cycling for visitors- another article & helping cyclists today

[shootingstar]

I approached our tourism board to write articles from a cyclist's perspective for visitors (and locals) about things to see by bike in our area. It is an area that our tourism board doesn't have a pile of info.

So first one got published recently:
http://insidevancouver.ca/2010/03/25...ne-light-rail/


Side tourist note: Coincidentally today while sitting briefly for coffee, a family of 3 from Portland approached me for more cycling routes. Their son was approx. 13-15 yrs. old. They were experienced cyclists, based on their willingness to cycle in rain, their gear and where they had gone by bike in VAncouver already, also in previous years, to the Canadian Gulf Islands and Galloping Goose Trail in Victoria.

But today weather has been somewhat grey and rainy at times, so they really wanted to make sure they would do a decent route with something worthwhile to see. I ended up giving away for free the latest Metro Vancouver cycling map, which normally costs. I know if they don't use it alot, it will get passed to other visitor-cyclists back in Portland. (We get one free as members of our local cycling advocacy group.)