Photographer Page

Andrew Strain

The lakeside city of Kelowna is home to more than 30 local vineyards.

Sunshine Coast, with its creeks, waterfalls and lush green foliage, is the perfect place to experience forest bathing.

1. ON THE WATER Home to hundreds of rivers, lakes, fjords, hot springs and more than 15,000 miles of coastline, you’re never far from a water-based adventure in British Columbia. Head out into the cobalt blue of Okanagan Lake on a paddleboard and listen to the soothing sounds of your oar slicing through the water, focusing on the meditative act that is simply paddling onwards and tuning in to the uninterrupted nature that surrounds you in Canada’s westernmost province. Location: Vernon

Paddling along the coastline of Desolation Sound at low tide will throw up all sorts of natural wonders, from moss-slicked cliff faces to crabs scuttling along the rocks.

The creation of the Sunshine Coast Trail began in 1992 and today the hut-to-hut route is Canada's longest.

ROAD TRIPPING With its long, wide roads and epic mountain scenery, there are few places in the world better suited to road tripping than British Columbia. There are dozens of routes to choose from, but the real highlight here is Route 97, a 1,293-mile odyssey that takes you from the US border in the south, to Watson Lake in the Yukon via BC’s wild north and Okanagan wine country. The stretch takes in incredible scenery that brings with it a palpable sense of serenity. Go RVing rent campers in and around Vancouver. Location: Northern BC

The spectacular Sunshine Coast Trail stretches from Sarah Point in Desolation Sound, across Powell Lake and all the way down to Saltery Bay.

A couple on a pier looking out over Muncho Lake along the Alaska Highway.

Fort Nelson Heritage Museum along the Alaska Highway.