The sea views and coastal drama end 11km beyond Britannia Beach at SQUAMISH , not a pretty place, whose houses spread out over a flat plain amidst warehouses, logging waste and old machinery. However, if you want to climb, windsurf or mountain bike, there's nowhere better in Canada to do so. At a glance, all the town has by way of fame is the vast granite rock literally overshadowing it, "The Stawamus Chief", which looms into view to the east just beyond Shannon Falls... [More]