Trip Reports (with Kids)

  • Echo Lake: It’s a Kind of Magic (July 8-9, 2023)
  • Lake Ann: Escape from the Tent City (September 16-17, 2023)
  • Whistler: Spanky’s Ladder (April 7-12, 2023)
  • Galiano & Salt Spring Islands: A Birthday Bike Trip (July 16-20, 2023)
  • Ottawa-Quebec City – A Bike Trip in the “Other Canada” (August 19-September 5, 2023)
  • Vancouver to Chemainus: Once Again, But More Planned (May 20-22, 2023)
  • New York: Charmander Visits the Big Apple  (March 20-28, 2023)
  • Mount Seymour: So Close and So Far (April 29-30, 2023)
  • A Mini-Guidebook to Cycle Touring in the Yucatán: Cenotes, Beaches, and Tacos
  • Mexico: Let the Good Times Roll (November 18-December 25, 2022)
  • Harrison River: Eagles, Seals, and Sturgeon! (October 9-10, 2022)
  • Olympic Discovery Trail: Ending the Summer on a Positive Note (August 21-September 4, 2022)
  • Marriott Basin: A Failing Memory is a Good Thing (September 25-26, 2022)
  • Chain Lakes Loop: The Perfect Trip (September 18-19, 2022)
  • Saturna Island: A Hilly Little Island (June 24-26, 2022)
  • Widgeon Creek: The Opening Trip of Canoe Season (June 11-12, 2022)
  • Vancouver to Chemainus: The Boy Who Biked 72kms in a Day (21-23 May, 2022)
  • Porpoise Bay: A Rainy Weekend on the Sunshine Coast (June 3-5, 2022)
  • Whistler: Seventh Heaven Skiing (April 14-18, 2022)
  • New York: Dinosaurs, Trains, and Harry Potter (March 21-27, 2022)
  • Portugal: Far and Away to Faro (November 17-December 21, 2021)
  • 2021: Looking at the Glass Half Full
  • Joffre Lakes: Glaciers and Lakes Up Close (2-3 October, 2021)
  • Alice Lake Loop: The Bear Spray Explosion (August 28th-September 7th, 2021)
  • Birkenhead Lake: The Winds of Change (August 4-8, 2021)
  • Callaghan Lake: The Broken Sandal (24-25 July, 2021)
  • Porpoise Bay: Car Camping by Bike (8-11 July, 2021)
  • Stave Lake: An Adventurous Canoe Trip (July 1-4, 2021)
  • Widgeon Creek: Trying Something New (19-20 June, 2021)
  • Spring Local Bike Rides at a Six Year Old’s Pace
  • Viewpoint Beach: The Same Trip Again? (May 21-23, 2021)
  • Alouette Lake: Missing Goat  (May 15-16, 2021)
  • Red Heather: A Backcountry Skier is Born (Again) (December, 2020 - January, 2021)
  • Hemlock: Binge Skiing and Toddler’s Fracture #2 (March 26-April 2, 2021)
  • Bike Parks in Vancouver and Nearby
  • A Mini-Guidebook to Cycle Touring with (Two) Young Kids
  • Hiking the Juan de Fuca Trail with Two Kids in Tow (Video)
  • Discovery Islands: It’s a Wild World (Video)
  • Alouette Lake: Finding Franklin (October 3-4, 2020)
  • Blanca Lake: Before the Smoke Rolled In (September 11-13, 2020)
  • Discovery Islands Loop: Minimum Planning For the Win (August 24 - September 5, 2020)
  • Cathedral Park: The Fairy Tale Lives On (August 3-9, 2020)
  • Salmon Arm: Tipi Getaway with a Rainbow (July 15-19, 2020)
  • Juan de Fuca Trail: The Mystical Trail (June 28 - July 5, 2020)
  • Viewpoint Beach: The Perfect Early Season Hike  (June 7-8, 2020)
  • Taiwan: The Sun Can’t Shine Every Day (Video)
  • Japan: It’s All a Dream to Me Now (Video)
  • Keeping Sane by Biking During COVID-19
  • Hemlock: A Weekend Full of Skiing and Kids (February 7-9, 2020)
  • Greece: Bike Hopping on Seven Magical Islands (Video)
  • Taiwan (Part 2): Love at Second Sight (Taitung to Taipei) (December 6-30, 2019)
  • Taiwan (Part 1): Not Love at First Sight (Taipei to Taitung) (November 15 - December 5, 2019)
  • Japan (Part 3): The Cycling Highways of Japan (Tobishima & Shimanami Kaido) (November 1-15, 2019)
  • Japan (Part 2): Along the Coast and Over the Mountains (Shikoku) (October 13-31, 2019)
  • Japan (Part 1): Jumping Into the Bike Trip (Takamatsu and Shodoshima) (October 5-12, 2019)
  • Tetrahedron: A Trail of Blueberries and a Blanket of Stars (September 2-3, 2019)
  • Mt. Rainier National Park: Wilderness Behind the Urban Monster (August 4-10, 2019)
  • Sidney Island: Another World (July 12-14, 2019)
  • Darkside Lake: The Dark Side of the Duffey (July 27-28, 2019)
  • Trophy Meadows: In the Clouds of Mosquitoes (July 1-4, 2019)
  • BCMC Trail: How to Get Kids to Go Farther (June 15, 2019)
  • Newcastle Island: Same Same But Different (June 21-23, 2019)
  • Pender and Galiano: So Much More to Discover (May 17-21, 2019)
  • Keats Island: From Kits to Keats (May 4-6, 2019)
  • Big White: A Very Short Ski Season (April 10-13, 2019)
  • Greece: Cycling Through Seven Islands with the Double Fours (February 17 - March 25, 2019)
  • Around Lake Michigan with a Three Year Old on a Bike (Video)
  • 2018: Recap of a “Peak Year”
  • Savary Island: Forgotten on a Small Island (September 2-9, 2018)
  • Whistler and Pemberton: Smokin’ (August 18-19, 2018)
  • Every Day is ‘Just Another Day in Paradise’ While Cycling Around Maui (Video)
  • Cowichan Lake & River: New Water Adventures (August 10-12, 2018)
  • Brew Lake: The Most Refreshing Lake in the World (July 28-29, 2018)
  • Agassiz and Chilliwack: Farm Tour Biking & Cold River Swimming (July 21-22, 2018)
  • The Skyline Divide: Big Hike for Short Legs (July 14-15, 2018)
  • Newcastle Island: All Ages and Weather Camping Trip (June 23-25, 2018)
  • Lake Michigan Loop: A Trip Full of Surprises (May 23-June 2, 2018)
  • Gabriola Island: A Relaxing Weekend on a Quiet Island (May 5-6, 2018)
  • Victoria: A Three Year Old Pedaling the Bike Trails (April 28-29, 2018)
  • Big White: Ending the Season on a Good Note (March 30-April 2, 2018)
  • A Mini-Guidebook to Cycle Touring Maui: A Figure Eight From Heaven
  • Hawaii: Maybe Not the Maui You Had in Mind? (February 11-March 7, 2018)
  • Activities with an Active Toddler with a Toddler’s Fracture
  • Looking for America while Cycling in Washington and Idaho (Video)
  • Vernon: A Real Canadian Winter Experience (December 25, 2017 - January 1, 2018)
  • Seattle: An Unexpected First Taste of Winter (November 4-5, 2017)
  • Mt. Seymour: A Surprising Last Taste of Summer (October 28, 2017)
  • Family Cycling Close to Home: Vancouver Island, Hornby, Denman & The Sunshine Coast (Video)
  • Vancouver Island-Sunshine Coast Loop: Blackberry Summer Ride (September 2-11, 2017)
  • Steveston: Along the Arbutus Greenway and the Dike (August 27, 2017)
  • Pemberton & Whistler: The Art of Moving Slow (August 20-21, 2017)
  • Park Butte Lookout: A Smoky Weekend in the Mountains (August 4-6, 2017)
  • Brandywine Meadows: Plenty of Time to Smell the Roses (July 29-30, 2017)
  • Salt Spring Island: Mini-Vacation in (our) Style (July 15-17, 2017)
  • Princeton-Tulameen Loop: An All-Canadian Weekend (June 30-July 3, 2017)
  • Brew Hut: Dilemmas in the Mountains (June 24-25, 2017)
  • Quarry Rock: The Trial Hike (June 3, 2017)
  • Washington and Idaho: Hail, Warmshowers and Sunshine (May 14-29, 2017)
  • Big White: Winter Grand Finale (April 14-17, 2017)
  • Family Cycling Adventure in Northland, New Zealand (Video)
  • Teaching a Two Year Old How to Ski
  • A Mini-Guidebook to Cycle Touring with a Baby/Toddler
  • New Zealand: Cycling the Wild Far North (December 24, 2016 - January 25, 2017)
  • Victoria: A Wet Ride and a Warm Stay (November 26-27, 2016)
  • Family Cycling Journey to Brittany, France (Video)
  • Seattle: Post Election Weekend of Urban Cycling Exploration (November 11-13, 2016)
  • Travel Tips: How to Travel on the Cheap Side
  • France: Cycling in the Place Where You Can’t Go Wrong (September 1-26, 2016)
  • Pacific Spirit Ride: Balance Bike in the Forest (Video) (August 21, 2016)
  • Yellow Aster Butte: 24 Hours Car-to-Car (August 13-14, 2016)
  • Illal Meadows: Our First Families’ Hike (July 23-24, 2016)
  • Agassiz Farms Cycle Tour: How We Ended Up in Paradise (July 16, 2016)
  • Cathedral Park: A Place from the Fairy Tales (July 1-5, 2016)
  • Saint Marks Peak: First Family Hike of the Season (June 26, 2016)
  • Allison Lake: A Short Return of Winter (June 11-12, 2016)
  • Taking My Ride With Destiny: Cycling Korea & Japan (Video)
  • Pender, Saturna & Mayne: The Magic of the Gulf Islands (May 20-23, 2016)
  • Edison-La Conner Loop: Small Town America (May 7-8, 2016)
  • Gabriola Island: Escaping the Rat Race (April 30-May 1, 2016)
  • SilverStar: The Ski Combo
  • Israel: Down the Rabbit Hole Again (January 3-28, 2016)
  • Japan (Part 2): Cycling The Forgotten Islands (December 8, 2015 - January 2, 2016)
  • Japan (Part 1): The Opening Doors Experience of Cycling in Kyushu (November 9 - December 7, 2015)
  • South Korea (Part 2): Cycling Jeju with Teddy Bears and Kimchi (October 21 - November 8, 2015)
  • South Korea (Part 1): A Cyclist and Foodie Paradise (September 27 - October 20, 2015)
  • Point Roberts Loop: A Few Hours on the Other Side (September 12, 2015)
  • Rainbow Lake: Two Lakes and a Peak (September 4-6, 2015)
  • The Rockies: Happy Campers in the ‘Orange House’ (July 31-August 15, 2015)
  • Mt. Seymour: In Search for a Missing (Teddy) Bear (July 25, 2015)
  • Galiano Island: Cycle Touring with an Infant – Impossible or Possible? (July 4-5, 2015)
  • Mt. Strachan: From Failure to Success (June 21st, 2015)
  • Olympic Peninsula: Savour the Moment (South Coast Hike) (May 18-23, 2015)
  • Brew Hut: Neil’s First Overnighter (May 9-10, 2015)
  • Harrison Grind: Not That Kind of Grind (May 3, 2015)
  • Black Mountain: Tummy Time on Top (May 2, 2015)
  • Diez Vistas: Even the Baby Did It (April 19, 2015)
  • Dog Mountain: Back to Hiking in Baby Steps (March 28, 2015)

  • Total: 137