You never know what's around the corner.
It could be everything.
Or it could be nothing.
You keep putting one foot in front of the other,
and then one day you look back and you've climbed a mountain.
Tom HiddlestonOver the last year, I have shared many photos of my travels to British Columbia, Squamish in particular. It's an area I hold dear to my heart.
The Stawamus Chief Mountain is known as "The Chief" to rock climbers world wide as well as to the locals in Squamish. For the indigenous people in this area, this rock is a place of spiritual importance.
The Chief is a granite dome, the second largest granite monolith in the world. It stands approximately 2,300 feet (700m) on the Howe Sound shores of the Pacific Ocean.
As a popular hiking, rock climbing and slack lining destination it offers three main trails and incredible scenic views of Howe Sound and several mountains in Garibaldi Provincial Park areas.
The recent addition of a ten minute ride to the top of the Chief, via the Sea to Sky Gondola, allows quick access to the trails year round. There are viewing decks, a restaurant and a suspension bridge that connects the gullies at the peak.
On the north east side of the Chief there is a white scar known as "the witch" to the locals. To me, it looks like a bear standing up. I can't see "the witch".
Shannon Falls is where most people start their journey. The roar from the falling water reverberated in my chest and its mist hovered through the rainforest below.
sunset at the base of The Chief - photo by
