Sea to Sky gondola .

June 11, 2018

PART I

My heart is happy when I see people around me being happy. It gets to the next level when I can share the things I love. This is my why. This is why I'm still in Canada, this is why I take photos, this is where I opened up and finally full filled my dream about mountains.

Having my childhood friend coming to see me and to see my life over seas meant a lot to me. I hope Morta and Andrius are still inspired by culture, nature and all the 'goodies' they experienced :) Take a look at our adventure to Sea to Sky Gondola next to Squamish :)

Grouse Mountain hike with no grouses around

May 17, 2018

We left Vancouver and took a public transit to get to Grouse Mountain. Believe it or not but it was a beautiful sunny noon. Not around the mountain though, clouds where hanging down and gave a nice cool feeling while we were climbing up. BCMC trail has a nice slow base and then it goes more steep and chalenging, then the trail gets a little bit more wet and then you reach snoooooow level :) Up there it seems like fog is in the forest but don't get foolled - you are in the cloud :) Yassss!!

Grizzlies were still on their winter nap :) waking once in awhile and looking at us.

Took this ginger grizzly back home to scare Youn :)

Andrius being Andrius ;)

Sneaky crow .

May 15, 2018

It doesn't matter where are you going.

It's who you have beside you.

Did a crow steal a sandwich?

Homemade sandwiches and coffee in your termo mug is a perfect combo for a small hike in a forest after rain :) I took Morta and Andrius to Capilano Pacific Trail, where we visited Cleveland Dam and then walked all the way down to West Vancouver. Sometimes you just ignore or forget about such simple hikes because you always want to see something new and better then the last one, but this nice walk was a great reminder that no matter what - spending time in nature is awesome :) Take a look at these beautiful mossy trees and my friends enjoying it :)

Camping in spring with friends .

May 14, 2018

I feel that I talked about wide rivers, never ending forests, white peak mountains so many times already but everytime I see it I feel super happy. I always wanted to share my love to Canada with my family and friends. Photos look spectacular but it's nothing compared with getting experience yourself. I can't express how happy I was when I got an email from Morta saying that she and Andrius will come to visit me in Vancouver. Wow wow wow!! Finally :)) That's when I made a plan to organize a camping trip for them. I picked Golden Ears Provincial Park because camping sites were already open and it had lots of hikes around. It's located close to mountains and river (Yasss!). Sounds perfect! We did this trip in the middle of April so spring was about to begin, wasn't that hot. For me it was the best weather to do hikes :) We got an extra blanket for the night, but eh we all live in cities now ;)

Our first day we set up our camp site and made some Korean style food. Went for a short walk next to the river. The most amazing part for me was to believe that my friends are here and they see the same beautiness that I always try to capture and post on my blog. We sat silently looking to these gorgeous mountains and just enjoying the moment.

Some firewood and self-made chairs :)) I love how creative you get in nature! We also had a huge tarp above our campsite, because forecast promised some rain. Better be ready.

Our little chipmunk. They definetly know when the camping season starts!

I've never camped in Golden Ears before, but the forest is soooo pretty. Super mossy with huge trees and campsites are not too close to one another so you can have some privacy.

Who knew that brussel sprouts tastes way much better when you're camping? :) This was our killer dish!! So delicious :))

Youn and I had this one dish when we camped in states and when we think about camping trip we both instantly know this will be our breakfast dish for sure! I will tell you what we do ;) We bake bacon strips, add some eggs (mixed with couple drops of milk). Don't forget to season eggs, then we chopp some cherry tomatoes, add parsley/green onion and wrap everything in warm corn tortilla. This one is the key! Let's not forget good pickles or olives and voilà! Super duper easy and satisfies everyone ;} Try it out next time you will go camping!

Our first hike around Golden Ears National Park.

10 karma points if you spot 3 lithuanians in these photos ;)

Madeleine and Alex joined us. I think in this photo I was about to say something so my face looks ridiculous, but everyone else looks super cool, because campers are cool in Canada ;)

When you see mountains for the first time you have to perform some pagan dances according to Lithuanian traditions. True story!

Ahh,,,, again water, forests, mountains, some left over snow, clouds, probably an eagle somewhere,,,, Could it be more perfect? :)

Yay! Another hike moments here:

I have to post some tree photos, because I took so many of Morta and Andrius I can't believe they were not angry ;)

Can you find a bear here? .... I'm kidding :) We didn't see it :/ Salmon is not there yet.

Truly truly magical moment for those two

I told them to smile and they did! :) Love this photo ;}

I might be missing some parts of this camping trip, but this is how I remember it! We also had more people who came in and stayed for a night, we had marshmallows on a stick, guitars and songs next to the fire. Talking about sticks our secret word was 'wet stick' that Jenny came up with :) I want to say thank you and what a wonderful hike/camp/outdoor time opening we had!

Now it's time to go out and have fun :)