2015 December 7: Up one creek and down another
The rain was supposed to stop at 10:10 am. Knowing the forecast can’t always be trusted, the thirteen who met at Waterfront Park were dressed for the weather. Just as well, as it was a damp — well, all right, positively wet — walk. We walked west from the starting point along the Spirit Trail…
2025 November 2: Killarney Lake Loop, Bowen Island
There’s a certain sense of deja vu about this month’s Looper walk on Bowen Island, as in “Have we not been here before, in a previous November?” And yes, we had been, last November, looping the same loop, as this blog post will confirm. Call it a tradition if you like, but why fix something…
2025 October 5: Pacific Spirit Park
On a crisp and sunny morning, this month’s gathering point was at the corner of 16th Avenue and Imperial Drive. 10 loopers posed for the starting selfie at the Huckleberry trailhead before plunging into the woods. We were joined very shortly by a couple of stragglers. Guided by our leader Gordon, we took a meandering…
2025 September 7: Port Moody
Sixteen of us (plus two guest dogs) met at the corner of Clarke Road and Moody Street in Port Moody. We crossed the bridge over the railway line and immediately arrived in Rocky Point Park. Ignoring the siren calls of ice cream emporiums and fish and chips dispensaries, we strode along the path next to…
2025 August 3: Fort Langley and Annual BBQ
For our August walk, we drove to Ralph and Tina’s place in Walnut Grove to drop off contributions for later. Then we carpooled to the start of the trail, at 96th Avenue and Billy Brown Road. It was a day when anyone with a convertible might put the top down — and one of our…
2025 July 6: Coquitlam River
On a beautiful sunny morning 20 Loopers gathered at Gates Park in Port Coquitlam. This month’s leaders were Diane and Fred. The group headed north along the east side of the Coquitlam River along the Traboulay PoCo Trail. The trail, named for a former mayor of Port Coquitlam, forms a 25.3 km loop around the…
2025 June 1: Aberdeen Adventure
Jean and Michael are presently in Scotland, visiting Maurice and Anne in Aberdeen before exploring Edinburgh. It seemed appropriate to plan a Looper walk for the first Sunday in June (coincidentally: Anne’s birthday!), while the Vancouver Looper contingent was having their Galiano Getaway. The following account comes from Michael, with photos contributed by all 4:…
2025 June 1: Galiano Bluffs
Jan and Annie were our leaders for a day at Galiano. They recommended making ferry reservations, even as walk-ons. One of our number didn’t make a reservation but, after a nailbiting wait, he was allowed on. We are providing a photograph but taking suitable steps to protect his identity. Ten of us took the 9:55…
2025 May 4: Stoney Creek & Brunette River loop
The May 4th Looper walk was led by Jean and Michael (May the Fourth be with them!), who had chosen a route based on a subset of the walk we took in February of 2022, which was thoroughly described by Jon in the blog entry for that walk. If you consult the map at the…
2025 April 6: Burnaby Lake Loop
After a spell of sunshine several days long, sixteen hardy loopers met at the east end of Burnaby Lake on a day that promised and delivered nothing but rain, with a few breaks for … cloud. Gathering in the parking lot on Avalon Avenue we can assume that some at least of the cheerful small…
2025 March 2: Byrne Creek Ravine
Honorary canine Looper Maisie had 16 non-canine companions walking with her on our March walk, which was led by Looper Gordon. The walk began at Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park, on the north bank of the mighty Fraser River. It was a glorious day for a stroll, and while several of our “regulars” were absent (you…
2025 February 9: Richmond River Ramble
Due to snowfall on the first Sunday of the month, this month’s walk was postponed by a week. Eleven Loopers gathered on the shore of the middle arm of the Fraser River, adjacent to the UBC Boathouse, under high clouds and in cool temperatures. The boathouse, officially called the John M.S. Lecky UBC Boathouse, is…
2025 January 5: Deep Cove forest walk
Fifteen Loopers gathered at Cliffmont & Cliffwood in Deep Cove, for the first walk of our twelfth year of Looping. This year’s walk selection will be similar to last year’s, in that a different volunteer will select and “lead” the walk each month; a full list of the upcoming walks can be found here. January’s…
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