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Bikepacking the Englishman River: The Newbie Experience
Since our bike touring trips earlier this summer, Youtube’s algorithm has bombarded me with bikepacking videos. A common theme of discussion often comes up: What is bikepacking? This led me to ask even more questions: What is the difference between … Continue reading
Bike-Hike-Bike in the South Chilcotins
Between Friday July 30 and Monday August 2nd, 3 VOCers went out to do something they had never done before. Well, 2 of them. And there is no coincidence that this group bikepacked the same route that Isaac Borrego hiked last … Continue reading
Posted in Cycle, Hike, Trip Reports
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Toba Expedition
Before we begin, a shout out is in order to the Neil Mackenzie Trust and the VOC for putting together the Neil Mackenzie Adventure Grant. Learning about this grant for grand expeditions inspired us to dream up a longer combined … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Paddle, Trip Reports
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Bikepacking Salt Spring – June 19-20, 2021
As someone who has spent a lot of time in the saddle but never carried panniers or even a rack on my bike, a bikebacking trip was long overdue for me. From the invitation of my co-worker and friend, Anna … Continue reading
Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports
Tagged beginner-friendly, car-free, Gulf Islands, Mid Group, Weekend
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Triple D (donut) Ride · April 29th
I saw this ambitious expedition pitched as a Triple D. Researching into the International French Adjectival System (IFAS), a regular D: difficile (difficult) represents hard, more serious with rock climbing at IV and V, snow and ice slopes at 50-70 … Continue reading
Posted in Cycle, Other, Trip Reports
Tagged bike, cycling, Deep Cove, donuts, First-Trip, Small Group, Social, Spring
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Burton (Sphinx) Hut “Workhike” September 5-7, 2020
By Melissa Bernstein, with help from Cassandra Elphinstone and Ross Campbell I never thought my first trip to Garibaldi Lake would be what went down on this trip. Before this trip, I had only been up to Garibaldi Park once, … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Paddle, Trip Reports, Workhike
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Golden Gals Self-Propel Golden Ears
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
Pedal Paddle Pedal: Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island Loop
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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Banff/Jasper Scrambles and Kayaking
As the end of the summer of 2020 approached, my dream of a Rocky Mountain road trip seemed to be fading. The deadline to present my thesis proposal was nearing, making it difficult to fit any kind of trip into … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Paddle, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, Alberta, Banff, Canmore, Cirque Peak, Epic, hike, Jasper, Kananaskis, kayaking, Maligne Lake, Mount Temple, paddling, Rocky Mountains, scramble, Spirit Island, summer
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Dilly-dally to Deep Cove at Dawn for Doughnuts and Doggos
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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Tagged beginner-friendly, bike, car-free, day trip, Deep Cove, dog, donuts, fall, sunrise
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