Submitted by Tracy Wakaluk on 20 March, 2010 - 20:44.
If you click under Agenda, there are directions to the start. Basically, go all the way up Mountain Highway towards the mountain. At the end of the residential area, there is a big yellow gate where the pavement ends and the gravel begins ... that is where the water fountain is. Park on the street, but pay attention to the signs: permit parking only / 2 hour parking. You might have to walk a couple of blocks.
I'm new to the area, new to the club, don't really know the roads yet. The info says this awesomely awesome sounding run starts at "the water fountain just beyond the pavement at the top of Mountain Highway in North Vancouver." I looked on Google maps but it's pretty vague as to water fountains and pavement. Can somebody please give me directions from Kitsilano? Many thanks!
Tracy beat me to it. Yes, it's pretty straight forward and one of the few CFA runs where getting lost is hard. Park somewhere off Mtn Highway, obeying all parking restrictions (if you are not familiar to where Mtn Hghway ends, drive to the end, then turn around and find the closest legal parking spot). Walk up Mtn Highway until you come to the water fountain on your left. The road will turn into a gravel road before you hit the fountain. The fountain is also where the Baden Powell Trail intersects the road.
Well I would like everyone to think that I had good reasons for running on Saturday instead of Sunday.Such as ,I have found God and he wants me in church on Sunday , I'm volunteering at the soup kitchen on Sundays , it's going to pour down rain on Sunday and I don't like running in the rain or I'm still on Indian time . The real reason is that I just can't read . I thought something was up when I noticed the lack of cars at the top of mountain highway. So I did a solo run today . I got to the quarry in 58 minutes and back down in 43 for a total of 1:41. The snow starts at the St Georges trail and gets deeper on the last switchback before the quarry. It's all pretty hard packed. I also picked up some trash on the way down
Submitted by Ean Jackson on 20 March, 2010 - 19:07.
Don't feel too bad. When I was living in Toronto, I got up at 4:30am and drove to Niagara Falls to run the Skylon Marathon one fine day. Also wondered where all of the cars were... and the start line. Dude at the Skylon entrance gave me the bad news: "It's next weekend, bonehead!"
Thanks for packing the trail down. We'll miss you tomorrow. If you want full club points and trash points (how'd you find trash if the trail was snow-covered?) you ought to face your peers for a vote at the Mosquito Creek tomorrow around noon. (Yes, you do qualify for the free beer! )
I do feel bad for you, that you had to live in Toronto. I also would hate to be you on judgment day if you refuse to give me my earned points for trash collection and participation to this event . Refusing points to a Church going ,soup kitchen volunteering man cannot be good. But you did say free beer , though I'm now switching to wine on Sundays. I'll try and make it.
We'll miss you tomorrow! Unless of course you want to skip church and the soup kitchen and run another lap ;-) I will submit your proposed garbage points to the esteemed Club Fat Ass point committee....
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Directions to the start
If you click under Agenda, there are directions to the start. Basically, go all the way up Mountain Highway towards the mountain. At the end of the residential area, there is a big yellow gate where the pavement ends and the gravel begins ... that is where the water fountain is. Park on the street, but pay attention to the signs: permit parking only / 2 hour parking. You might have to walk a couple of blocks.
Okay where exactly is this thing?
I'm new to the area, new to the club, don't really know the roads yet. The info says this awesomely awesome sounding run starts at "the water fountain just beyond the pavement at the top of Mountain Highway in North Vancouver." I looked on Google maps but it's pretty vague as to water fountains and pavement. Can somebody please give me directions from Kitsilano? Many thanks!
~cristy
Hi Cristy, Tracy beat me to
Hi Cristy,
Tracy beat me to it. Yes, it's pretty straight forward and one of the few CFA runs where getting lost is hard. Park somewhere off Mtn Highway, obeying all parking restrictions (if you are not familiar to where Mtn Hghway ends, drive to the end, then turn around and find the closest legal parking spot). Walk up Mtn Highway until you come to the water fountain on your left. The road will turn into a gravel road before you hit the fountain. The fountain is also where the Baden Powell Trail intersects the road.
See you there in the morning.
Sibylle
Mountain Madness Saturday Edition
Well I would like everyone to think that I had good reasons for running on Saturday instead of Sunday.Such as ,I have found God and he wants me in church on Sunday , I'm volunteering at the soup kitchen on Sundays , it's going to pour down rain on Sunday and I don't like running in the rain or I'm still on Indian time . The real reason is that I just can't read . I thought something was up when I noticed the lack of cars at the top of mountain highway. So I did a solo run today . I got to the quarry in 58 minutes and back down in 43 for a total of 1:41. The snow starts at the St Georges trail and gets deeper on the last switchback before the quarry. It's all pretty hard packed. I also picked up some trash on the way down
Dho!
Don't feel too bad. When I was living in Toronto, I got up at 4:30am and drove to Niagara Falls to run the Skylon Marathon one fine day. Also wondered where all of the cars were... and the start line. Dude at the Skylon entrance gave me the bad news: "It's next weekend, bonehead!"
Thanks for packing the trail down. We'll miss you tomorrow. If you want full club points and trash points (how'd you find trash if the trail was snow-covered?) you ought to face your peers for a vote at the Mosquito Creek tomorrow around noon. (Yes, you do qualify for the free beer! )
Soups on
I do feel bad for you, that you had to live in Toronto. I also would hate to be you on judgment day if you refuse to give me my earned points for trash collection and participation to this event . Refusing points to a Church going ,soup kitchen volunteering man cannot be good. But you did say free beer , though I'm now switching to wine on Sundays. I'll try and make it.
We'll miss you tomorrow!
We'll miss you tomorrow! Unless of course you want to skip church and the soup kitchen and run another lap ;-) I will submit your proposed garbage points to the esteemed Club Fat Ass point committee....