Billed as the place where "Canada's wilderness begins", nature indeed encroaches on Prince Rupert from every angle.

And when the mist actually lifts on this remote northern British Columbian city, it reveals a quirky port town with a dramatic fjord-like coastline ringed by rainforest-saturated mountains.

Situated on Kaien Island at the mouth of the Skeena River, Prince Rupert is the gateway to the magnificent Skeena Valley which stretches for 150km to the east.