What a beautiful day for a bike ride. The Galloping Goose Trail is a rails-to-trails bike or walking path that spans the southern end of Vancouver Island for over 55 miles. It was originally the Canadian National Railway begun in 1911. We drove to a trailhead near the west end that parallels the Sooke River. It was such a beautiful ride under old growth trees, along and through rocky out cropping and the river next to us.
At one point on the river there are areas with holes or places where the river has carved through the canyon walls and created deep pools called pot holes. It was a popular place for folks to swim and sun bathe and a good place to picnic. We also crossed two wood trestle bridges. The Todd Creek Trestle was built in 1918 out of Douglas fir. We only rode about 16 miles out and back but it was so nice.
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