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Weekend Trip to Portland by Train
I love Portland – the food, the trains, the bicycles, and the general weirdness of everything. It’s an amazing city. Emily and I spent the September long weekend soaking up the city, our second weekend getaway to Portland. The Train … Continue reading
Blueberries By Bike
Yesterday Emily and I went blueberry picking in Richmond. We didn’t think it was possible to go berry picking without a car, but it was actually really easy. We took the Canada Line to Brighouse Station and then biked 15 … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Food, Vancouver
Tagged berry picking, blueberry, car-free, richmond, upick
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Greater Vancouver Hike – Capilano Canyon
Date: July 17, 2011 Location: Capilano River Regional Park, North Vancouver (map) Description: The Capilano River Regional Park is great place to take the family for an easy hike. It’s quick and convenient to get to by public transit, the … Continue reading
Posted in Recreation
Tagged capilano canyon, capilano river regional park, car-free, day hike, hiking
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Car-Free Vancouver Day 2011
Car-Free Vancouver Day 2011, a set on Flickr. I love street parties. We checked out the Car-Free festivities on Commercial Drive and Main Street this year. Main Street was definitely the more happening of the two. There was great street … Continue reading
Posted in Vancouver
Tagged car-free, Car-Free Vancouver Day, CFVD11, festival, street festival, Vancouver
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Village Carnivale and Car-Free Festival
Big Ferris Wheel, Bigger Bird, a photo by Canadian Veggie on Flickr. How do you get over a riot? A carnivale and car-free festival might help. The riot was a black eye on Vancouver, but I’m amazed by how quickly … Continue reading
Posted in News, Vancouver
Tagged car-free, carnivale, festival, Olympic Village, riot, Vancouver
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Car-Free Weekend – Saturna Island
Car-free travelling is care-free travelling, especially on the long-weekend when ferry reservations are in short supply and border line-ups are hours long. Our latest car-free adventure was to Saturna Island, one of BC’s Gulf Islands. Saturna Island is one of … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Travel
Tagged bc ferries, bicycle, bike, bus, car-free, carfree, ferry, Saturna, Saturna Island, translink
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Greater Vancouver Hike – Cedar Mills & Headwaters Trail Loop
Date: August 21, 2010 Location: North Vancouver (map) Description: Lynn Headwaters Regional Park is the starting point for many great hikes of varying lengths and difficulty levels. One of the easier hikes is the Cedar Mills & Headwaters Trail Loop. … Continue reading
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Emily and I went to our first Vancouver Canadians baseball game Friday night. We had a blast watching the Canadians hammer the Boise Hawks 11-4. I really wish we would have discovered the Canadians a few summers ago, as it … Continue reading
Greater Vancouver Hike – Grouse Grind / BCMC Trail
Location: North Vancouver (map) Description: The Grind is the busiest hiking trail in the Lower Mainland, attracting over 100,000 hikers every year. It is nicknamed Mother Nature’s Stairmaster because quickly ascends 853m, and many sections are nothing but stairs. It … Continue reading
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Tagged bcmc trail, car-free, day hike, grouse, grouse grind, grouse mountain, hiking, north vancouver
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