16 Aug
Vancouver Video Tours

Driving Downtown – Vancouver 4K – Canada



Driving Downtown – Vancouver BC Canada – Season 1 Episode 22.
Starting Point: Granville St .
Vancouver, officially the City of Vancouver, is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The 2011 census recorded 603,502 people in the city, making it the eighth largest Canadian municipality.[1] The Greater Vancouver area of around 2.4 million inhabitants is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,[1] the second largest city on the United States–Canada border, and the most populous in Western Canada. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada; 52% of its residents have a first language other than English.[4][5] Vancouver is classed as a Beta global city. The City of Vancouver encompasses a land area of about 114 square kilometres, giving it a population density of about 5,249 people per square kilometre (13,590 per square mile). Vancouver is the most densely populated Canadian municipality, and the fourth most densely populated city with over 250,000 residents in North America, behind New York City, San Francisco,[6] and Mexico City.

The original settlement, named Gastown, grew up on clearcuts on the west edge of the Hastings Mill logging sawmill’s property, where a makeshift tavern had been set up on a plank between two stumps and the proprietor, Gassy Jack, persuaded the curious millworkers to build him a tavern, on 1 July 1867. From that first enterprise, other stores and some hotels quickly appeared along the waterfront to the west. Gastown became formally laid out as a registered townsite dubbed Granville, B.I. (“B.I” standing for “Burrard Inlet”). As part of the land and political deal whereby the area of the townsite was made the railhead of the CPR, it was renamed “Vancouver” and incorporated shortly thereafter as a city, in 1886. By 1887, the transcontinental railway was extended to the city to take advantage of its large natural seaport, which soon became a vital link in a trade route between the Orient, Eastern Canada, and Europe.[7][8] As of 2009, Port Metro Vancouver is the busiest and largest port in Canada, and the most diversified port in North America.[9] While forestry remains its largest industry, Vancouver is well known as an urban centre surrounded by nature, making tourism its second-largest industry.[10] Major film production studios in Vancouver and Burnaby have turned Greater Vancouver and nearby areas into one of the largest film production centres in North America,[11][12] earning it the film industry nickname, Hollywood North.[13][14][15]

Vancouver is consistently named as one of the top five worldwide cities for livability and quality of life,[16][17] and the Economist Intelligence Unit acknowledged it as the first city to rank among the top-ten of the world’s most liveable cities[18] for five consecutive years.[19] Vancouver has hosted many international conferences and events, including the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, UN Habitat I, Expo 86, the World Police and Fire Games in 1989 and 2009; and the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics which were held in Vancouver and Whistler, a resort community 125 km (78 mi) north of the city.[20] In 2014, following thirty years in California, the annual TED conference made Vancouver its indefinite home. Several matches of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup were played in Vancouver, including the final at BC Place Stadium.[21]

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20 Jun
Vancouver Video Tours

Victoria Clipper Ferry Tour HD (2017)



Clipper Navigation, Inc., is a subsidiary of Förde Reederei Seetouristik based in Seattle, Washington, that provides multiple transportation and vacation packages—many of which are offered under the name Clipper Vacations—including hotel and tour packages in Victoria, Seattle, Vancouver, Friday Harbor, Portland, Whistler, British Columbia, the Canadian Rockies and Kelowna.

The company operates the Victoria Clipper high-speed passenger-only ferry service between downtown Seattle and the Inner Harbour in downtown Victoria, British Columbia. The various Victoria Clipper catamarans typically complete a one-way trip in less than three hours.

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23 Sep
Vancouver Video Tours

The Hippy Gourmet Sustainable Vancouver BC Tour!


In this segment of the Hippy Gourmet TV Show we get a sneak-preview of some of the world’s most incredible organic, sustainable restaurants and chefs in Vancouver and Vancouver Island that we have full-length episodes coming from- as well as upcoming features we’re doing on British Columbia natural habitats, wildlife and worthy non-profit organizations!

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24 Apr
Vancouver Tours Blog

5 British Columbia Mountain Biking Parks

British Columbia, the land of plenty of downhill mountain biking opportunities! BC is the destination of choice, with North America's highest concentration of lift-access riding. There is a good diversity of riding available too! Whether you prefer extreme gravity or a more gentle single-track, there are paths sure to make you comfortable or push your limits!

Mount Washington Alpine Resort
Mount Washington Alpine Resort is located on Vancouver Island. Riding in the thick forest of hemlocks and yellow cedars is a real outdoor adventure. And the vistas, are to die for with views of the Island's rugged mountains and blue waters of the Pacific Ocean. Be sure to keep your eyes on the track!

Mount Washington is located 50km south of Campbell River and 100km north of Nanaimo.

# of Gondola / chair lifts: 2 High Speed ​​Chairlifts, The Hawk Six Pack, & The Eagle Quad

# of Trails / runs: 17 trails

Operating Season: typically from July 1st Canada Day to beginning of September, Labor Day.

Degree of Difficulty: 18% Easiest, 35% More Difficult, 47% Most Difficult

Longest Run: Monster Mile, 1657 Vertical Feet, 1 Mile (1.6 km) long

Total Length of Runs: 37km

Whistler
Whistler dominates the downhill mountain biking parks. Chairlifts service over 4,800 vertical feet of gravity-fed, adrenaline-fueled downhill trails – from gentle greens to expert-only double blacks – there is a massive variety of terrain to choose from.

Whistler is located in the Coastal Mountains of BC and is approximately 115 kilometers from Vancouver.

# of Gondola / chair lifts: 1 Gondola, 2 Highspeed Quads, 1 Fixed grip chair

# of Trails / runs: 50 marked trails, 3 Skills Centers, 4 Jump Parks

Operating Season: typically from mid-May to Canadian Thanksgiving in October

Degree of Difficulty: 17% Easy, 19% Intermediate, 64% Advanced

Longest Run: Freight Train, Length: 4.3km / 1.66 mile, Vertical: 660m / 2165 '

Sun Peaks Resort
Sun Peaks claim to fame are their freeride camps with professional mountain bikers such as: Matt Hunter, Specialized Bicycles, and Graham Agassiz, Kona Bicycles as coaches. And 50% of the trails are advanced, giving you plenty of opportunity to test out your new found skills.

Sun Peaks Resort is located 50km north of Kamloops, BC.

# of Gondola / Chairlifts: 1 chairlift, the Sunburst Express, high speed quad equipped with roll on style racks

# of Trails / Runs: 29 trails with 1954 feet of vertical per run + dirt jumping zone

Operating Season: end of June to end of September

Degree of Difficulty: 23% Easy, 23% Intermediate, 54% Advanced

Longest Run : Smooth Smoothie 5km

Total Length of Runs: 70km of trail

Silver Star
Silver Star Mountain Resort has a great mix of machine made and natural terrain entertaining all downhill bike enthusiasts. Jump trails, like Pipe Dream and Rock Star, have quickly developed reputations as some of the most progressive and fun bike trails around.

Silver Star Mountain Resort is located just 22 kilometers from Vernon at the north end of BC's beautiful Okanagan Valley.

# of Gondola / chair lifts: 1 High Speed ​​Six Person Chair (holds four bikes in roll on racks per chair), 7.5 min ride time

# of Trails / runs: 16 hand-crafted trails of gravity-fed mayhem

Operating Season: end of June to mid-September

Degree of Difficulty: 15% beginner, 40% intermediate, 45% Advanced

Longest Run: Paradise Trail – 10 km's, 1600 vertical feet

Fernie
Fernie BC is legendary offering wide machine-made flowing trails for beginner / intermediate riders, challenging steep and technical single track trails for advanced / expert riders.

Fernie is located in the south-east corner of the BC Rockies on Highway No.3 approximately 60 km from the Alberta and US borders. Fernie Alpine Resort is 5 km from the City of Fernie.

# of Lifts for Summer Operation: 1 High speed Quad – Timber Express providing over 2100 'of vertical (operates on weekends only), 1 Quad – Elk Chair

# of Trails: 37 trails & Skills progress park

Operating Season: end of June to Labor Day weekend

Longest Run: Megasauras (trail takes you through 3 Alpine bowls!)

Total Vertical 2162 feet / 657 meters

Source by Clay Haeber

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