Starting selfie Seventeen of us assembled at a car park within the Karen Magnussen complex in North Vancouver. We took a route through residential streets to the beginning of the Salop Trail, near Sutherland School. From this point, Salop Trail winds downwards, at times close to Highway 1, past Brooksbank Elementary School, and then under …
Continue reading 2023 September 3: Salop Trail and Hastings Creek
Since this was the Canada Day weekend, we dropped off our contributions at the home of Ralph and Tina in Walnut Grove, shattering the Sunday morning peace of the neighbourhood. Then we car-pooled to the starting point near the Edgewater Bar campground. It was a warm and sunny day, so we appreciated the choice of …
Starting at the Minnekhada Lodge, the trailhead for Lodge Trail can be found by walking towards the washroom building and then turning left. Lodge Trail is a 1.7km loop trail that is well-maintained and marked with yellow blazes. The trail is mostly flat and is surrounded by lush greenery, tall trees, and a few wooden …
Continue reading 2023 April 2: Pitt River and Minnekhada Park
So—we embarked on the year of favourite walks by doing one we hadn't done before. (It was, however, made up of pieces we had done before.) The weather: well, temperatures were mild for January but the rain was a wet welcome for two new Loopers. Those who had walked on January 1 had a clearer …
We left some cars at Clyde Avenue in West Vancouver and headed to the meeting point at Trafalgar and Point Grey Road, where eighteen people assembled. (Our leader vows there will be no car shuffling in 2023.) It was a glorious day, warm and sunny ...
Twenty-two of us met in the parking lot of the shopping mall outlet near the airport. It was a cool, damp day, as will be guessed from the sky, the general dress code, and umbrellas. Although there are always diehard wearers of shorts. Starting Selfie route map After some minor confusion, followed by only moderately …
Continue reading 2022 July 3: Steveston to the Arthur Laing Bridge
This was a reversed and slightly modified version of Walk #22 in The Clapham Bible (aka Great Walks of Vancouver, Second Edition). We walked along the dykes of Boundary Bay, with a brief foray through the Beach Grove neighbourhood and the Centennial Beach park at the end. There was car shuffling, allowing us to leave …
Route map Starting the year slightly askew Missing our regular starting selfie photographer, we had to make do with a substitute who is a little horizontally challenged. The weather was supposed to be frightful (featuring slushy snow and freezing rain). But, although it wasn't one of those crisp, sun-and-snow days we enjoyed last week, it …
Continue reading 2022 January 2: North Burrard-Fraser Connector
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 …
Continue reading 2021 December 5: Deep Cove to Seymour’s Pub
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 …
Loopers 