Lisa Stokes

Montreal and Véloroute Gourmande – Day 3 We began our seven-day self-supported ride on the Véloroute Gourmande, leaving Montreal’s hills for riverside paths and canal trails. Despite some confusing signage, the ride was scenic and mostly …

We began our 7-day self-supported ride on the Véloroute Gourmande, leaving Montreal’s hills for riverside paths and canal trails. We passed murals, bridges, and autumn colours before finishing 85 km later in Farnham—tired, happy, & grateful for Quebec’s cycling culture

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Montreal and Véloroute Gourmande – Day 2 We layered up for a chilly 3° start and rode up Mont-Royal for stunning fall views from Kondiaronk Belvedere. After coffee in Gare Windsor, we explored Montreal’s incredible cycling network—past Bo…

We layered for a chilly 3° start and rode up Mont-Royal for stunning fall views from Kondiaronk Belvedere. We explored Montreal’s incredible cycling network—past Bonaventure Park, Habitat 67, and Parc Jean-Drapeau, grateful for perfect riding weather.

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Montreal and Véloroute Gourmande – Day 1 Our 12-day bike adventure begins! After driving to Montreal, we’ll spend a couple of days exploring before riding the Véloroute Gourmande to Sherbrooke and looping back along the St. Lawrence. My t…

Our 12-day bike adventure begins! After driving to Montreal, we’ll spend a couple of days exploring before riding the Véloroute Gourmande to Sherbrooke and looping back along the St. Lawrence. First the Brockville Railway Tunnel, then St Joseph’s Oratory for the night.

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“Her car struck Dehem while she was making her coffee run.”

And she is appealing this ridiculously lax punishment

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Thanks for sharing

I’ve never seen Ferguson Station open before

Barrie and Penetanguishene – Street Art The blog post shares a week of cycling adventures through Barrie and Penetanguishene, highlighting local street art and notable spots. Using a map with pins, each location links to photos—sometimes…

The Midland Mural Festival is on this weekend. Link the blog.

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#BikeTourism #MidlandOntario #Midland #MidlandMuralFestival

Barrie and Penetanguishene – Day 4 Cindy guest blogs the final day of our cycling trip with nearly 1,000 m of climbing, gravel detours, and relentless hills. BLTs, iced coffee, and an award-winning butter tart kept us going. After b…

Cindy guest blogs the final day of our cycling trip - nearly 1,000m of climbing, gravel detours, & relentless hills. BLTs, iced coffee, & an award-winning butter tart kept us going. After battling traffic, we finally rolled home, tired but triumphant. We are Amazons!

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Cycling from Midland to Barrie took us past murals, Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, and the Martyrs Shrine. Steep climbs, detours, and trails tested us on the 100 km ride. We finished with a swim and dinner in Barrie—an unforgettable Ontario cycling adventure.

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Barrie and Penetanguishene – Day 2 Explore a 70 km cycling adventure from Barrie to Penetanguishene along scenic rail trails and historic sites. Highlights include Fort Willow, Minesing Swamp, the Tiny Trail, Copeland Creek bridges,…

Explore a 70 km cycling adventure from Barrie to Penetanguishene along scenic rail trails and historic sites. Highlights include Fort Willow, Minesing Swamp, the Tiny Trail, Copeland Creek bridges, and Midland’s waterfront murals.

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I love the giant seam ripper

Barrie and Penetanguishene – Day 1 Discover a scenic four-day cycling tour from Brampton to Barrie, Penetanguishene, and Midland. Ride quiet trails, pass through farmland and small towns, and enjoy colourful views along the Simcoe L…

Day 1 of a scenic four-day cycling tour from Brampton to Barrie, Penetanguishene, and Midland. Quiet trails, farmland, small towns, and colourful views. Day 1 highlights include local stops for food and quilting supplies, and a lakeside sunset over Kempenfelt Bay.

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Barrie and Algonquin Highlands – Days 4 and 5 Rain couldn’t dampen our travel day as we packed up, and in Orillia celebrated with friends. The next day, I rode my first gran fondo of the year from Barrie to Brampton, joined by Barry and Cindy.…

Rain couldn’t dampen our travel day as we packed up and celebrated with friends in Orillia. The next day, I rode my first gran fondo of the year from Barrie to Brampton, joined by Barry & Cindy. With over 500 km cycled in 2 wks, I’m training hard for Quebec in October.

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We had to walk our bikes here about 100m about two weeks ago

Ontario police use Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) systems in patrol vehicles to automatically scan licence plates and compare them to various databases of "hotlist" plates, such as those for stolen vehicles, suspended drivers, or missing persons.

Barrie and Algonquin Highlands – Day 3 A hilly ride from Dorset to Dwight, Group of Seven outdoor gallery, Dwight Beach, Dorset Scenic Lookout tower

A hilly ride from Dorset to Dwight, Group of Seven outdoor gallery, Dwight Beach, Dorset Scenic Lookout tower

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#cycletourism #BikeBrampton #travelblog #travelblogger #travelphotography #Dorset #Dwight #AlgonquinHighlands #CottageCountry

Barrie and Algonquin Highlands – Day 2 Cold morning ride in the Algonquin Highlands from Dorset to Baysville. Lots of hills, fox sighting and cute village.

Cold morning ride in the Algonquin Highlands from Dorset to Baysville. Lots of hills, fox sighting and cute village.

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#cycletourism #BikeBrampton #travelblog #travelblogger #travelphotography #dorset #AlgonquinHighlands #Baysville

Barrie and Algonquin Highlands – Day 1 GO Train to Barrie, ride the Oro-Medonte Rail Trail, cottage visit

GO Train to Barrie, ride the Oro-Medonte Rail Trail, cottage visit

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#cycletourism #BikeBrampton #travelblog #travelblogger #travelphotography #Barrie #Orillia #OroMedonteRailTrail

Montreal with Owen – Day 6 Packing, walking to train station, ViaRail to Toronto, GO Train to Brampton

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#cycletourism #BikeBrampton #travelblog #travelblogger #travelphotography #Montreal #ViaRail

Montreal with Owen – Day 5 Heavy wet snowfall, McGill, RESO, metro ride, Bixi ride, more RESO exploring

Heavy wet snowfall, McGill, RESO, metro ride, Bixi ride, more RESO exploring

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#cycletourism #BikeBrampton #travelblog #travelblogger #travelphotography #Montreal

Montreal with Owen – Day 4 Riding the metro, Olympic Park, Montreal Biôdome, Le Plateau neighbourhood, poutine, ice cream, Bixi, Chinatown, and Place des Arts

Riding the metro, Olympic Park, Montreal Biôdome, Le Plateau neighbourhood, poutine, ice cream, Bixi, Chinatown, and Place des Arts

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#cycletourism #BikeBrampton #travelblog #travelblogger #travelphotography #Montreal

Montreal with Owen – Day 3 Bike share ride to the Montreal, Archeology and History Complex. Port of Montreal, Place Jacques-Cartier, a metro ride, and a ride up Mont-Royal on a Bixi.

Bike share ride to the Montreal, Archeology and History Complex. Port of Montreal, Place Jacques-Cartier, a metro ride, and a ride up Mont-Royal on a Bixi.

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#cycletourism #BikeBrampton #travelblog #travelblogger #travelphotography #Montreal #Quebec

Montreal with Owen – Day 1 There are three trips about which I blogged that I never wrote the final day(s)’ blog posts. There are also a few trips that I didn’t blog about, at all. I’ve decided to cast my mind back, and to w…

I’m catching up on some old blogs I didn’t write while travelling

Part 1 of 7 of our Easter 2022 Montreal trip.

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#cycletourism #BikeBrampton #travelblog #travelblogger #travelphotography #Montreal #ViaRail

YouTube video by Barry Lavallee Cycle Toronto - Bike Lanes Victory Rally and Ride - Ontario Ford Government Defeated in Court

Short 3:20 video of the Cycle Toronto #BikeTO Rally and Ride of 31 July 2025. The court challenge successfully defeated Ford's Ontario government Bill 212, to rip out active transportation bike lanes on Yonge, University and Bloor. It was challenged under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Caledon Trailway mural by Blaze Wiradharma inspired by the history of the area shows people walking and biking on the trails, surrounded by sunflowers

Caledon Trailway ride to Tottenham with trail history, gelato, and murals at Cardwell Junction.

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I’ve never understood why there are not more bikes in use in post apocalyptic movies, and disaster films. That will definitely be my go to mode of travel after the fall of civilization. ( It is my go to mode now, as well)

Ride to Toronto – Biidaasige Park, Bike Rally, and Public Art This is quite a long post, and I was thinking about whether I should break it into multiple posts, but I decided to add a table of contents, instead, to make it easy to jump to a specific section. …

I was there on Thursday, and wrote about Ireland Park in my blog about the day

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A sculpture of a man who came to Toronto during the Irish famine with trees and Toronto skyline in the background. The image is taken at Ireland Park.

Yes, Ireland Park. Seven of these figures in Dublin, and five by the same artist in Toronto, the difference represents the lives, lost on the crossing. The view from the park is very different today with the trees maturing.

Ride to Toronto – Biidaasige Park, Bike Rally, and Public Art This is quite a long post, and I was thinking about whether I should break it into multiple posts, but I decided to add a table of contents, instead, to make it easy to jump to a specific section. …

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When I disembarked at Bramalea GO and walked along the train to the stairs I saw that there was a bike couch in this train set.

#BikeBrampton #GoTrain