walking

Goldstream Suspension Bridge via E&N Rail Grade Tuesday our son and I walked 2km from Humpback Rd along the E&N railway to Goldsream Suspension Bridge

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The plan was to walk the 5km to Cisco Bridge over Niagara Canyon but that didn't happen.

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The CRD aka Capital Regional District Victoria Water Supply has the tracks gated and locked at their facility.

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We walked up and viewed the suspension bridge but didn't walk down the 150m grade.

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On the way in our son got stung no less than three times by bees. The bees had built a nest on one of the rotted-out railway ties.

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It was a great day to be outdoors and we met others along this route. Addendum We enjoyed beautiful weather this morning by hiking 4km roundtrip along the Esquimalt and Nanaimo railway tracks. These tracks have been abandoned to train service since May 10, 2011 but are frequented often by locals and hikers. This section provides a shorter and flatter access to the Goldstream suspension Bridge than does the Great Trail. Our walk stated at Humpback Road where it crosses the railway tracks. The Great Trail (formerly known as the Trans Canada Trail) is one of the world's longest networks of multi-use recreational trails. Once fully connected, it will stretch nearly 24,000 km from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic oceans, through every province and territory, linking Canadians in nearly 1,000 communities.

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Our son was good enough to join me on a hike with which he was not familiar. Shortley after departing our trail-head he may have been having second thoughts after being stung by no less than three bees! Being a tough lad he carried on without comment. The suspension bridge is located where the Victoria Water District has a treatment facility so there are many gates and signs reminding users of restricted areas. The down side for users is they also block access along the rail grade. The VIA Rail Dayliner could run through here but appearenttey walkers cannot. The Capital Regional District has it locked down pretty good.

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DJI Neo First Flight These two images are screenshots from my Youtube video. The images could have been taken from the camera recording but for me the ultimate test is what it looks like on YouTube. For my money, the DJI Neo video camera at 4k/30 does an excellent job of recording one's surroundings. “This is where I went and this is what I saw.”

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