With a loose road trip itinerary in mind, we collected our camping gear, picked up some friends and their gear, and even had space left over for Jax, our 10-month- old golden retriever. With a lot of time spent in the city, but adventures on the cards every weekend, we need the perfect vehicle to do it all. That’s why the Mitsubishi RVR GT is perfect for weekend warriors like us. It’s super easy to drive around the city due to its relatively compact size, but still has all the space we need to pack it full of friends, camping gear and dogs for fun-filled weekends away. One of our favourite things about the RVR is the four- wheel drive option. While there are a lot of cool spots you can access with a smaller car, having the ex- tra clearance and four-wheel drive allows us to ex- plore deeper into the wilderness and find more un- touched and beautiful places, as we did on this trip to Squamish. For those who have driven the Sea-to-Sky Highway, you’ll know just how incredible it is to drive above Howe Sound with mountains towering above on both sides. And for those who haven’t, we recommend adding it to your bucket list as it is one of the most beautiful roads you will ever drive. We enjoyed all of
the comfort and safety features, like forward collision mitigation, knowing we were safe on our drive. And at just 8.8 L/100 km we weren’t breaking the bank on fuel, either. Our first stop on the road trip was Outbound Station to grab some burgers and enjoy the mountain views on the side of the road. After filling our bellies, we made the short drive the rest of the way to Squamish where we wandered around the Saturday farmers’ market, grabbed a coffee, and listened to some live music. We took a quick detour down some gravel roads to find a lookout of the Stawamus Chief so we could put the RVR through its paces. We found an epic spot with the Chief providing the perfect backdrop to show the RVR in its element. After a couple of hours exploring Squamish town centre, we drove about 20 minutes past Squamish to reach Tantalus Lookout. While the entire road we drove was amazing, this range of mountains might just be the best of the best due to their jagged rocky peaks and the giant glaciers at the top. You definite- ly won’t be the only people at this viewpoint, but the popularity of this spot is a testament to how impres- sive this mountain range really is.
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