East Sooke Park - Petrographs and Creyke Point, Feb 19, 2013

Dwayne will be leading this  easy 4.1 km hike. The pictures and track are from July 15, 2012.

Directions

Car poolers will be leaving the centre at 9:15 am as usual. If meeting at the trail head, you should be there at 9:45 am.


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Track

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GG7 Final stretch and lunch March 12, 2013

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We had another soaking on this final leg of the Goose Gallop 2013. However, the eight of us perservered and walked along the walkway to the Bay Street Bridge thus completing the final piece we didn't walk on GG1.  We then walked back to the Princess Mary to have a great lunch, including dessert.  Also, we received our GG 2013 medallions which some of us thought would make good Christmas tree decorations!

Thanks to Chris for designing and making the medallions.

Directions

We'll be leaving the centre at 9:15 and setting off from the Car park on Head street on Songhees Walkway to,the Bay St. Bridge.  If you're joining us at the trail head, be there at 9:30. We'll head back to the Princess Mary Cafe   at 459 Head Street to have lunch at around 12:30. Fantastic GG2013 (Goose Gallop 2013) Medallions will be awarded to doughty Tuesday Ad Hoc Hikers who have completed or participated in the Gallop for this year!!  Excitement will be unconstrained.  Well - maybe we'll crack a smile!!  Don't want too much excitement at our age!

How to get there - google map


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Goose Gallop Logos

Goose Gallop Logos, a set on Flickr.

GG6 49K to 55K and return Feb 12, 2013

We'll meet at the centre at 9 am (earlier start) and car pool to the top parking lot at Sooke Potholes. From there it's a 6K hike to the 55K marker and the same to return to the parking lot. Goose Gallop 2013 medallions will be available Feb 26, 2013 - our celebration completion of the walk with lunch to follow. 

Track (Dwayne)


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Slideshows


Here are some Galloping Goose Logos from the web.  Will our official Goose Gallop 2013 medallion look like any of these?

Langford Lake Jan 31, 2013

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Langford Lake Jan 31 2013

Langford Lake Jan 31 2013, a set on Flickr.

Misty and mysterious. Photos by Dwayne

GG5 5521 Sooke Road to Kilometer 49 - Sooke Potholes Feb 4, 2013

Track


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Thanks, Dwayne, for the track and slideshow

Directions
We'll meet at last week's stop  - the parking lot at 5512 Sooke Road.  It's about 10 K to the next stop - the top parking lot at Sooke Potholes.  We will board the vehicle left there for the return trip to the Sooke Road lot. 

Parking Lot


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Check out the park brochure showing the parking next to the 49K marker

Description from official guide


Near Coopers Cove (3 km west of Roche Cove) the Goose heads north
across Sooke Road (use extreme caution on this busy highway!) and
visits the neighbourhood of Ayum Creek before heading north into the
Sooke River Valley.


Here the Goose climbs out of the coastal plain and up the canyon. Far
below, the Sooke River plunges and swirls past potholes, and hustles out
to sea. The original railway once spanned Charters and Todd creeks.
Today only tall iron and wooden trestles remain, upgraded in 1995 to
safely handle foot and bicycle use.


The view from the trail perched on the side of the canyon is breathtaking. If you’re on horseback, watch for signs indicating a bypass trail with stream crossing for horses.
There is no direct access to Sooke Potholes Provincial Park from here
as the Goose is separated from the Potholes by private property. We
recommend entering from the Sooke River parking lot, about 2½ kilometres south of the Potholes on Sooke River Road.

From the last trestle over Todd Creek, the Goose climbs steadily for
12 kilometres to the end of the trail near Leechtown. Most trail users end
their journey near the Todd Trestle, but the ambitious cyclist may want to
complete the last section. This last stretch is straight and narrow because of trees and shrubs
encroaching on the right-of-way. It is indeed wild, but the least scenicallyinteresting of the previous 25 kilometres.

Leechtown, an old mining town, lies on private land beyond the regional
trail. Those expecting to view a quaint, ghost town will be disappointed. Though rich in history,
much of Leechtown has disappeared, either overgrown with Scotch Broom
or dismantled long ago.