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If I am seeking to hit the pause button on life or the daily grind, Parksville, B.C., is my escape. My husband and his brother used to go camping near there when they were young, so there’s a nice nostalgia around it. We took my daughter there when she was two, and we’ve returned every August since to reconnect with my brother-in-law’s family.
This story is from the September/October 2020 edition of Canadian Geographic.
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ANIMAL XING
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Unearthing a giant
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WE DID THIS
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The COOLEST COUNTRY
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KEEPER of the SEA
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WILD THINGS
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AN EMPTY LANDSCAPE
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NORTHERN EXPOSURE
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INTO THE ARCTIC
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Under the ice
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