u/Boozedonkey

This seems to be a promising pilot program from Mosaic ⬇️

📣Our South Island public access pilot will begin tomorrow, Saturday October 3.

Three gates north and northwest of Sooke will open to the public for day access, adding to our existing network of 27 public access points. The pilot responds to what we heard in our 2025 recreation survey.

Before you go:

🔹Gates are open 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holiday Mondays

🔹Cycling, walk-in and licensed highway vehicle access allowed

🔹ATV and dirt bike access through the Sooke and Cowichan Valley ATV clubs only

These are working forests, so gates may close on short notice for wildfire risk, operations or safety. Follow signage at the gates and check our Access Map before you head out: https://www.mosaicforests.com/access

And remember to plan accordingly with limited or no cell coverage in some spots – tell someone about your trip and when you’ll be expected back.

Thanks for exploring responsibly.

Truck on fire by Victoria General hospital. Imagine will cause traffic disruption as fire gets on scene.

After months of training, I don't have to always use the princess cup at the dog water fountain.

PSA... Saw this in another group. Heads up if you had planned Triple Peak or 5040 in September. Fm BC site.. Marion Creek FSR will be closed at 6.3 km from September 1, 2026 to October 3, 2026 due to a bridge replacement. The 5040 trailhead is located approximately 3 km further along the road from the bridge si

Art'd alongside the kids and made them bookmarks with some zen inspiration

I feel like getting over 100k in luxe is difficult. They say you need over 100k to affect the battery but day to day I find breaking 50 is tough. Am I wrong? Is the solar a gimmick?

This is what a 100k cycling event day got me.

55th Anniversary Canadian Forces Snowbirds Airshow along the Dallas Road waterfront on Tuesday, August 4.

The annual event attracts up to 30,000 spectators, and significant traffic delays are expected before and after the air show.

Road Closures:

Parking restrictions on Dallas Road begin at 12:00 p.m.

The following roads will be closed from 3:00 p.m. until approximately 6:00 p.m

Dallas Road: Douglas Street to Memorial Crescent

Cook Street: May Street to Dallas Road

Douglas Street: Simcoe Street to Dallas Road

Memorial Crescent: Fairfield Street to Dallas Road

More details in link...

https://engagement.vicpd.ca/traffic-advisory-road-closures-and-safety-measures-for-canadian-forces-snowbirds-airshow/

Love getting out early for paddles like this. Lake Cowichan.

Early morning glassy paddles on Lake Cowichan

Rode over a long tressel bridge and the vibrations broke my computer right off. Horray for the leash. Lame that I can't mount my computer 5 days out from a big 250km charity ride.

Anyone know if this is fixable?

I've been on shift so Moose hasn't had a good run for few days. For some reason on this portion of the trail he loves to hits the nitro.

Using some slow time to make gift cards for family.

Did you feel that earthquake around 1140pm? There was a 2nd smaller one afterwards.

Worked an 18hr shift yesterday so the early morning run became the 930 one. Still cool enough and the light was awesome through the trees.

While taking my Moose (big black white beast) up a mountain we came across another dog midway up. We find lost dogs a fair bit in this area so we grabbed him and waited to see if anyone would show up. After no signs of anyone I hooked him up to Moose and looked for ID. Only city registration. Luckily they were open and after a brief conversation they gave me owners number. When I called, owners were on the peak and had been looking for Zen for quite some time. We took him up to the top, which he was Uber excited to do and reunited the lost pupper to some happy fur parents.

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Now my PSA... I questioned the owners why no contact info on the collar and their quick response "he's chipped". People.. Put your contact info on the collar. Save yourself the stress.

While taking my Moose (big black white beast) up a mountain we came across another dog midway up. We find lost dogs a fair bit in this area so we grabbed him and waited to see if anyone would show up. After no signs of anyone I hooked him up to Moose and looked for ID. Only city registration. Luckily they were open and after a brief conversation they gave me owners number. When I called, owners were on the peak and had been looking for Zen for quite some time. We took him up to the top and reunited the lost pupper to some happy fur parents.

Now my PSA... I questioned the owners why no contact info on the collar and their quick response "he's chipped". People.. Put your contact info on the collar. Save yourself the stress.

If you did this Floyd's Mahoney and won the flip you would get automatic Victoria Legendary status.