I was recently flipping through some of the pictures in the Outdoor Vancouver Flickr Group and have been utterly impressed by some (ok, ALL) of the shots in there. I thought I’d do a quick post to highlight a few of them, but make sure you check out the entire group.

I know a lot of them are Olympic related at the moment, and not necessarily ‘outdoorsy’, but who can complain? Thanks to everyone who contributes to the pool. Looking at some of the photos that have been added over the last year have really inspired me to get into photography and I was lucky enough to grab a dSLR a few months ago. I’m slowly trying to hone my beginner skills. So, I’d also like to thank those who have inspired me to take on a new hobby.

If you’d like to contribute (you don’t have to be a pro, submit any shots of your lastest outdoor trip and share your story) all you need to do is sign up for a free account on Flickr, then join the group.

Make you feel like getting outside or what?!

Tags: Flickr,Outdoors,Photography,Pics,Vancouver
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ClubTread is a great website for planning a hike. There is an active message board, a trail wiki, links to related sites, and lots of other good information. You have to register to use the community forum, but membership is free.

Clubtread is an online community dedicated to the outdoors. We are a group of outdoors enthusiasts who get together online to share ideas, trip reports, photographs, and advice.

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The Big Wild is a new initiative put together by the Canadian Parks, the wilderness Society and Mountain Equipment Co-op. The aim of the program is to:

keep at least half of Canada’s public land and water wild forever. We are realizing this vision by supporting wilderness conservation campaigns across Canada. The Big Wild helps these campaigns by,

• educating people about the urgent need to protect one of the world’s last remaining wilderness areas – which amounts to 20% of all that’s left on the planet
• raising funds for wilderness protection
• enabling people to show decision-makers they support wilderness protection

You can check out their site and view the specific initiatives they are taking, that span from the Pacific to Atlantic Oceans. You can even create your own “Big Wild Challenge” where you can dedicate your next outdoor adventure (meeting a few criteria) to the Big Wild, fund raise, and compete for prizes. Pretty cool stuff.
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Tags: Nature,Outdoors,The Big Wild
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