Grandparents and grandchildren adventure here. They do all kinds of things together, sharing experiences including the high ropes, zipline and an overnight canoe trip. What's the coolest thing you've done with your grandparent or grandchild? 👩‍🦳👨‍🦳👴🧓👧🧒👦 These trips are in collaboration with Road Scholar. Check out their website for more information: https://www.roadscholar.org/find-an-adventure/2677/outdoor-discovery-on-vancouver-island-with-your-grandchild . . . #myspl #roadscholar #intergeneration #outdooreducation #camping #outside

One with nature in this perfect sit spot🌲😌🌳 . . . 📷 Joseph McCarthy #myspl #outdooreducation #naturewalk #sitspot #neature #meditation #natureinterp #natureinterpretation #getoutside #outdoors #beautifulbritishcolumbia #destinationbc

Freshly baked SPL out-trip cookies 🍪🍪🍪 Where did you have your last one? . . . 📷 David Prothero - IG @raftinglife #myspl #splcookies #tastynotwasty #outtrip #campingfood #camping #outdooreducation #outtripfood #getoutdoors #eatoutside

🗻The mountains are calling🗻 Which one is calling you? . . . 📸 Anthony Dunstan #myspl #doCOLT #outdooreducation #explore

#Juniorcanadianrangers are back for their Advanced programs! For the last two years, the focus was on land activities - To keep it fresh, we are taking it on the water this year. 🐳🐠 What is your favourite way of travelling on water? 🌊 . . . 📷Unknown #myspl #outdooreducation #juniorcanadianrangers #JCR #paddle #paddling #seakayaking #nootkasound #saywardcanoechain #saywardchain #buttlelake #canoe #canoeing #JustAddWater #NRS

Take on the #JustAddWater challenge from NRS this summer by adding water to your adventures! We can help you make it happen with our canoes, kayaks or stand up paddleboards for rent. ☀️🛶😎 https://strathconaparklodge.com/day-activities/boat-rentals/ . . . 📷Luten Reinhardt #myspl #outdooreducation #paddling #summertime #swimming #canoe #kayak #SUP #destinationbc #getoutside #areyoubraveenough #challenge #water #paddling #watchme #canyoucanoe

The huckleberries, raspberries and blackberries are out and the blueberries aren't far behind! Be careful on the trails ~ Bears also like to fill their bellies with berries 🐻🍓🐻 . . . 📷Sophie St-Pierre #myspl #outdooreducation #berries #bears #berriesandbears #summer #getoutside #fruits #gardening

🥾 Current beta on the Augerpoint traverse from Buttle to Albert Edward from our staff🚶‍♂️- It's uphill. 😊 Most of the trail is snow free, with bushwacking🌲🌿route finding and snow travelling skills necessary. Summits of Augerpoint and Albert Edward are free of snow 🙃 Let us know your favourite campsite⛺️ on the Augerpoint Traverse! . . . 📷 Joe McCarthy #myspl #getoutdoors #hiking #outdooreducation #hirethemasyourguides #bushwack #scrambling #overnightcamping #camping #strathconapark #destinationbc #beautifulbritishcolumbia #augerpointtraverse #albertedward #ruthmasters

We are delighted to join forces once again with #JuniorCanadianRangers 🇨🇦 to deliver the JCR Basic Training July 5-11th.🌲🚣‍♀️Thanks to the wonderful work of the JCR teams that support this initiative and inspire youth to make a difference in their communities. Have you done a JCR Training? Tell us about it! . . . 📷JCR Major Scott MacDonald #myspl #Juniorcanadianrangers #remoteBC #outdooreducation #getoutside #getoutdoors

Check out our new apparel collection - made in 🇨🇦 . . . 📷Sophie St-Pierre #myspl #sustainable #apparel #madeincanada #canadabrand #buylocal #actnatural #topmodels #casual #nofilters

Some of our staff went up McBride last week as an epic 14h30 hour day trip. Way to go guys! Still some snow starting in the meadows with a few frozen lakes but it was in good condition. . . . 📷Joe McCarthy #myspl #epic #daytrip #mountaineering #mcbride #getoutside #marblemeadows #strathconapark #outdoors #hiking #norestforthewicked #neature #summit #waterbreaksonly

Happy to celebrate 🇨🇦 Canada Day 🇨🇦 with this wonderful bunch of people! Who are you spending the day with😎? . . . 📷Joe McCarthy #myspl #canada #canadaday #community #groupshot #together #generosityofspirit #staffday #staff #staffappreciationday

Reduce plastic waste with a SPL reusable water bottle 🙃 . . . 📷Sophie St-Pierre #myspl #outdooreducation #nalgene #reuse #savetheocean #reduceplastic #plastic #plasticfree #sustainability #recycling

A granola bar fuelled flotilla of students rounding Swan Bay on their way to Rainbow Island is quite a sight to behold 😮 . . . . 📸 Kyra Boulding #myspl #flotilla #canoes #granolabars #strathconapark #outtrip

Salal plants are dying all around Campbell River. How does it look around your neighbourhood?😢🌿🍄 For more info click on the following link: www.cheknews.ca/salal-plant-dying-across-vancouver-island-557660/ . . . 📷Sophie St-Pierre #myspl #getoutside #getoutdoors #outdoors #plants #plantnews #vancouverisland #destinationbc #salalisdying #keepaneyeout #outdooreducation

🚑Are you holding back on your dreams of exploring the backcountry of #beautifulbritishcolumbia because of your lack of knowledge and confidence in First Aid?😟 Worry no more! Slipstream Wilderness First Aid is teaching our COLTies how to take care of themselves in remote places.😃 This week they will be learning about trauma and illnesses and how to effectively react in this kind of situation. What are you waiting for?🚑 #doCOLT . . . 📷Sebastian Tashiro #myspl #doCOLT #slipstream #WFA #wildernessfirstaid #remote #besafeoutthere #outdooreducation

We have just received some goodies from Wild Abandon Jewelry. 🌿💎🌺💍 Stop by our store and fall in love with it 😍 . . . 📷Sophie St-Pierre #myspl #Wildabandonjewelry #wildjewelry #prettyinnature #hawt #checkthisout https://wildabandon.com/

On a sunny day a canoe is a prime mode of transportation🛶 How do you like to get around? . . . . 📸 Kyra Boulding #myspl #canoeing #sunnydays #strathconapark #beautifulbc

🌎🌄Today is National Indigenous Day and we would like to take a few minutes here to acknowledge how fortunate we are to live and work on the unceded territory of the Laich-Kwil-Tach, Mowachat/Muchalaht, and K’òmoks people. Take some time in your own community to recognize and acknowledge the First peoples around you👣🌿 Thanks to master carver Sanford Williams for this beautiful carving we are proud to have hanging behind our frontdesk. If you would like to learn more about Sanford, make sure to visit his different platforms. Website: www.sanfordwilliams.com Instagram: @friendlycove Twitter: https://twitter.com/FriendlyCove Check out what is happening locally for Indigenous Peoples Day in Campbell River starting at 10:00 am at the CR Big House for the opening speeches - more details on the website link. www.spiritsquare.ca/aboriginal-day-7 . . . 📷Sophie St-Pierre #myspl #friendycove #firstnations #metis #inuit #givingthanks #fortunate #worldofwonders #thankful #oneearth #indigenouspeoplesday

Nature art is a wonderful way to facilitate both reflection and creativity. Here are a few of the lovely pieces created on a trip by students 🐚 . . . . #myspl #natureart #connectwithnature #seakayaking #nootka #shells #art

🌳🥾Nothing is better than to have a friend to trust when you can't see clearly. Friends are for supporting each other on uneven ground 🌳🤸‍♀️🧡 Way to go Vancouver Talmud Torah ! . . . 📷 Sophie St-Pierre #myspl #friendsareforever #offthebeatenpath #trail #trailhikes #destinationbc #vancouverisland #bogwalk #outdooreducation

Like so many groups before them, our COLTies are off to tackle the many slabs, faces and cracks of Squamish! . . . . 📸 Kyra Boulding #doCOLT #myspl #getsendy #rockclimbing #squamish #rockon #sendit

Exciting to see so many starfish back in Nootka Sound after rising ocean temperatures allowed starfish wasting disease decimated populations ⭐️🔥🌊 . . . . 📸 Kyra Boulding #myspl #starfish #saveouroceans #itsgettinghotinhere

You can find some pretty spectacular views just up the back hill 😍 . . . . 📸 Kyra Boulding #myspl #getoutside #strathconapark #veiwsfordays

The spring COLTies are currently being swept through their final River Adventure! Hopeful they don't do too much rolling down the river 😆🌊 . . . . #doCOLT #myspl #riveradventure #riverpuns

Low lake levels and hot sunny days have lead to some very creative pit stops this week 😆 . . . . 📸 Kyra Boulding #myspl #littleisland #canoeing #getoutside #pitstop

Grade 7s from Franklin Elementary returning from their out trip and rocking the always stylish tethered canoes!🛶😎 . . . . 📸 Kyra Boulding #myspl #canoes #outtrip #overnight #getoutside #strathconapark #beautifulbc

An Ocean Grove student crushing our tree climb last week! How lucky are we to live in a place with trees like this one?? 🌲🌲🌲 📸 chaperone Kim Brown . . . . #myspl #rainforest #bigtrees #treeclimb #sendit

We are one third into the program. Our students are spending three days with one of Strathcona Park Lodge's School groups testing out how it feels like to ''switch sides'' from students to instructors. The directed studies in adventure education is a new aspect within the COLT program this year. - - - - - Photo: Julia Tashiro #myspl, #COutdoorsLT, #Outdooreducation, #Outdoorleadership

After a whole lot of kayaking and canoeing our students are getting a feel for the rocks and ropes at Strathcona Park Lodge & Outdoor Education Centre - - - - - 📸 Sebastian Tashiro #myspl #COutdoorsLT #outdooreducation #outdoorleadership

Canoe tripping and reflecting... What's your favourite lake to 🛶 with your best friend 🐕 #myspl #outdooradventure #canoeing #reflections

Playing outside, learning to cooperatively solve problems #myspl #outdooreducation #outdoorplay #strathconaparklodge

This week's Nootka Sound crew from @boydsecondary rocked an awesome week in the 🌊 and the ☀️ 📷 Kyra Boulding #myspl #strathconaparklodge #outdooreducation #outdoorleadership

Strathcona bouquet - all ready for days on the Gold with @hughboydsecondary #strathconaparklodge #myspl #outdooreducation #outdoorleadership

Who knew there were so many canoe strokes? Our students are becoming stellar Canoe Instructors! #myspl #COutdoorsLT #outdooreducation #outdoorleadership 📷Julia Tashiro

All local tasting with @sparkinvictoria inspiring Chef Devin for pairing🍷🥂🥃 #myspl #coastalcraftbeverages #sheringhamdistillery #stagshollow #bluegrousewinery #seacider #fitzpatrickfamilyvineyards #rochewines #riccobambino

Perfect morning for stroke technique with @fish_nbr21 and @daveprothero. Looking good! #getoutside #COultdoorLT #myspl #outdooreducation #outdoorleadership

Welcome back spring COLTies from your first mountaineering adventure up to Mt. Myra in Strathcona Park! Nothing but blue bird days! 📸 Naomi Fuglem #myspl #COutdoorsLT #outdooreducation #outdoorleadership #getoutside

about to launch and head back to the Lodge after the overnight under the stars Pacific Christian School 🕶🌲🌞 #myspl #canoetripping #getoutside #outdooreducation #outdoorleadership 📷Paul Chatterton

COLT - What is it like? It is the best way to feel CURRENT! 😂 - - - - - 📸 Scott Ballhorn #myspl #COutdoorsLT #outdooreducation #outdoorleadership #getoutside #discovercampbellriver

Lodges past and present representing @rlps2s #weallwon #myspl #lodgieforlife #getoutside @ Comox Marina

Lodges past and present representing @rlps2s. Next year 3 pm - we want you for the photo! #weallwon #myspl #lodgieforlife #getoutside @ Comox Marina