Onto my fourth bike of six, I chose the Brompton today because the weather forecast was iffy at best and the route was going to be reasonably urban. It was Saturday, Dec 28th 2024, and it was also Park Bagging. Park bagging was started by a bike pal and has been running since May 2023, the idea being that participants visit every park in Vancouver in alphabetical order and have a beverage of choice at each one. The most popular choice is beer, but non-alc and other drinks are also common and valid. The parks for this day were Musqueam and Nanaimo parks; we are about mid-way through the alphabet.
Musqueam is a large park in the southwest corner of the city; I live in the north east corner so it was about 20 km just to get to the first park. I took the Arbutus Greenway and poked into Pacific Spirit Park’s trails a little bit before reaching the meet point.
We meandered to Nanaimo Park, and from there I needed another 20+ km in order to meet my goal: so I headed east into Burnaby, bonking at around the right time to get some fast food by way of Wendys. I didn’t take a lot of photos, it was a pretty ordinary ride really. I got home just after dark; thankful for the Brompton’s dynamo lighting.
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