The Vitals Date: August 30 – September 3, 2020 Location: Fernie, BC Distance: ~270 km Partner: Brittany Resources: Ride with GPS Route Photos: Brittany The Trip Labour day is the traditional end to the summer season. The days are usually warm, but not hot, and you can put all the fitness you gained in a […]
The Vitals Date: August 9 – 10, 2020 Location: Coquihalla/Tulameen, BC Distance: ~105 km Partner: Brittany Resources: Strava route Photos: Brittany The Trip Brittany spent three quiet weeks this summer in a town of 250 people in northern BC but when she returned on a Saturday she was looking to get out and do something […]
The Vitals Date: August 1 – 3, 2020 Location: Downton Creek Area (near Lillooet, BC) Distance: ~29 km Partners: Anne and Will Resources: Matt Gunn’s Scrambles Guidebook, 1:50000 topo map 92J09, Bivouac Trip report, Steven Song The Trip Before this summer I wanted to try at least a few trips that are not well-established traverses […]
The Vitals Date: July 5 – 10, 2020 Location: Vicinity of Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park, BC Distance: ~80 km Partners: Brittany and Will Resources: Matt Gunn’s Scrambles Guidebook, VOC Wiki, Cadwallader Range Traverse Trip Report, Traverse from Tenquille Lake to Snout Peak Trip Report, 1:50000 topo map 92J10 (Resource for any 1:50000 map), Satellite imagery […]
The Vitals Date: June 20 – 21, 2020 Location: Vancouver to Whistler, BC Distance: ~130 km Partners: Brittany, Will, Matt, Dawn, Michael Resources: Indian Arm to Squamish, Squamish to Whistler Photos: Brittany The Trip In 2017 and 2018 I participated in the local incarnation of the “Swift Campout” solstice weekend bike and camp outing. The […]
The Vitals Date: January 18 to January 22, 2020 Location: Eldorado Cabin, South Chilcotins Distance: ~55 km, 3500 meters in 4 days Partners: Dan, Eric, Alex, Jon, Nick, Dave, Brandon Resources: Exploring the Coast Mountains on Skis, Tyax Adventures The Trip Before the start of “high” season in late January, the privately operated Eldorado Cabin […]
The Vitals Date: December 6, 2019 Location: Sunshine Coast Distance: ~65 km (about 25 km of single track), ~1300 meters climbed Photos: Brittany Resources: Trailforks, bikepacking.com The Trip With the dreaded shoulder season dragging on and on, Brittany and I rented a house in Sechelt for the weekend with friends. To make it more interesting, […]
The Vitals Date: March 4 – 11, 2017 Location: Maui (Haleakalā National Park, Kihei, Waiʻānapanapa State Park) Partners: Brittany Distance: 35 km in Haleakalā National Park, 10 km in Waiʻānapanapa State Park, other Time: 3 easy days in Haleakalā National Park, 1 day in Waiʻānapanapa State Park Resources: Haleakala Nation Park Waianapanapa State Park Photos: Brittany The Trip Direct flights from […]
Radical Sabbatical
The Vitals Dates: June 19 – August 2, 2019 Location: Japan to Ontario Photos by Brittany Total Route Section 1 Riding Summary Section 2 Riding Summary Section 3 Riding Summary Section 4 Riding Summary The Trip We left Vancouver on August 6, 2018 and we returned nearly one year later on August 2, 2019. In the […]
Riding Stats South Korea Japan Total km 978 812 Riding Days 14 13 km/riding day 69.9 62.5 Total days 22 24 km/day 44.5 33.8 Days Camping 10 10 Days through WarmShowers 3 3 (2 were also camping) Days in Hotels 8 13 Days Other 1 (overnight ferry) 0 Longest Day: 107 km (Aso to 23 km […]
The Vitals Dates: June 4 – June 18, 2019 Location: Fukuoka – Osaka, Japan Distance: 812 km Photos by Brittany Total Route The Trip We woke up at 5:00 a.m. when the lights and the TV in our cabin flicked on by some authority beyond our control. The previous night we had boarded the New Camellia […]
The Vitals Dates: May 13 – June 3, 2019 Location: Incheon to Busan, South Korea Distance: 978 km Photos by Brittany Total Route The Trip South Korea might be the easiest place to bike tour in the world. Let me enumerate the reasons: 70% of the bicycle network is on cycle-only roads On the cross-country route […]
The Vitals Dates: April 25 – May 9, 2019 Location: Around the South Island, NZ Photos by Brittany The Trip We traded two wheels for four when we took the bus from Dunedin to Christchurch and stored our bikes at the home of a good friend’s younger sister. With one free day in Christchurch, we went […]
The Vitals Dates: March 17 – April 13, 2019 Location: Picton, NZ to Bluff, NZ Distance: 1488 km, 14,700 m climbed Photos by Brittany Total Route New Zealand Riding Summary The Trip For the better part of a week, Brittany and I have been sitting on the Otago Peninsula doing a housesit with two dogs. The […]
Riding Stats Total km: 3284 Riding Days: 48 km/riding day: 68.4 Total days: 60 km/day: 54.7 Nights Camping: 39 Nights through WarmShowers: 6 Nights in Huts: 1 Nights with Friends: 2 Nights in Hostels/Airbnb: 12 Longest Day: 117 km (Rawene to Dargaville, our sixth riding day in NZ) Shortest Day: 30 km (Utea Park to Bluff Campground, our second riding […]