May 21-23 2016 Up until recently, the Sunshine Coast Trail has stayed under the radar. The trail has existed since 1992 when a small group of[…]
Pinecone Lake Circumnavigation
Oct 3-4 2015 This trip report is way way overdue, I’m posting these photos and trip report, only 13 months later. This trip was with[…]
Swiftsure Yacht Race 2016 – Juan de Fuca Course
I joined the crew of Ultraman II for another edition of the Swiftsure Yacht Race. The 2016 race took place on May 28, 2016. There’s[…]
Tenquille Lake Turns
Last year, we hiked up to Tenquille Lake in mid-November for the first turns of the season. We left Vancouver late on the first day[…]
Lisa and Mike’s Wedding at the Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
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[…]