Category Archives: Cycle

Touring, Downhill

Golden Gals Self-Propel Golden Ears

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Gabrielle Booth

July 27-29, 2020 Gabrielle Booth & Charlotte Scholten On our trip, to the best of my understanding, Charlotte and I traveled through the following traditional, ancestral, and unseeded territories: səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Stz’uminus, S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), … Continue reading →

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Pedal Paddle Pedal: Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island Loop

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Gabrielle Booth

Pedal Paddle Pedal Gabrielle Booth & Charlotte Scholten   Total Distance Cycled: 679.41 km Total Distance Kayaked: 48.57 km Total Elevation Gain: 9123 m Charlotte and I pedaled or paddled on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the following … Continue reading →

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Dilly-dally to Deep Cove at Dawn for Doughnuts and Doggos

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Nguyen Tang

The plan: Bike to Deep Cove to catch the sunrise at 0744 hours on Wednesday and grab some doughnuts from Honey’s Doughnuts. Bike home. Easy peasy. “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry” – Robbie Burns Things … Continue reading →

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Mt. Vic Loop: A Bear-y Fun Bike and Hike

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Lucy Buchanan-Parker

The trip came together relatively last minute. We were chatting one day about Alberto and Lucy’s previous trip biking in the Chilcotins, when Richard mentioned that he had long wanted to visit Mount Vic. Could a bike-accessed hike to Mount … Continue reading →

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Climbing Mt.Robson

Posted on August 17, 2020 by William Raleigh-Smith

I had never actually seen the summit of Mount Robson. Every time I drove by in the past the top half of the mountain was engulfed in a boiling tower of clouds. Standing in the parking lot with Seton Kriese, … Continue reading →

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Bear vs Bike

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Martin Cermak

It didn’t take much thinking to figure out what to do on the weekend when the province re-opened some of the parks around metro Vancouver. Joe, Else, Roseanna, and I hopped on our bikes and pedaled towards the woods to … Continue reading →

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Eccentric False Creek Kayaking

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Melissa Bernstein

On Friday, May 15, 2020, I took a day off from work. I was feeling really burnt out and needed some time outside and offline. So I called up my good friend and go-to adventure buddy, Jacob Grossbard, and begged … Continue reading →

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Self-Propelled Seymour Slog

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Jacob Grossbard

On Wednesday night, I got a message from Gabrielle Booth: “What are you up to on Saturday? I’m thinking biking and skiing…” Bikes and skis are my favorite things. And someone on Facebook was offering free beer to the first … Continue reading →

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My First VOC Trip: Bikes, Hikes, and Lessons Learned

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Samuel Shulman

I just moved to Vancouver from Montreal. Like any good Easterner transplanted onto the West Coast, this meant that I was about to go full outdoorsy. Step one? Join the VOC! Step two? Sign up for a trip. I had … Continue reading →

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Scotland Highland Trail 550 Bikepacking

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Maureen Nadeau

The tale of a girl, her bike, and a two week epic through the Highlands of Scotland.  Written by: Moe Nadeau I’d like to preface this trip report by explaining why exactly I chose to suffer through one of the … Continue reading →

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