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Join North Vancouver NatureKids and hiking expert and author Stephen Hui for a fun morning of learning how to hike to celebrate BC Trails Day!
We will meet at the Whyte Lake Parking Lot and enjoy a 5km round trip hike to Whyte Lake. This trail is not stoller friendly and please do not bring any dogs. Good footwear is a must, no flip flops or sandals. Please make sure to bring snacks and drinking water and dress for the weather.
Stephen Hui (he/him) has been hiking, backpacking, and scrambling in the Coast Mountains of B.C. for more than 30 years.
Hui is the author of three bestselling guidebooks — 105 Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia (now in its 2nd edition), Destination Hikes, and Best Hikes and Nature Walks With Kids.
In 2022, Hui was named a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. He serves as a Canadian commissioner on the Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission. Hui lives in Vancouver, B.C. — in the territories of the Musqueam (xʷməθkwəy̓əm), Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh), and Tsleil-Waututh (səlilwətaɬ) First Nations. Visit 105hikes.com.