Trip Report – False Creek Paddle 20-07-12
It was a sunny Sunday morning when our three tandem canoes took to False Creek. On July 12, Jim S and Lia S, Ian C and Jaylene P, and April W and Pam F put in at Vanier Park. The water was calm and cleaner ...
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So I fell out of my boat – but it wasn’t really my fault!
My prescription sunglasses were broken and I couldn’t see without my regular glasses AND the rock just jumped out of the river in front of me! I tried really hard to avoid it, ...
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The “Canyon Run” on the Tulameen River is an exciting white water run and this year was no exception. the water was moving quickly and a bit “pushier” than usual. It is a solid grade 2 to 2+ run with a couple features that could be classed ...
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We had five boats: Mike & Pam, Anya & Leigh, Shahram & Kathy, Christine & Serrat, & Dave. April could not come as she was doing her laundry.
The original plan was to meet at the Belcarra Picnic Area Parking Lot. But evidently, ...
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The trip was planned for Father's Day and the longest day of the year. We met in South Surrey, and while it was quite cloudy, it still was the perfect day for canoeing. After meeting by the McDonalds in South Surrey and chatting about the day ahead of ...
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We started our evening paddle on the Coquitlam River near the pedestrian Bridge by Patricia Avenue. After going on the pedestrian bridge and checking out the first of three "rapids" that we would expect to encounter on this trip, we launched the boats ...
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Sunday June 7, 2020 was a perfect day for a club paddle on the Fraser River. It was bright, sunny and windy! We met at the Ladner Wharf and got our canoes off cars and our gear assembled. Dave W did the pre-paddle safety meeting and we all introd...
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June 14th was damp. Two solo and two tandem boats met to paddle the North Alouette river. This river is not often paddled as it seldom has enough water to make it navigable. We were lucky(?), however, as this day it was just right.
We met at ...
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We have been enjoying a run of really nice evening paddles lately and with the Fraser in flood, this was no exception. Kanaka Creek is a smaller stream running through the edge of rural Maple Ridge with a protected shoreline for most of its length due to ...
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Well it all started with a precarious weather forecast that would bring gusty winds from the south and rain. I was recently on this lake with the same forecast and it was not a pleasant paddle in open water. Naturally when we arrived at the lake for ...
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