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"Claire Petersky" <
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> "Tom Keats" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> In article <FQMcj.8706$pi7.8680@trndny02>,
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>> It comes out onto some streets which, with some finagling,
>> lead to the Barnett Hwy and onward to Port Moody -- a
>> Sleepy Hollow li'l burgh in the crook of where Burrard
>> Inlet extends like a sore thumb into Indian Arm. When
>> you see a rainbow from Vancouver (Proper,) Port Moody
>> is where the north foot of the rainbow actually is.
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> Maybe I've done some of this on RSVP?
Maybe the street part; I doubt if the off-road
Trans-Canada Trail is part of the RSVP route,
as it's largely single track. But it would make
an interesting detour. In this defoliated time
of year, one can catch impressive but fleeting
vistas of Burrard Inlet and the North Shore mountains
from the trail. There's one or two eastbound steepnesses
that may require dismounting. I figure that's where any
bears or cougars will getcha.
The Greater Vancouver area is rife with little-used
multi-user trails which make for quite pleasant
little escapes from the hustle & bustle of
city (or suburban) traffic. They're little-used
because so few people know where they are, much less
where they go. The casual riders here gravitate toward
a couple of more widely known, tourist-trappy paths,
while remaining ignorant of the wealth of other
car-free riding environments -- including that stretch
of the Trans-Canada trail I described in my previous post.
I think these "unknown" paths a mixed blessing -- they're
wonderfully peaceful to ride on and can even be useful
(like the one in Burnaby that leads from Carelton to
Sanderson Way and onward to BCIT [heading east from Vancouver
into Burnaby, cross Boundary Road @ 29th on the Vancouver
side, into Spruce on the Burnaby side, and just keep going.)
But if not enough people use them I fear municipalities may
be loathe to build more, or to maintain the existing ones.
Especially if the municipalities are pressured by real estate
developers to allocate such spaces for more immediately
lucrative purposes.
I also like this thing that goes from the 7-Eleven Trail,
parallel to Southpoint, through Byrne Creek Park, leading
to Marine Dr/Marine Way, and connecting to Byrne Rd (an
industrial area where jobs may be had) and onward to the
Fraser River Foreshore Park.
I could write a book about the less known & more obscure
cycling routes of Greater Vancouver. Maybe I should.
Or at least, collaberate with others.
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