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Car-less Sky Pilot Solo
Disclaimer: Soloing is dangerous. Stay well within your ability level, always tell someone where you’re going, have a back up plan. Or just don’t do it. December 14th 2017 I had just finished my last exam and was finally … Continue reading
Posted in Cycle, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged car-free, car-less, day trip, Sea to Summit, self propelled, Skypilot, Slog, solo
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In search of new route to Squamish
When driving along Howe Sound on the way to Squamish or Whistler you must be enjoying stunning view on the mountains across the inlet. That view always ruins my plans on getting back the the sleep hours that I missed as a result of early … Continue reading
Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports
Tagged Box Canyon, car-free, day trip, Rainy River, Sunshine Coast
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Mt. Baker Bike’n’Ski: a video
My video-version of Elliott’s trip report
Posted in Cycle, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged bike, Mt. Baker, self propelled, ski, Small Group
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Skis and Bikes: Self-propelled Surrey to Baker
Martin Cermak, Elliott Skierszkan, Mirko Moeller, May 20-22 2017 About a month before this trip happened, conversations started up around doing a Victoria Day long weekend ski traverse. However, in the few days coming up to the weekend, despite a … Continue reading
Cycle Touring the Hebrides – Neil Mackenzie Adventure Grant 2016
Mike With excitement, we landed in Glasgow and watched the baggage coming off the plane. We saw being unloaded two half destroyed bike boxes, our bike boxes, which we had last seen looking in much fresher in Vancouver. Layovers in … Continue reading
Posted in Cycle, Special Reports, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, Cycle Touring, Neil MacKenzie Memorial Fund, Scotland
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How I roasted a cougar
On Tuesday of Canada Day week I realized that I am free from work on Wednesday which extended my long weekend for one more day, which in total made me 4 days off. I picked up a suitable trip from … Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Cycle, Trip Reports
Tagged bike touring, car-free, Chilliwack, cougar, Fraser River, Harrison Lake, Hope, Intermediate, multiday, Nahatlatch Provincial Park, Small Group, summer
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The May Bikepacking Trip. Part 1 – Sunshine Coast
To be honest, I didn’t think that the trip will be popular since it is usually very hard to find people for a long expedition like the one I proposed on the Trip Agenda. When the trip was announced and … Continue reading
Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports
Tagged bikepacking, car-free, cycle, Deep Cove, Intermediate, Langdale, Sechelt, Small Group, summer, Sunshine Coast
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Sooke Loop Recon
The way to the Island. As I expected the buses to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal were loaded with people and bicycles on the first day of Easter long weekend. I was planning to arrive at Bridgeport Station at 7:35 to … Continue reading
Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports
Tagged bike, bike trip, ferry, hiking, Mud, overnight, Tsawwassen, Weekend
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Bike touring in Kootenay. May 2015.
Hello my name is Ilya! I have done a bike trip in West Kootenay in May 2015 so just wanted to share some pictures and thoughts about that journey. I went on this trip alone so this made all of … Continue reading
Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports
Tagged bike touring, car-free, Castlegar, Cristina Lake, cycle, Expediation, Intermediate, kootenay, Lemon Creec, Nelson, Nelway, Old Cascade Hwy, Pend Oreille River, Rossland, Salmo, Slocan, Slocan Lake, smal group, summer
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Gulf Island Cycle Series – Galiano
Cast of characters: Kevin Pierce, Alex Annejohn, Tom Curran, Liz Lund, Anna Stemberger, Greg Reynen At 4:45 a.m. my alarm went off and, with an audible groan, I stood up and looked out at the world. Cycle touring is a … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner-friendly, bike touring, car-free, cycle, Galiano Island, Mid Group, summer
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