East Coast Weather

[Willie Cromack]

The weather on the east coast has been a bit rough lately. I have had the distinct pleasure of witnessing this first hand.
Officially I am the sucker...one Hurricane and then this.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=154710626180&ref=nf

Won’t ever complain about a little wetness during a commute again.
Live to ride.

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[charles west]

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=118191073455619378148.000472b967653321db393

Our Sunday ride started at the shop.   We lost one rider at Lonsdale with a mechanical problem but luckily we had no other troubles not even a flat tire.  Not everyone has been training for the STP so the pace was leisurely, around 22 kph.  After crossing the Lions Gate bridge we rode through Stanley Park, down the hill around the Tea House and out Beach Ave.

We crossed the Burrard Bridge using the new bike lane.   Does anybody find this is an inmprovement?  On the other side of the bridge we turned south on the Cypress bike trail which runs to Matthews Ave where it turns East.  Two blocks later we turn south again on Angus Dr.

We followed the bike path south to SW Marine Drive were someone suggested we try and find the new bridge that is attached to the Sky Train.   The bridge is easy to find from SW Marine Drive or 70th Ave but the map trace does not help since I forget to turn on the GPS until after we had crossed the bridge into Richmond.  The group consensus was that the Arthur Laing Bridge which we came back on is a better way to get to  the No  1 road which leads to Steveston.

Arriving at Steveston Park we stopped for coffee and a light lunch.  We then proceeded to follow the coast line eastward to Woodward's landing park where we turned north on No 5 Road.  There are two very interesting churches on No. 5 road.   We stopped and briefly toured the Buddest Temple, shown on the GPS trace.   The Sikh temple is just a few blocks further North. 

We followed No. 5 road north to the Westminster Highway turned west toward Garden City Rd then followed Garden City Rd north to Cambie Rd.  We turned West again on Cambie Rd until we reached river road.  We rode on River rd south to No 2 Rd  where we picked up the bike path north along Russ Baker Way.   This route avoids the congestion around Bridgeport Rd which would have been a bit shorter.  Russ Baker Way leads in turn to the Aurthur Laing Bridge.   We took the Granville St Exit and crossed over to SW Marine Drive using the crosswalk at Mitton Street.

By now we discovered we were getting a little short of time so instead of proceeding along SW Marine Drive to UBC we took the direct route back the way we came.  This link shows the map for our other Steveston expedition which may have been a bit longer as it finished with a tour of UBC and the beaches.

Arriving back at Stanley Park we once again took the direct route past the Pavilion, rather than the scenic route around the park.   John and I succumbed to the temptation of another stop over at the Pavilion as the remainder of the group hurried home.

All in all it was a beautiful day.  We had time for some touring, some sightseeing even some bike riding.   By the time we reached the shop we had just about 95K on our computers.  Riding home I circled the block once or twice to make it an even 100.

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Regards,

Charles

Cha...@westrc.com

[Connie Abram]

Is there a plan for tomorrow by chance?  Weather permitting, of course.  (Not holding my breath.)

Thanks,

Connie

 

 

 

[elizabeth young]

Hi Connie

Michael, Heidi and I are planning on being at the store at 8 am, weather dependent of course.  See you there.

Liz