Temperate rain forest 40 minutes outside downtown Vancouver, Canada
Only a 40 minute drive outside downtown Vancouver, you will find several roads that take you up the North Shore Mountains. At almost any part of the way up you will find this view outside your window:
Hiking is one of the most popular hobbies Vancouverities take part in. That same drive can lead you to hiking trails with views you'll never forget.
Photos by myself.
I had the chance to spend almost a full week in Vancouver but didn't get to go up into the mountains. The Pacific Northwest is such an amazingly beautiful area. Truely envious of those who get to live out that way.
Ah, yeah it is pretty incredible. Next time you come to Vancouver, I suggest you hit up Vancouver Island. That's where you find trees wider than houses.