Archive for April 2010

Mountain Bike Ride – Hartland – Victoria, BC – Beating Myself Into Submission

Mountain Bike Ride – Hartland – Victoria, BC – Beating Myself Into Submission

April 30, 2010:

After some tinkering this week with the disk brakes on my mountain bike I figured I would go for a ride to see if I had managed to correct the problem, namely some noticeable rear brake rubbing under load. It was minor, but on my [...]

Wednesday Hike – Mt. Douglas – Victoria, BC

Wednesday Hike – Mt. Douglas – Victoria, BC

April 28, 2010:

We had a nice sunny day here in Victoria, which led to a nice sunny Wednesday night hike. Well not entirely, as part of the hike was spent on the dark side of Mt. Doug where tall trees and the hill itself makes for a [...]

Wednesday Hike – Swan Lake / Christmas Hill – Victoria, BC

Wednesday Hike – Swan Lake / Christmas Hill – Victoria, BC

April 14, 2010:

You’d think I’d get sick of blabbing about how it sure feels like Spring/Summer. Well I guess not, tonight was a great night for a hike with abundant Springish greenery on display. Starting from the Dorfmart (aka Walmart) parking lot we did a short stint [...]

Mountain Bike Ride – Hartland – Victoria, BC – First of the Year

Mountain Bike Ride – Hartland – Victoria, BC – First of the Year

April 13, 2010:

I was thinking it on the weekend and lo and behold today was my first mountain bike ride of the year. I really like riding off road and thankfully, like snowboarding, the basic skills don’t seem to disappear even after some time off. Basic skills [...]

Road Bike Rides – Saanich Peninsula – Victoria, BC – Hauling Mass

Road Bike Rides – Saanich Peninsula – Victoria, BC – Hauling Mass

April 11, 2010:

I managed to get in a couple road bike rides this weekend — this is good. Also managed to squander a full day while also consuming a substantial volume of bacon, pancakes, eggs, and other stuff that needn’t be consumed in substantial volumes — this [...]

Wednesday Hike – Gowlland Tod Park – Victoria, BC

Wednesday Hike – Gowlland Tod Park – Victoria, BC

April 7, 2010:

Another Wednesday is in the books and unlike the last one a hike did occur. This week’s destination (south end of Gowlland Tod Provincial Park) was a little further out of town than most of the Wednesday hikes I’ve been on over the last eight [...]

Hike – Francis King Park – Victoria, BC

Hike – Francis King Park – Victoria, BC

April 4, 2010:

In my last blog post I mentioned a pre-turkey feast hike. This time I shall describe the day’s pre-ham hike. I really should have sucked it up and gone for a bike ride today, but alas I did not. Does it count that I thought [...]

Hike – Gowlland Tod – Victoria, BC

Hike – Gowlland Tod – Victoria, BC

April 2, 2010:

Easter weekend has arrived… the first long weekend of the year. Amongst various other things on the slate for this weekend I’m going to try, as usual, to get outside and do some outside-type stuff according to my wants and desires. Today, prior to some [...]


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