Looks like a beautiful trip! I just moved to Victoria and can’t wait to get out on the trails. Was this trip with folks from the VIBC?
Ian in Hillside/Quadra On Thursday 25 April 2024 at 20:19:56 UTC-7 Keith P. wrote: > Wow. How fun! > > On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 8:16 PM Jason Fuller <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Ah, an important detail I left out - the route was on Vancouver Island; >> starting at the ferry terminal and ending near Sooke. The route was on two >> major bikeways; Lochside Trail from the ferry to Victoria, then Galloping >> Goose from there on out. The latter in particular is a true gem; mile after >> mile of perfectly maintained, smooth gravel through beautiful forest and >> coastline, well out of earshot of any road except the odd crossing. Heck, >> there were even well maintained toilets every few miles! >> [image: Screen Shot 2024-04-25 at 8.11.22 PM.png] >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 8:00 PM Keith Paugh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> This looks like an amazing spot. Where were you? >>> k. >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 7:06 PM Jason Fuller <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I've taken the Bombadil on a few camping trips in the past, but this >>>> was the first one with the drop bar setup. It was ~75km (~45 miles) of >>>> mostly rail grade path, about 50/50 paved vs gravel, each way. We stayed >>>> in >>>> small, rustic cabins so I didn't need to pack a tent, but all bedding >>>> needed to be packed so the tent is the only omission from my full camp >>>> kit. >>>> >>>> Setup was: small Fab's Chest resting on a Nitto M1-B up front (might as >>>> well be an M-18 as I only use one set of stays), and a large Chest on a >>>> Nitto R-10 out back. Enough volume for this trip, but when I also need to >>>> pack my tent I could use a little more space. >>>> >>>> [image: PXL_20240421_200456823.jpg] >>>> >>>> [image: PXL_20240420_223702517.jpg] >>>> >>>> Exploration around the area led us to this really interesting ruins of >>>> a never-finished luxury hotel built on a cliffside up the valley. I took >>>> my >>>> chances trespassing, and the experience was worth it. >>>> >>>> [image: PXL_20240420_222507144.jpg] >>>> >>>> The route had a few beautiful wooden bridges, such as below: >>>> >>>> [image: PXL_20240420_202551998.jpg] >>>> >>>> The crew! Six of us made the trip, two unfortunately had to bail. The >>>> weather worked out wonderfully - we waited out some nasty rain on our >>>> departure day which put us behind schedule, but our patience was rewarded >>>> with a dry ride home. >>>> >>>> [image: PXL_20240421_201117002.jpg] >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2c3954f4-3faa-43f6-9d9b-b8759dbbf5a5n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2c3954f4-3faa-43f6-9d9b-b8759dbbf5a5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/D0-X84ON2lI/unsubscribe >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALQuUHoVgGGvpEBTH1Vz6TfXpSvGOzD7dkc7SWS7_XeA8D4tgQ%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALQuUHoVgGGvpEBTH1Vz6TfXpSvGOzD7dkc7SWS7_XeA8D4tgQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAGBpHneA7bZ%2BhLijHTgw1mo5Z9ogim6QrsuscTaLgYhJd65SKQ%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAGBpHneA7bZ%2BhLijHTgw1mo5Z9ogim6QrsuscTaLgYhJd65SKQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/13e6094e-de2e-4ca4-8625-e12132714e04n%40googlegroups.com.
