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A review of the Galloping Goose bike trail

> A bike trip that does not guarantee the sight of Canada’s favorite bird frolicking

CJ Sommerfeld
Contributor

 

ycling from the Swartz Bay Ferry
Terminal to the Sooke Potholes is

the easiest bike trip you will ever do. Let

me enlighten you with two words: No

incline. Now is that not a cyclist’s dream?

Even the average Joe can relish cycling
with minimal gear changes.

The entirety of the trip from the
Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal to the Sooke

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Potholes is about 70 kilometres. Some

people cycle the entirety of it in one
day—but I say stop and smell the roses.
This bike trip is best when you take a few
days to complete it.
There are a plethora of campgrounds
and bed and breakfasts speckled along
the way, so you will never have to worry
about where you are going to rest your
head. Similarly, there are serve-yourself
fruit and veggie stands to satisfy your
lust to buy local—and not go hungry!

The trail begins directly across

the street from the ferry terminal (how

convenient!). An abundance of signs

direct cyclists to the side of the highway

marked Lochside Regional Trail. This

bike lane segues cyclists from the ferry

terminal to Victoria. While the first
10 kilometres of the trail run parallel

with the highway, the trail soon snakes
through pumpkin patches, cattle farms,

squash crops, and so much more farm
goodness.

During this stretch of the trail there
is an onslaught of smells. From manure

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Colin Kaepernick scores big

> Controversial quarterback and activist now on the frontline of Nike’s new ad campaign

Brittney MacDonald
Life & Style Editor

 

O; September 4, Nike announced
that Colin Kaepernick would be

one of the athletes featured in their 2018

“Just Do It” campaign. Kaepernick—
formerly of the San Francisco 4gers—
is best known for being a two-time
winner of the Western Athletic
Conference’s “Offensive Player of the
Year” award (in 2008 and 2010) and,
in recent years, for his 2016 kneeling
protest during the national anthem.
In 2016, during his third game
of the preseason, Kaepernick chose
to remain seated rather than stand

during the American national anthem.
Then in his fourth game he took a
knee in more obvious protest. When

questioned, Kaepernick told reporters, “I

am not going to stand up to show pride
ina flag for a country that oppresses
Black people and People of Colour. To
me, this is bigger than football and it
would be selfish on my part to look

the other way. There are bodies in the
street and people getting paid leave
and getting away with murder.”

His comments were in response
to several incidents relating to police
brutality and systematic racism,
most notably the case of Michael
Brown Jr. who was fatally shot in
2014 in Ferguson, Missouri.

Needless to say, Nike’s decision to
feature Kaepernick has been divisive.

On one side, some people were burning

the brand’s shoes and calling for a
boycott of the company. Meanwhile,
others praised Nike for their decision
to support someone deeply involved
in the Black Lives Matter movement.
Nike’s endorsement of Kaepernick
comes at a time when Kaepernick is
currently in a legal dispute with the
NFL, who have an exclusive brand
deal with Nike as the official provider
of all the player jerseys used in the
NFL. According to The Washington
Post, who had contact with an NFL
insider, Nike did not give the NFL any
warning regarding their decision.

 

to flowering fruits, it will supply a fun
game of “What's this smell?” with your
cycle buddies. Many of the farms have a
tourist-friendly component where you
can pick a pumpkin or do yoga with a
goat.

Following the “What’s this smell?”

portion of the bike trail you will be led
through urban streets, which wind in
and out of residential neighborhoods
and wooded areas. However, after 42
kilometres the Lochside Regional Trail
intersects with the Galloping Goose

Trail, beginning a new
adventure through more
wooded areas and more
farms.

Throughout the
expedition, you are
encompassed in beautiful
views, deer, and old farm
machinery. However,
when you reach the end
you are supplied with
the most scenic part of
all—swimming holes
that dwarf Lynn Canyon,
also known as the Sooke
Potholes. Conveniently,
there is yet another
campground, offering
riverfront views and a
place to rest your over-
exerted legs.

This cycle is great
for all, so what are you
waiting for? This is all the
more reason to get one
last cycle trip in before
the summer tapers off and
life begins to look like an
infinite loop of BlackBoard
Learn and PowerPoint
slides.

Illustration by Cara Seccafien

Image via Nike