walking

 

Tuesday I drove the Honda 60km to Glenora staging area beside the Trans Canada Trail

Labels: cowichan, izip

 

Thursday I drove the Benz to Langford BC from our home in Victoria.

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Evo Bike Share (created by BCAA) held an official launch of their rental programs near Langford City Hall.

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I like to support ant local business trying to improve local transportation. To this end I subscibed to the now-defunct U-bike program in the city of Victoria bak in the day and have been a subsciberto Evo Car Share for a couple of years.

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Although I own two ebikes (a mid-drive and a hub-drive) I will use the Langford Evo units as an alternative to my cycling in that area. It will save me a 12km ride (24km roundtrip) from home to be able to pick up a ride right in Langford.

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I've riden that distance so many times I'm done with it!

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The Evo ebikes bikes are quite revolutionary in that they have no gears to change; one simply starts pedalling and the built-in computer figures the res out for the rider.

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After riding on leval surfaces for about ten minutes, I've concluded the bike woul not fare well on hills.

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These bikes are reportedly hub-drive but don't act like hub-drives. They aredead-stick — no power at all — until eh pedal is pushed down with great effort to energize it.

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This is remiscent of my mid-drive Del Sol ebike. You don't pedal you don't go.

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I have not riden my mid-drive ebike since buying my hub-drive bike over two years ago. The hub-drive has a throttle button and just a touch of it launches one forward with ease and then lets the pedalling begin. Much nicer at 88yrs of age.

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Labels: ebike, langford

 

About the Galloping Goose Regional Trail in Colwood.

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The Galloping Goose Regional Trail (GGT) is a picturesque multi-use trail that runs through the heart of Colwood as it follows the old railway line on its 55km journey from Victoria to Sooke.

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The trail, which is owned and maintained by the Capital Regional District, attracts thousands of users every day. From March 1, 2024 to March 1, 2025 a total of 270,077 pedestrians and cyclists have passed the automated counter on the Galloping Goose Regional Trail near Wale Road.

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The new Colwood Gateway Bridge will allow for a safe, seamless connection that encourages more residents and visitors to travel in and around Colwood on foot or by bike, supporting the City's goals for improved health and well being, easing traffic congestion, improving air quality, and reducing our climate impact.

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Labels: colwood, overpass

 

After viewing a photo in the Times Colonist I just had to drive out and look for myself.

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Firstly, I drove to the original location where the the mammoths resided at the time they were vandalized.

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Once again The Locals came to my rescue by statating the All-new scultures are within 100 metres of the entrance from Metchosin Road. That is: right adjacent to the road.

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Labels: viewroyal

 

The New Westminster Trophy, also known as the New Westminster Rifle Club Trophy, is a prestigious award in Canadian shooting sports. It is a trophy awarded for excellence in rifle shooting competitions, often associated with the New Westminster Rifle Club. The New Westminster Rifle Club is a long-standing organization in Canada, so the trophy likely has a rich history and is highly regarded within the shooting community == Dominion of Canada Rifle Association (DCRA) The New Westminster Trophy also known as the New Westminster Rifle Club Trophy, is a prestigious award in Canadian shooting sports, specifically rifle competitions. Dominion of Canada Rifle Association New Westminster

Labels: dcra, rifle

 

I put my drone up over the remnants from the Old Man Fire beside the GallopingGoose Trail (GGT) in Sooke, BC.

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I was surprised to see it was a ground fire which saved the tree canopy as can be seen in these pictures.

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A subsurface forest fire, also known as a ground fire, occurs when wildfires burn beneath the surface of the earth, often in peatlands or other organic matter. These fires smolder rather than flare up, and can persist for extended periods, even through winter. They can reignite surface fires and pose hazards to humans and animal.

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This is perhaps the reasoning in keeping the GGT trail closed in this area for such an exptended period.

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N.B. The devastion at ground level is immense.

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Labels: cycled, djimini2, izip, sooke

 

Relive My Ride

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Saturday I cycled 31km roundtrip to Michelle's Farm and back home.

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This farm market is located at Sayward Rd. junction with the Lochside Trail

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Before visiting rhe market I put the DJI Mini drone up over markham Rad beside Hwy17

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Ostensibly the ride was to checkout my bike's phone app connected to my DJI3 Osmo video camera

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This time with camera mounted on my helmet bracket.

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There seems to be some issue with the file format the DJI3 recorded in but we're sorting that now.

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N.B. Somehow my DJI3 Osmo got swithedfrom 1080p to 4k recording. Even at $178🇨🇦 dollars, Pinnacle Studio 26 WILL NOT process 4k files. Byer beware! Thei r blab said it would handle 4k.

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Labels: djimini2, ebike, izip

 

Saturday morning I cycled the new Shelbourne Street bike Lanes.

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I cycled the the southbound lane five month's ago as it was the first lane completed.

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Now, it was time to ride the northbound lanes as they too are now completed.

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Yes, we have photos and videos-to-prove-it.

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Northbound Bike Lane

 Southbound bike Lane

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Labels: izip, pedelecs, saanich

 

B'day at The Ranch

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Labels: birthday, century

 

Tom's 37th Book Launch Video 

Sunday I drove the Benz 91km to Nanaimo, BC

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Tom Paterson was hosting the launch of his 37th published book: Unknown Nanaimo

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The Wellington firehall was a fitting venue as the book leans heavy in the diretion of Nanaimo's former coal mining days.

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I highjacked his 37th book launch with my own 8th book launch.

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After giving a copy of my book: Flogging My Blogging to Tom I gave one to Belinda Wright.

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Belinda is Tom's IT person

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P.S. Tom and I are friends since 2009

 N.B. TWP is British Columbia's most prolific writer and publisher of this province's history.

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Labels: book, nanaimo, twp

Hi, Bill. 

It's always good to hear from you--when I don't, I worry! Congratulations on your latest epic. And I certainly empathize when it comes to printing costs, having my own latest at press as we speak. But it's not the printer who's killing self publishing as a business, it's the retailers' 40%. Yes, they most certainly do have overhead of their own. But it has reached the point that after the costs of printing and wholesaling there's nothing left over. Sadly, e-books just aren't the same thing even though a superior business model. 

Maybe, if I would invest the time and thought that I give each new book into studying how to more effectively market the finished product I'd make a buck!But, of course, I'm driven by the need to research, write and share my stories--it's who and what I am--and if that makes me a poor businessman, well.... This Sunday is the bi-annual South Wellington Day at the SW Community Hall and Belinda and I will be there to soft-launch my newest (37th) book, Unknown Nanaimo. 

Then, hopefully, walk up the E&N to look around the PCCM for the 1000th time. I haven't bushwhacked since I lost Jennifer but I need to revisit all the mine sites for my next book, Along the Black Track. (You'll recognize the term.) Speaking of which, that's what I want to work on today so I'd best get started. 

BTW, I count 21 people in your photo besides you. That's quite a clan! I'm down to my brother. Belinda tells me I have a second cousin or two that I don't know, and there are some of mom's relatives in England that I have met, but other than that, I'm all alone, sob, in this cruel world. Not even a cat or a dog any more. 

 Seriously--stay well and please continue to stay in touch. Oh, and keep biking and hiking, as well, eh? Cheers, TW

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In 2025, 23 family members attended Bill's 88th birthday celebration held in the 4-Mile Pub Tearoom.

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There are a few noteworthy additions to the 2017 image

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Two of Bill's grandsons got married and one ganddaugher got married.

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Our granddaughter and husband have now two beautiful children and our grandson's both have beautiful wives.

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Another beautiful granddaughter and our family welcome her significant other to our gathering.

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The Tearoom is the same venue for both celebrations.

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Thank you to those attending and those who helped make it such a success.

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Labels: 4mile, 88th, birthday

 

Tuesday after driving to our doctor's office and making an appointment for my wife I drove to Ross Bay Beach.

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Harry Weiler has his webcam linked to Big Wave Dave's Webcam site.

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My objective was to find the location of Weiler's webcam but this did not happen.

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Using some triangulation and matriculation those smarter than me can find the webcam from these images.

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Harry Weiler Ross Bay Webcam

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BigWaveDave website
N.B. In Memoriam

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Labels: drove, rossbay, video

 

The Capital Regional District (CRD) has posted signs at Selkirk Trestle.

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There are no visible indications of any trestle repairs but there is equipment on site.

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Some report the CRD is quick to close the Galloping Goose Trail (GGT) but slow to reopen it.

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The CRD still has the GGT closed beyond Sooke Potholes Campground some eight-months (8mon.) after the Old Man fire was extinguished.

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Perhaps the access to Kapoor Regional Park will remain closed permanently.

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We'll let you know if the GGT beyond the 56km Marker ever reopens.

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Labels: ggt, selkirk, walked