We stumbled into the wedding group in the parking lot of Num-Ti-Jah lodge. Everybody else looked fresh and ready for the hike around Bow Lake[…]
Helm Headwaters Loop
I always look forward to the first turns of the season. With the early snowfall this year, I thought I would have a good chance[…]
Fraser River Lightship – 2014 and 2016 Races
The Fraser River Lightship race is a classic fall distance race in Vancouver. In the local sailing calendar, most of the distance races take place[…]
Dan and Ellen’s Gambier Island Wedding
Dan: “Rich, can you take photos for my wedding? I’ll pay you in beer. I can’t be bothered to hire and drag a wedding photographer[…]
The Vancouver 100
The Event The Vancouver 100 is a double Kneeknacker, twice along the Baden-Powell trail following the Kneeknacker race course, from Deep Cove to Nelson Canyon[…]
February Daytrips – Hanging Lake, Zoa, Seymour
Here’s three daytrips that I did over the Family Day long weekend in February. I wasn’t sure where to go, as I had a family[…]
Howe Sound Crest Trail Ski Tour
Last year, Alex Maddy and I hiked the Howe Sound Crest trail, from Porteau Cove south to Cypress Mountain at the end of May. That[…]
Frosty Mountain and Lone Goat Mountain
It can be hard to convince my friends to ski with me in Manning Park. There’s a bit of uncertainty involved. “There’s skiing? Is the[…]
Parkhurst Couloir
On Saturday, CJ and I went for a solid coastal workout in the Wedgemount Lake area, starting right off the highway, climbing up to Wedgemount[…]
Lizzie Creek Hut New Years Ski Trip
The Lizzie Lake Cabin I knew we were close to the cabin, as we passed through the high rock walls to the right, down into the[…]