May 31, 2009
I’m still kind of tired from yesterday’s epic. So I guess that digging in the hot sun would be the best thing to do.
In association with Outbound Cycle and the MTBco, it was time to revive the entrance to 2.5 on Powers Creek. It’s been getting sort of run down lately.
About 30 volunteers showed up to dig in the dust.
Dave got us smoothing and widening the whole top section in an effort he called “Operation Flow”.
Lunch was provided by the good people at Il Mercato deli in downtown Westbank. Ryan brought his own beer.
We even had small shovels for anyone with pink sunnies…
And of course Nato showed up late and shredded the trail instead of working. Some had to get first tracks….
Filed under: Triplog By: Smoke
Tags: powers creek, trail building, West Kelowna
May 30, 2009
Had another long adventure today. I wanted to try hooking up some of the local zones via the many kilometers of quad trails out there. It sort of worked…
You can just see Big White in the background of that last shot. I was just in the snowline on this ride. Really, I don’t think this will be part of the final route. It was cool, but there was substantial bushwhacking in some heavy terrain that likely won’t see a trail for a very long time.
When I finally broke through, the singletrack was pretty sweet.
Some stats for you…
Filed under: Triplog By: Smoke
Tags: McDougall Rim, Okanagan Lake Circuit, Smith Creek, West Kelowna
May 29, 2009
Poor little fella. He’s going to have a headache after hitting my window…
Filed under: Triplog By: Smoke
May 24, 2009
Here’s a fun idea. An off road circuit around Okanagan Lake. For this year, I’m trying to work out the kinks in the southern half of the lake. That should keep me busy for quite a while.
I’ve got the basic route figured out, but there’s a lot of blank areas on the map to fill in. I got the first part of the route ridden this past weekend. Check out these views from the top.
Too bad there’s very little singletrack. It was mainly old road and quad trail, but there’s some cool potential. With so much hillside, I wouldn’t be surprised to find out that there’s some singletrack in there someplace.
More research is needed, but with our new place in Peachland, I’m sure that we’ll be able to figure out something. Watch for more updates on this epic in the making throughout the summer.
Filed under: Triplog By: Smoke
Tags: Okanagan Lake Circuit, Panorama Ridge, Peachland
May 23, 2009
Looks like we’re moving the base of operations next month. Someone gets caught with a little garden in their basement, and the Bush Pilot gets a bargain on a big house with view.
More details soon.
Filed under: News , Triplog By: Smoke
Tags: New Location, Peachland
