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Bear vs Bike
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
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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Paddlers vs Squatters- A Garbage Wars Story.
Me-”My car is much happier without the hobo mattresses inside” Alana: “That’s a quote of the day…” In late April a couple friends and I went for a drizzly day paddle up Fraser river. Generally not top destination for either … Continue reading
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Tagged awesome people, boat, british columbia, canoeing, clean up, Dmitri, ferry, Fraser River, garbage, kayaking, Mud, paddling, Workhike
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Self-Propelled Seymour Slog
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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Tagged day trip, Mount Seymour, rain, self propelled, Small Group
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My First VOC Trip: Bikes, Hikes, and Lessons Learned
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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Tagged biking, First-Trip, hiking, Mid Group, Mt. Elphinstone, ninja camping, rain, self propelled, Sunshine Coast, Weekend
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Scotland Highland Trail 550 Bikepacking
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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Tagged bike, bikepacking, bothy, Camping, Neil Mackenzie, Neil Mackenzie Adventure Grant, NMAG, rainy, slog-fest
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The long way to the top: Mount Baldy circumbike-n-hike [Cycling the Kettle Valley Rail Trail]
Cycling the Kettle-Valley Railroad or The long way to the top: Mount Baldy circumbike-n-hike Participants: Lucy Buchanan-Parker, Alberto Contreras-Sanz, Elliott Skierszkan, Emily Skierszkan I can’t quite decide the best title for this trip report, so I’ve listed a couple of … Continue reading
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Post-Exam Paddle
In celebration of finishing my first year of UBC (and getting through 6 exams in 9 days), I joined Alex Wharton’s sunshine coast kayaking trip over Easter Weekend 2019. Also joining us were Taiga Andersson and Chantal Gautschi. What was … Continue reading
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Tough but worth it: reflections on the Powell Forest Canoe Route
Like many outdoor enthusiasts, Michael Stone and I have a bucket list of adventures that we are slowly checking off. In the summer of 2018, we were both doing coop work terms through our respective university programs, and did not … Continue reading
A Saturday in Kailua, Hawaiʻi
with Eva Belén Ruiz, George Hill, Haley Foladare, Kylie Schatz, and me. It was just 9 am but the sun was already baking us. It’s been just a few minutes since we started walking from Kylie’s parents’ house, when we encountered … Continue reading
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