This Monday, intrepid Gumboot illustrator/photographer Phil Skipper and I embarked on a journey to ride from East Vancouver to New Westminister along the vaunted Central Valley Greenway, a bike route that weaves through the “Vancouver specials” of East Van, along the flat Skytrain route to Boundary and then into the forest and lake district of Burnaby all the way to the heart of New Westminster.
The trail runs past a wide range of interesting sites (neighbourhood library, awesome cycling bridge, old New West prison, gorgeous lakes, angry looking Canada geese) which we were sadly unable to spend too much time observing due to the pouring rain that buffeted us throughout the day. Below are a few photos that chronicle the journey – which despite the weather, was a very good one. To learn more about the Greenway and other associated routes – visit Translink’s website.
This is a little “library” alcove buried off Lakewood in Grandview Woodlands. Talk about a neat little concept for the community to share books.
Despite the rain, we enjoyed a brief picnic of nuts, strawberries and raisins in Burnaby’s lake district as we watched Canada Geese give us the evil eye.
Amazingly tasty meal at the Dublin Castle Pub in New West. I got the soup and beef dip. Skipper enjoyed the very British Shepherd’s Pie