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Bikepacking the Englishman River: The Newbie Experience

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Thanh To

Since our bike touring trips earlier this summer, Youtube’s algorithm has bombarded me with bikepacking videos. A common theme of discussion often comes up: What is bikepacking? This led me to ask even more questions: What is the difference between … Continue reading →

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Rainy Ride to Red Heather

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Anya Boardman

The original plan for this trip was to ride our bikes up to Elphin Lakes where we’d go for a swim and eat a potluck style feast of snacks in the sun. However, it became apparent pretty quickly that mother … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Cycle Touring Galiano Island

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Agnieszka Grabowska

Galiano Island was one of the numerous destinations to see in Canada on my endless bucket list. At the beginning, it was supposed to be only a one-day trip. However excellent weather predicted for the weekend made me, Cora and … Continue reading →

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Bike Touring the Sunshine Coast

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Jeff Taylor

April 12-15, 2015 Participants: two days only, Aga, Tom, Artem; four days: Jeff, Brody, Lucy This is the first trip I’ve organized in a while, and my first bike tour ever, so I guess being the novice, the onus is … Continue reading →

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