Tag: backcountry

British Columbia, History, Outdoors, Southern Interior

BC Electric Railway, Jordan River Subdivision: A Dangerous Adventure

This is located in the middle of nowhere on Vancouver Island, inland from Jordan River. The river under the bridge (Jordan River) is dry as a dam upstream diverts all the water into Vancouver Island’s main power generation station. The area is a trove of abandoned wonders. Old rails litter the riverbed and all along the valley there are old trestles hidden in the dense … Continue reading BC Electric Railway, Jordan River Subdivision: A Dangerous Adventure

Colin Stepney
British Columbia, Outdoors, Travel, Vancouver Island

It’s the journey, not the destination – 20km straight uphill to a wilderness lake.

I got on my bike and rode 19.4km through the wilderness to Sheilds Lake on the Sooke Mountain Park “road.” The experience was exceptional but incredibly challenging. I haven’t been on my bike in the last three months, this was my first hard trail ride in over five years and this was the first time I’ve ever done a long-distance rough-trail ride. For a bike … Continue reading It’s the journey, not the destination – 20km straight uphill to a wilderness lake.

Colin Stepney