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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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Annual Indian Arm Kayaking Trip 2018
We started the day at the Deep Cove Kayak Centre. Weather wasn’t too promising – there was considerable overcast, and a good chance of rain. As I’ve learned, this is great weather for paddling. With the help of the super-nice … Continue reading
Urban Adventure at Sea- Paddle Canada Level 1
Paddle Canada Sea Kayak Level 1 This trip like many others began with some indoor planning, however uniquely in Buchanan B302 on July 12th. That evening we learned the theory of what we would encounter in the next two days … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner, beginner-friendly, English Bay, Jericho, kayaking, midgroup, Paddle Canada Sea Kayaking, Sea Kayaking Class, summer, sunny, Weekend
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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
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Tagged car-free, car-less, day trip, Sea to Summit, self propelled, Skypilot, Slog, solo
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From Squamish to Vancouver: packrafting the Indian way
Getting dropped off in the middle of nowhere, early in the morning. Waving goodbye and turning around, looking ahead into the unknown. This is my favorite type of start, an omen to the best kind of adventures. This one, as … Continue reading
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