Tag Archives: car-free

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

Bike touring in Kootenay. May 2015.

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Ilia Capralov

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 | 3 Comments

Gulf Island Cycle Series – Galiano

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Gregory Reynen

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 →

Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner-friendly, bike touring, car-free, cycle, Galiano Island, Mid Group, summer | Leave a comment

Semi-Alcoholic on a Whim

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Spencer Rasmussen

Sometimes I’m bad at making plans. This weekend was one of those times, and I was a bit ticked at myself when Friday rolled around. The forecast was great, and I wanted to be in the mountains. I started pouring … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged backpacking, Brandwine, car-free, Cypress, hichhike, hike, Small Group, summer | 3 Comments