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Two years ago, I did true mountain biking for the first time. Yesterday, I went for the second time. I loaded up my bike and headed out to Sea-to-Sea Park in Sooke. This is a park filled with intense and frankly dangerous mountain bike trails that are way out of my league. Beyond that, I’m really not into just going for the sake of going. … Continue reading Sheilds Lake: Episode 2
Until last year, I had never been on a sailboat before. Well, I’d been on the Bluenose II in Halifax back when I was the height of a garbage can. That does not count. In May, I was invited on board a friend’s family boat. I had no expectations – sailing had never even crossed my mind as something of interest that I should pursue. … Continue reading For the Love of Sailing: Discovering Something New
This is a very remote wilderness trail. Please respect the trail as you would respect your own land – it is in a fragile and beautiful place. The organization that maintains the trail works endlessly to keep it open. Continue reading Noyse Lake on the Kludahk Trail
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
We left Victoria very early in the morning for Mt. Arrowsmith Regional Park (both in Port Alberni and Nanaimo regional districts) and enjoyed the typical gorgeous views from the Malahat. The road to the trailhead is pretty smooth, though there are sections further down the mountain that I wouldn’t want to do in 2WD. The trail up the old ski area is horrendous for footing, … Continue reading Mt. Cokely Summit Route: To the Top of Vancouver Island
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.
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