Best Hikes and Nature Walks with Kids In and Around Southwestern British Columbia

(Paperback)

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• Field-tested collection: Experienced kid friendly hikes with beautiful full-color photographs and descriptive maps, ensuring fun for the whole family without unexpected lengths, challenges, or disruptions.
• Mindful and accessible to various abilities: Featuring shorter walks through mossy trails and dewy valleys, to rockier climbs with higher elevations.
• Illustrated insert featuring 30 different types of plants, animals, and fungi: Promoting childrens learning while exploring nature outside.
• Published to coincide with the start of the summer tourism season:This book will inspire people to escape their local communities and explore new areas, visiting Vancouver with their families and seeking fresh air.
• Practical information and easy-to-read trail guide maps : Including trail location, elevation gain, best time of year to visit, and the trail highlights.
• Strong social media and online author presence: Hui has over 4K followers on Instagram, 7K followers on Twitter, 6K on Tiktok, actively blogs on his website 105hikes.com, consistently promotes and posts reels/ stories too.
• Children benefit from spending time in a green environment: Being outside has been linked to improved confidence, greater creativity, stimulates the mind and encourages learning in their developing brains.

Author Bio

Stephen Hui has been hiking, backpacking, and scrambling for more than 25 years and is the author of the bestselling 105 Hikes and Destination Hikes. Born and based in Vancouver, Hui works for an environmental organization and serves as a director of the Wanderung Outdoor Recreation Society. Myia Antone is a member of the Swxw7mesh xwumixw (Squamish Nation) and the founder of Indigenous Women Outdoors. A Wilderness First Responder, she has led canoe and hiking trips for Indigenous youth in BC and the Yukon. She sits on the Board of Directors for the Indigenous Life Sport Academy and is the youngest recipient of the Tim Jones Community Achievement Award.