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==Participants==
 
==Participants==
* Elbie, iff she has enough results from the experiment she should be working on right now
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* Elbie, <strike>iff she has enough results from the experiment she should be working on right now</strike>  wanted to, but has to move instead.
  
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==Planning==
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===Itinerary===
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* 8:15 - leave UBC, bike to a 351 stop
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* 8:45ish - arrive at Broadway & Granville; the 351 comes at 9:09, 9:39, 10:09, 10:37
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* 10ish - arrive in White Rock, get off the 351
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* Have lunch? Bike from White Rock to the Peace Arch border crossing (bike south to 8 Ave, then take Hw-99 to the Peace Arch)
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* 11ish - arrive at the border and hope the wait won't be too bad. Let's hope for a two hour wait.
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* 13ish - take the I-5 to Peace Portal Drive, and follow that for about 10 km; then take the Birch Bay Lynden Rd for another 10 km. [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Peace+Portal+Dr%2FWA-548&daddr=Rathbone+Rd&geocode=FZKi6wIdevKu-A%3BFQGH6gIdA1ey-A&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=14&dirflg=w&sll=48.993566,-122.73797&sspn=0.026244,0.077248&ie=UTF8&ll=48.940656,-122.649994&spn=0.105087,0.30899&t=h&z=12 ]
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* 14:30ish - Exit on Rathbone Rd, then follow GPS and any roads around.
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* 15ish - arrive at hashpoint
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* turn around and hope this route will work on the way back
  
[[Category:Expedition Planning]]
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===To pack===
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* '''passport'''
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* a good book to read while potentially waiting an hour or so to get my bike on the 351, and then at the border crossing
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* food & water for the day
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* cycling accessories
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* GPS, camera
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* maps of the area
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[[Category:Not reached - Did not attempt]]
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Latest revision as of 17:41, 6 September 2021

Sun 31 May 2009 in Bellingham:
48.9138364, -122.5325219
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Location

Beside (hopefully) a farm on the Nooksack River

Participants

  • Elbie, iff she has enough results from the experiment she should be working on right now wanted to, but has to move instead.

Planning

Itinerary

  • 8:15 - leave UBC, bike to a 351 stop
  • 8:45ish - arrive at Broadway & Granville; the 351 comes at 9:09, 9:39, 10:09, 10:37
  • 10ish - arrive in White Rock, get off the 351
  • Have lunch? Bike from White Rock to the Peace Arch border crossing (bike south to 8 Ave, then take Hw-99 to the Peace Arch)
  • 11ish - arrive at the border and hope the wait won't be too bad. Let's hope for a two hour wait.
  • 13ish - take the I-5 to Peace Portal Drive, and follow that for about 10 km; then take the Birch Bay Lynden Rd for another 10 km. [1]
  • 14:30ish - Exit on Rathbone Rd, then follow GPS and any roads around.
  • 15ish - arrive at hashpoint
  • turn around and hope this route will work on the way back

To pack

  • passport
  • a good book to read while potentially waiting an hour or so to get my bike on the 351, and then at the border crossing
  • food & water for the day
  • cycling accessories
  • GPS, camera
  • maps of the area