Tag Archives: car-free

Bikepacking Salt Spring – June 19-20, 2021

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Elliott Van der Wee

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 | 1 Comment

Kayak & Hike to Underhill Peak

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Clémentine Bouche

Thank you, Isaac, for organizing this amazing trip! The plan for this Saturday was: Have a group of 6 VOCers meet at Deep Cove, kayak to Thwaytes landing, hike up Underhill Peak, come back and eat Honey’s donuts (of course). … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged april, car-free, day trip, daytrip, Deep Cove, hiking, kayaking, Small Group, whisky | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner-friendly, bike, car-free, day trip, Deep Cove, dog, donuts, fall, sunrise | 4 Comments

Car-less Sky Pilot Solo

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Nick Hindley

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 | 1 Comment

In search of new route to Squamish

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Ilia Capralov

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 | 5 Comments

North Shore Triple Crown

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Christian Veenstra

Nick: “My butt hurts”. Me: “There’s a reason for that – it’s because you’ve been able to sit down”. We joked as we strapped our skis back onto our bikes for the last time, just before sunset outside the “Crazy … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged bike touring, bike trip, car-free, cycling, Cypress, North Vancouver, self propelled, Seymour, ski, ski touring, skiing, Spring | 5 Comments

Stairs: An account of the Baden Powell Trail

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Linda Kiritchkov

After waking up at the obscenely early time of 5:30am on a Saturday, I made my way to the bus stop, hopped on to the first bus that came by and struggled not to fall asleep as I made my … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged Baden Powell, Baden Powell trail, beginner, beginner-friendly, car-free, day hike, day trip, Dayhiking, daytrip, Deep Cove, ferry, Grouse Mountain, Lynn creek, Lynn valley, Mid Group, North Vancouver, Quarry Rock, rainy, Rainy Day, Spring, sunny, type 2 fun | 1 Comment

Thanksgiving on Wheels (Four Lakes Bike Tour)

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Lucy Buchanan-Parker

Having been VOC members for almost a year and having gone on more trips than we can count, we figured it was time to organize a trip ourselves, and Thanksgiving on Wheels was born. Ian later named it the ‘Four … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged bike, bike touring, biking, car-free, cycle, ferry, multiday, Nanaimo, rain, Tsawwassen | 1 Comment

How I roasted a cougar

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Ilia Capralov

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 | 3 Comments

The May Bikepacking Trip. Part 1 – Sunshine Coast

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Ilia Capralov

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 | 1 Comment