2021 December 5: Deep Cove to Seymour’s Pub
After a certain amount of confusion and car shuffling between the start and the Inter River end point, sixteen of us met at the entrance to the Cove Runner trail near Cliffwood and Cliffmont. We had just posed for our starting selfie when a mountain biker appeared and seemed about to plow through the group…
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2021 November 6: Lynn Creek
This month’s Looper walk may be the first one to be moved to accommodate the weather. Originally we were to wander through the woods of the Hollyburn plateau, touring the lakes which are scattered there: First, Blue Gentian, West, and Lost. As we approached our deadline, though, snow began to fall at higher elevations. As…
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2021 October 3: Whyte Lake
Twenty-two Loopers and guests gathered at Gleneagles Community Centre just outside Horseshoe Bay under cloudy skies. The weather improved steadily through the day and the hike ended in full sunshine. The group headed east along the Seaview Walk, a gentle trail along an old railway right-of-way with views, as the name would suggest, out to…
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2021 September 5: UBC
Seventeen Loopers met at Nobel Park on the UBC campus on a cool September morning. Jackets were shed as the day quickly warmed up, confirming Gord’s optimistic choice of attire. We headed out on an urban trail just south of Wesbrook Village, following Acting Glorious Leader Jon. The route took us around the eastern part…
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2021 August 1: Aldergrove Regional Park
‘Twas a hot and dusty Sunday afternoon when fifteen (15) Loopers plus a dog (Ms Maisie) gathered for their August walk, at the Aldergrove Regional Park. Loopers came from all directions (correction: exclusively from the west) to participate. It is worth noting — and celebrating! — the fact that this was only the second time…
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2021 July 4: Cypress Falls
Meeting up On July 4, 23 Loopers met at 9:30 am at the parking lot for Cypress Falls in West Vancouver. This was a momentous day, because we had not hiked together as one group for over a year. There was a lot of catching up to do; fortunately, we all remembered how to converse.…
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2021 June 6
This month saw Loopers reconnecting on the trail (!), at least partially. We also include a report this month from our new European branch of Loopers. Since we were in Step One of BC’s Restart, we could walk in groups of up to 10, and gather post-walk in the same-sized groups. It seemed fitting to…
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2021 May 2
Most Loopers have now had their first vaccination shot, but Covid numbers in BC are still relatively high, so people opted to keep their walking groups small again: six or fewer, and to stay (generally speaking) within their local zones. One core Looper had to reluctantly sit out this month’s walk, due to an uncooperative…
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2021 April 4
We’re still not walking in larger groups. So people designed their own outings again this month. Although the walk fell on Easter Sunday, many people left the chocolate bunnies at home and headed out. Michael and Jean, Fred and Joette: Bridgman Park – Princess Park – Lynn Valley Link We followed a route that the…
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2021 March 7
This month Loopers were once again constrained to walking alone or in family groups. 24 individuals headed out, spanning the lower mainland from the North Shore to Delta and from Crescent Beach to Agassiz. Participants were challenged to photograph trees of interest and proved to be up to the challenge. Individual outings are documented below.…
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2021 February 7
Two days before our February Looper walk, Dr. Bonnie Henry announced that the orders which have restricted daily life and socialization in B.C. were going to stay in place indefinitely. “We need to protect the progress we have made,” she stated; which, translated into Looperese, meant that this month’s walk was to be another example of…
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2021 January 3
To comply with current provincial regulations, we are walking in our bubbles again this month. The general experience was that the weather was better than expected on Sunday, but the prior days of rain meant that pretty well everyone mentioned a lot of MUD. Adrienne I just went out the back from my place and…
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