Biking from Deas Island to Westham Bridge May 28, 2009

Another nice day so another opportunity to get out on the bike and enjoy the scenery of the Lower Mainland - today I will drive south of Vancouver to Deas Island Regional Park and get the bike out and go for a ride - there are a number of ride options but one that has interested me for some time is to bike from Deas Park through to Ladner townsite - for years this meant fighting the traffic on River road but a new trail was built a few years ago that takes you under the highway and into the Captain Cove's marina - I was interested it just where the trail left the Park but first I rode through the Park and caught these scenes.





In the corner of the Park as you enter it from River Road you will see this sign - this is the start of the trail that will allow you to ride through to Ladner. It follows Deas Slough where people where out kayaking and caneoing before it heads under the highway to emerge to a good little flower show on the other side - you have two options once across - the left one will take you by a golf course and reconnect with River Road - the right turn will take you into Captains Cove Marina and then onto Ferry Rd before meeting River Road and the trip into Ladner.





As you approach Ladner you start seeing the fishing boats that make up so much of there harbour - I am always impressed by how scenic this harbour is.






From Ladne Village I followed River Rd west and south until I came to the Westham Island bridge which leads to Reiful Wildlife Refugee - but that is a trip for another day. There is a houseboat Village on both sides of the river - this bridge is the last one on the South Arm of the Fraser River before it drains into the Strait of Georgia and also one of the last swing bridges still in existence in this part of the world.






I continued along River Road for some distance before cutting through the rich farm lands and coming back into Ladner where I picked up the trail back to the Park and my truck.

I picked up a bit of the summer tan on my face and arms so I guess that means that summer is coming

I biked a total of 33KM today.

Cheers

D