Tag Archives: car-free

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

Hornby Island

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Jessica Mellage

Here I was, completely disturbed by the sound of my alarm clock while it was still pitch black outside. I don’t know how I did it but somehow I was able to get my stuff together and ride my hot … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports | Tagged bike touring, Buckley Bay, car-free, cycle, ferry, hitchhiking, Hornby Island, Mid Group, Weekend | Leave a comment

Mt Fromme – Mountain Bike – Train & Play

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Kevin Woo

A medium sized group of ridiculously good looking people set off to take their training wheels off and give Mt. Fromme a shot. Unfortunately I failed hard and didn’t get any pictures of anything that happened before our lunch break…my … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, car-free, cycle, day trip, Mid Group, mountain bike, Mt Fromme, North Vancouver, summer | Leave a comment

Coliseum Mountain Watermelon Picnic

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Kevin Pierce

Fifteen VOC’ers met up on the last day of May for a hike and a picnic at the top of Coliseum mountain, in Lynn Headwaters park. I was tasked with writing the trip report, so here goes, a month and … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, car-free, day trip, hike, Lynn creek, Lynn valley, Mid Group, Mt Coliseum, Norvan falls, summer | Leave a comment

Sunday Funday in Hanes Valley

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Lianne Mcradu

On June 7th, we set out to conquer Hanes Valley and Crown Mountain. After the previous weekend to Mount Coliseum, the spectacular views made many of us want to come back to explore other routes in the region. The Hanes … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, car-free, day trip, Hanes Valley, hike, Lynn valley, Mid Group, Mt. Crown, summer | 2 Comments