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Spending time in nature
is good for our health.
SGI OUTSIDE
You’ll be green with envy if you skip the Greenburn Lake hike
An abundance of wildflowers and a panoramic vista distinguish the Greenburn Lake hike from the trek around Roe Lake, the other freshwater lake on the Penders.
Apr 127 min read
It’s natural to drift off at South Pender’s Brooks Point
What’s the most common sight along Brooks Point Regional Park’s stunning shoreline? Orcas? Bald eagles? Wildflowers? Nope. It’s people dozing, slumbering against enormous driftwood logs.
Mar 227 min read
‘Tug’ged down to the beach
The 4.6 km Beaumont Marine Park Trail is my nostalgic favourite Pender Island hike.
Feb 89 min read
Around South Pender Island
On separate trips around South Pender, my “Best of Our Nature” encounters have put me alone in Plumper Sound with Bigg’s orcas, alongside a juvenile Humpback when it surfaced near Blunden Islet, and in the company of Southern Residents in Boundary Pass.
Jan 2511 min read
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