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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
Posted in Cycle, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged car-free, car-less, day trip, Sea to Summit, self propelled, Skypilot, Slog, solo
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In search of new route to Squamish
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
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North Shore Triple Crown
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
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Stairs: An account of the Baden Powell Trail
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
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Thanksgiving on Wheels (Four Lakes Bike Tour)
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
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How I roasted a cougar
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
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The May Bikepacking Trip. Part 1 – Sunshine Coast
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
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Bike touring in Kootenay. May 2015.
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
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Gulf Island Cycle Series – Galiano
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
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Semi-Alcoholic on a Whim
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
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