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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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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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Running from Cheakamus to Rubble Creek – Just Your Average Anniversary Activity
Running from Cheakamus to Rubble Creek – Just Your Average Anniversary Activity by Hannah Jensen On September 19, 2015, I met my boyfriend, Michael Stone, doing the VOC “Black Tusk in a Day” trail run. This year, we took over … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, day trip, Garibaldi Park, Helm Creek, Rainy Day, Small Group, Taylor Meadows, trail running
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Adventure of the drowned turkeys (Thanksgiving, VOC style) Oct 10th
“No one’s going to like me after this,” I bemoaned as Michael, Taylor and I trekked our way up the longest hill section of the run, “No one is going to want to come over afterwards because everyone is going … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, autumn, Baden Powell trail, Bridle Path, Dale's Trail, day trip, dry, Fisherman's Trail, Good Sir Martin trail, Harvest Hustle, hike, Intermediate, Mary Kirk trail, Mid Group, Mount Seymour, Mushroom Parking Lot, Mystery Creek, North Vancouver, NS High School League Trail, Old Buck Connector, Old Buck trail, trail running
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Mt Fromme – Mountain Bike – Train & Play
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
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Coliseum Mountain Watermelon Picnic
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
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Black bear and white dog in the Pinecone Burke Day Hike
On Saturday, June 13, 2015, we set out to hike to the Dennett Lake in the Pinecone Burke park, and reached the Burke Peak shown as the yellow star in the following picture. At 9am we were still sleepy, but we spotted … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Burke Peak, day trip, Dennett Lake, hike, large group, Pinecone Burke park, summer
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Sunday Funday in Hanes Valley
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
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A Semi-Alcoholic Speed Traverse
Although most people have put away their skis for the year, late May / early June is my favourite time of year for ski touring, in particular for fast traverses. The snow stays firm well into the late morning, you … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 4wd, beginner-friendly, day trip, Mt. Brandywine, Semi-Alcoholic Traverse, ski, skitouring, Small Group, summer
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