vancouver

  1. Rambing Roots

    just in case anyone is hitching out of vancouver b.c.

    just a tip to save you some time ,there is construction on hwy 1 from surry all the way to aldergrove. better to go out through pitt meadows or maple ridge, or you'll be sweatin in the sun for hours.
  2. J

    Vancouver to Vancouver

    After spending 3 weeks too many ramblin' around Portland I decided to head out again and head to Bend, OR. I was going to try and catch the M-EVEBAR in Vancouver, WA and ride it through the Deschutes River Canyon to Bend. I had my friend drop me off by the yard in Vancouver around 8PM where I...
  3. Bennis

    Boots in vancouver?

    Hey, my buddy and i are looking for a good second hand store that's likely to have some good boots. Any ideas? We're in the port moody area but have busability.
  4. F

    trying to get out of vancouver

    anyone travelling out of the city anytime in the near future heading east through nelson or anywhere close to that destination? It's time I leave.
  5. zedoktar

    Hitching from Vancouver to Montreal?

    Hey all, hows tricks? So here I am planning to vagabond from Vancouver to Montreal in the coming summer, and I am wondering what the hitching is like across Canada. I've hitched around BC, the Kootenays and the Okanagan are both really great for finding rides. I've had people go so far as to...
  6. Spirit

    Names spirit, im from Vancouver island.

    im from a place called campbell river, its on vancouver island in BC, Canada. its a pretty place but also pretty fucked up, so im about %90 sure ima bounce soon as i figure out how. i dropped out at 15 from grade 10 and have been working on and off for about 5 years. im sick of it, i want to do...
  7. CardBoardBox

    Cheers from Vancouver Island.

    Hello StP I came across this forum through a friend of mine. It's full of tasty little tidbits and, through some brief consideration, I decided to join. The stories and ideals I've witnessed here are inspiring to me. I've got my feet on the ground, pack ready and mind, well, fairly stable. I'm...
  8. dirtyfacedan

    The Beat of Frances Street. A video of Vancouver BC Squaters in the 90's

    I Remember this quite well... I was locked up in a youth facility at the time. Frances street is on the border of the suburbs, and the heavy industrial area in Vancouvers East side, bordering downtown. It continues to be a battleground. The video shows the standoff with police, and how the war...
  9. dirtyfacedan

    LRAD, (Long Range Acoustic Device), VAncouver Police have it, just in time for the winter olympics.

    The Vancouver cops have recently purchased at least one LRAD system, just in time for the winter fucking games. I was wondering if anyone has ever dealt with this. It was used at the Pittsburgh anti g-20 meetings a couple months ago as well. I'm sure if you ever wanted to piss off a large group...
  10. dirtyfacedan

    2010 Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver BC Canada.

    Protests abound, more info as the "games" get closer. The games are in Feb 2010!!!
  11. wokofshame

    and so it ends in vancouver......

    so this isn't quite a full story. 2 friends and i just finished a 5-week trip that took us from vermont down to baja mexico and up to van here. i'm planning to post some stories here about various crazy stuff that happened to us road-tripping, hitchhiking and biking. but i'm pretty dished right...