walking

Thursday morning I walked 2500m roundtrip from Coombs Country Candy Store to Sherwood Falls and the Hole-in-the-Wall on Rogers Creek in Port Alberni, BC.

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Had lunch at Starboard Grill. They give regular service and their restrooms are open.

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Mercedes-Benz ran well.

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Took lotsa pictures

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Great day in the neighbourhood.

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Labels: ltt, portalberni, walked

Sunday I cycled 20km wtin C&M westbound on the Log Train Trail. We had arranged with a local buddy who picked us up in our vehicle at the Woolsey Road end after our Hwy-4 start at 11:00 a.m. Quite a ride! Quite a trail!

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The Log Train Trail Regional Park is a Linear Park leased to the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District by the Ministry of Transportation and Highways and is located in the Alberni Valley. The Trail stretches for 20 kilometres along the foot of the Beaufort Range. It is accessible from many points along its serpentine route. The Log Train Trail is suitable for family outings by horse, bike or foot. The Trail is primarily for non- motorized use.

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This ride has been in the works for several months and we already made two, overnight reconnaissance trips to Port Alberni. We didn't really know what to expect in regard to trail conditions because most of the locals and visitors do only small sections along the route. After doing its entire length in one go we can appreciate why -- it's rough in spots. Hal Creek was our main concern: If the waters too deep it cannot be crossed. There seems to have been an inordinate amount of rain on Vancouver Island for the month of September so we were prepared to return to McLean Mill if needs be for our pick up.

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Hal Creek was dry-as-a-bone and here are pictures-to-prove-it. GPS Coordinates Hal Creek: N49°20.872', W124°53.369'

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Log Train Trail Hal Creek Xing -- 90-second video

Labels: cycled, ltt, portalberni