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WELCOME TO THE URBAN TREKKER.COM
GROUSE GRIND TRAIL - OPENED
UPDATED JUNE 12,2011
FRANKLY OTHER THAN THE GROUSE GRIND PAGE THIS SITE ISN'T GETTING A LOT OF VISITS - BLOGS, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER ARE NOW THE MEDIA NORM SO THIS SITE WILL LIKELY DIE A SLOW DEATH. WILL STILL KEEP THE WEB ADDRESS. CHEERS
Link to my blog here:DENNIS'MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING BLOG
CURRENT THOUGHTS:
I HAVE CORRECTED THE DEAD LINK TO THE BEARS ON GROUSE ALBUM - IT IS NOW LOCATED ON MY PICASA PHOTO SITE FOR MORE UP TO DATE INFO ON WHAT I AM DOING WITH MY LIFE BE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY BLOG.
HERE'S A LINK TO A PHOTO ESSAY FROM MY 2008 BRYANT CREEK - ASSINIBOINE WEEK WITH THE SKYLINE HIKERS OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES TRIP:
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*** NEW ALBUM ADDED *** GRIZZILIES OF GROUSE PERFORM
THIS SITE RECENTLY SAW ITS 15,500 VISITORS SINCE IT INCEPTION - THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS SITE.
SEE BELOW FOR A LIST OF MY RECENT ADVENTURES AND UPCOMING TRIPS
DON'T FORGET YOU CAN GET THE CURRENT WEATHER FOR VANCOUVER BY SCROLLING DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE FOR A DIRECT LINK TO THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND FORECAST FOR THE VANCOUVER REGION. P> 2010 ADVENTURES AND EXCURSIONS
FEB 12, 2010 OLYMPIC GAMES OPENING START
APRIL/MAY 2010 - TRAINING FOR BIKE ESCORT FOR VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MARATHON
MAY 2010 COASTAL REPO CRUISE ON THE GOLDEN PRINCESS - LOS ANGELES TO VANCOUVER
OCTOBER 2010 BOSTON - NEW ORLEANS REPO CRUISE ON NORWEGIAN SPIRIT
2009 WANDERINGS AND DOINGS
FEBRUARY 2009 - 7 DAY CARIBBEAN CRUISE FROM NEW ORLEANS - COMPLETED
APRIL-MAY 2009 - BIKE ESCORT VOLUNTEER FOR THE VANCOUVER MARATHON - COMPLETED
MAY 2009 - VOLUNTEER FOR THE PACIFIC SPIRIT RUN - COMPLETED
MAY 2009 - VOLUNTEER FOR THE MARY MCNEIL FALSE CREEK CAMPAIGN - COMPLETED
JUNE 2009 - VANCOUVER ISLAND VISIT IN CONJUNCTION WITH FOYP MEETING
JUNE 2009 - KELOWNA WEEKEND WITH FRIENDS
JUNE 2009 - VOLUNTEER FOR THE RIO TINTO DRAGON BOAT RACES
LATE AUGUST 2009 - ALASKA CRUISE ON THE NORWEGIAN PEARL FROM SEATTLE
JULY - AUGUST - SKYLINE HIKERS WHITEMAN PASS CAMP # 4
2008 WANDERINGS:
MARCH 2008 - FRIENDS OF YELLOWPOINT WORK PARTY - COMPLETED
APRIL 2008 - LONG BEACH ON VANCOUVER ISLAND - FIRST VISIT IN MANY YEARS - A COUPLE OF COLD NIGHTS CAMPING BEFORE FINDING A COUPLE OF INEXPENSIVE MOTELS. THEN ONTO YELLOWPOINT LODGE FOR 2 NIGHTS OF REST AND RELAXATION. COMPLETED
MAY 2008 - WHISTLER/PEMBERTON - TWO DAYS OF HIKING AND BIKING THIS PARADISE AND SITE OF SOME OF THE 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS COMPETITIONS. COMPLETED
LATE JUNE/EARLY JULY - KVR CYCLING - COMPLETED.
AUGUST 2008 - SKYLINE HIKERS TRIP UP BRYANT CREEK TO THE MT ASSINIBOINE AREA. COMPLETED.
SEPTEMBER 2008 - ONE DAY CRUISE FROM SEATTLE TO VANCOUVER - BECOMING AN ANNUAL EVENT - COMPLETED - HAD A GREAT TIME
SEPTEMBER 2008 - A NEW EVENT - A BOYS WEEKEND AWAY FROM HOME - A TRIP TO KELOWNA WITH A DOZEN FRIENDS - MAY BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT - THIS ALSO GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO THE SIGHT OF THE 2003 MYRA CANYON FIRE THAT DESTROYED MANY OF THE TRESTLES ALONG THE KVR - THEY HAVE JUST BEEN REBUILT AND REOPENED.
OCTOBER 2008 - A RETURN TO YELLOWPOINT LODGE AND A WORK PARTY - COMPLETED
NOVEMBER 2008 - A RETURN TO NYC AND A 13 DAY CARIBBEAN CRUISE. - COMPLETED
DECEMBER 2008 - AGM FOR THE FRIENDS OF YELLOWPOINT LODGE.
2007 WANDERINGS:
FEB. 2007 - MEXICAN RIVIERA CRUISE AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DRIVING TOUR. COMPLETED - A GREAT TRIP.
APRIL 2007 - VICTORIA AND WEST COAST OF THE ISLAND VISIT.COMPLETED
MAY 2007 - BIKING VOLUNTEER FOR THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MARATHON RUN. COMPLETED
MAY 2007 - A WEEK CYCLING THE TRANS-CANADA TRAIL IN THE BC INTERIOR. CHANGED TO A FEW DAYS CAMPING IN THE WHISTLER PEMBERTON AREA.
JUNE 2007 - VOLUNTEERING FOR THE DRAGON BOAT RACES. COMPLETED
JULY 2007 - A TRIP TO THE CALGARY STAMPEDE - FIRST TIME EVER AND DRIVING AND BIKING IN THE KOOTENAYS.COMPLETED
OCTOBER 2007 - ANNUAL THANKSGIVING TRIP TO YELLOWPOINT LODGE
OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2007 - AMTRAK TRIP TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK THEN A 14 DAY REPOSITIONING CARIBBEAN CRUISE FROM NEW YORK TO MIAMI AND A RETURN TRAIN TRIP BACK TO VANCOUVER FROM MIAMI. COMPLETED
DECEMBER 2007 - ANNUAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF YELLOWPOINT LODGE
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT HAS BEEN TEN YEARS SINCE THE START OF THIS SITE - WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE - NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN ARE YOU THE WEB SURFERS WHO CONTINUE TO VISIT THE SITE - WITHOUT YOU I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CLOSED THE SITE BY NOW.
CHEERS UNTIL MY NEXT UPDATE. DENNIS, AKA, THE URBAN TREKKER, AKA YVRCRUISER