Starting selfie 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 …
Continue reading 2025 November 2: Killarney Lake Loop, Bowen Island
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: …
Starting selfie 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 …
Continue reading 2025 May 4: Stoney Creek & Brunette River loop
Starting Selfie 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 …
Starting selfie 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 …
Starting Selfie: squinting into the December sun It was a perfect day for our final walk of 2024, and sixteen Loopers gathered just outside the Olympic Village Skytrain station at Cambie and West 2nd Ave at 10:30 am. Dave was the leader of this month's walk, and the route he'd selected took us clockwise around …
Starting selfie The August walk was organized and led by Jon, who had selected the labyrinthine trails of the Campbell Valley Regional Park as our August destination. Two routes were on offer: an 11 km loop, and a 5.5 km loop, for those who preferred to loop in moderation. Since our traditional annual BBQ was …
Continue reading 2024 August 4: Campbell Valley and BC Day BBQ
Celebrating Larrie's 77th birthday a bit early, on July 5th On the morning of July 31, Heather let us know that Larrie had left us at 4:01 the previous afternoon. She and he were listening to La Vie en Rose, their wedding song, when Larrie passed. Larrie was one of the original Loopers, and I'm …
Continue reading Larrie Cook (July 15, 1947 – July 30, 2024)
Starting selfie #1 Our May Looper walk was organized and led by Annie and Jan, who had previously scouted out the trails surrounding Burnaby Mountain in search of a suitable route which incorporated the steepest of the hills. Nine of us met up at the usual 10:30 starting time, at the trailhead just opposite 7509 …
Leader: Jon Starting selfie: they shall not pass! Eighteen of us gathered on 4th Avenue at the south-east corner of Jericho Park, with several regulars missing for various reasons; you know who you are. At first it seemed as if we would start our Looper year with rain: there were clouds overhead at the start, …
Continue reading 2024 January 7: Spanish Banks / Pacific Spirit Park
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