now integrated to include more images, including my Instagram feed.  I am finding Instagram a very handy way of expressing photographic creativity:

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Let me know in the comments if you like the new interface and/or images!