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A fond farewell to a big year on the bike

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Stephen

While “So long 2015” is, on the one hand, a warm farewell to the year that was, it’s also an apt descriptor for my year on the bike. All told, I tallied 22,300 kilometres (13,857 miles) of cycling in 2015 (about … Continue reading →

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Have a wonderful Christmas and a doodle-ful New Year!

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Stephen

  See it on Strava * * Note: The GPS points will render correctly only if you are logged in at Strava.com

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My December collection of GPS Doodles…so far

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Stephen
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Another Santa. Seriously.

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Stephen

When I GPS-doodled Saint Nicholas last week, he was looking pretty cheerful. You know – all “ho ho ho!” and “it’s a holly jolly Christmas!” Now he just looks grumpy. Might be the length of his “Naughty” list this year (with the … Continue reading →

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Old Saint Nick makes an early appearance in YYJ

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Stephen

Here’s doodle #4 in December’s “’tis the season” series, which began on December 1 with the Musclebound Thug’s Santa Claus impersonation and continued on December 3 with this Christmas tree and December 7 with a Christmas stocking stuffed with gifties. Total distance … Continue reading →

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Christmas stocking full of pressies from Santa

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Stephen

As a follow up to last Thursday’s tippy, trippy Christmas tree, I decided today to doodle a Christmas stocking embroidered with its own Christmas tree and overflowing with gifts from Santa. Total distance for the ride was 45.2 kilometres (28.1 … Continue reading →

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Kinda tippy, kinda trippy Christmas tree

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Stephen

Maybe it was the gale force winds howling out of the east for the duration of my ride, but this Christmas tree’s left-leaning, loosey-goosey posture gives it a decidedly Dr. Seussical feel. But it’s exactly as it was meant to … Continue reading →

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Musclebound Thug catches some Christmas Spirit

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Stephen

Musclebound Thug prepares for his role as Santa Claus in the annual Thugs’ Christmas Pageant by stuffing a canvas sack with pressies Don’t be fooled by the stone-faced scowl and the brutish biceps. Come Christmas season, Musclebound Thug is a … Continue reading →

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A ‘shroom with a view

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Stephen

A GPS doodle from October 14, 2015… Here’s a magical mid-afternoon doodle from mid-October…the height of the mushroom foraging season here on Vancouver Island. Pine mushrooms, golden chanterelles, gypsy mushrooms, Sweet Tooth mushrooms…all around the island, you’ll find edible fungi of all … Continue reading →

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Victoria’s GPS doodler on CTV News

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Stephen

Chandler Grieve, who interviewed me on Tuesday in the midst of my Remembrance Day doodle, put together a fantastic spot for CTV News Vancouver Island. It aired November 11 on CTV’s evening newscast. To see the story, click the image below and … Continue reading →

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