Hard to believe it’s the end of April isn’t it? We had to make some nice S tracks in the snow to celebrate. It was a long push up Desous today. At least the snow was shallower as we went up, but it’s a far cry from last year when we rode up on TOP[...]
Read More 4:20!…
Well, we woke up to fresh snow and lousy forecast, so we had only one choice this morning, which was to head west. As usual, Mark had a little something extra up his sleeve for today, and that something extra involved one seriously long approach drive. I worked it out on Google Earth last night. [...]
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Mark’s been doing some reno’s this winter. The little cabin now has a better view, and the rotten parts are being replaced. That little cabin is getting close to being 100 years old, and it’s going strong. OK now Chevy, finish your Guinness and we’ll go riding. The Knolly boys were in town for more[...]
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Someone is getting pretty close to riding a bike….. Oh, and she does NOT want to wait until she grows into it. Chevy wants to ride now. Maybe by mid-summer. For now she’ll have to be happy playing with some cardboard. It’s the annual 4:20 trip to Williams Lake, and it’s looking good for tomorrow. [...]
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You don’t see a lot of pics of me with the baby, so here you go. I was on babysitting duty while Barb got a shred in with the local girls. Yes, that’s a pickup truck full of chicks and bikes. Welcome to the Puddle, yo. And now a few shots of the guardians…. Mama[...]
Read More More Williams Lake Family…
After many years of needling and cajoling, I finally got the rest of the family to come up to Williams Lake for a visit. Not only that, I even got the old boy to bring his (gasp!) mountain bike for a little jaunt through the Chilcotin Plateau. He picked a good day for it. Perhaps[...]
Read More Family Style in the Puddle…
Scabby Jim: Pussy Magnet Another rest and travel day. We gotta get outta here, these people are starting to look normal to us.
Say hello to my little friend. We’re all about the fat chix up in here. Besides, we’ve got our own way to rock. Yeah, Gustaav has the best ‘stache/mullet combo I’ve seen in a long time. It pretty much scared Poews straight… Kind of bent Nelly up a bit though. We hada rematch sesh with[...]
Read More Ruined – Day 10…
Y’all ain’t from around here, are ya? Just another random hookup in the Canadian North. The XC guy just wanted to see someone hit this drop, so we obliged. We’re on Desous today, and it was all good, as per usual. For those of you keeping score at home, Poews actually hit this particular stunt.[...]
Read More Ruined – Day 9…
Puddle virgins! Well, the boys like their skinnies, so I’d say they were in the right place. Lots of that thin wood here. There’s also lots of fast flow with gaps, but we weren’t stopping for that stuff. We cracked off 6 kaps of the Fox Mtn. trails to get things rolling. After that, we[...]
Read More Ruined – Day 8…
Last day in the Puddle, and it’s not warmingup. On the contrary, we’re breaking temperature records that date back to 1955. Minus 8? Are you kidding me? Anyway, that was overnight. It’s much warmer out now, but still freezing. We chose to get the first lap of Prime and Endless on Desous today. This is[...]
Read More Four Twenty Plus One…
A likely bunch. Looks like trouble to me….. It’s pretty damn cold out today. About -4C at the top of the trails, but it was fairly warm down by the river. The trails were still frozen, so you could go inhumanly fast on them today. Yeah, warm. Lyle, you look ready for the beach….in Inuvik.[...]
Read More 4:20!…
Fresh bike build today. I’m still waiting for my SX wheels, so I built this one with the DeeMax’s. They make a nice contrast to the BC Green, don’tcha think? We had a little Knolly convention today. That’s 7 of ‘em right there, and the 8th was under construction in the shop for later. Noel,[...]
Read More Four Twenty Minus One…
That’s it, thats all from the Chilcotin, folks. I’ll leave you with a couple of highlight shots from the expedition.
Bonus points for anyone who knows what the title of today’s post is referring to. I’ll give you a hint; it’s literary. OK, so those logs we grabbed off the roadside ended up here. Hows this for a tranny? The idea was to get this tree in the shot, and send a huge hip over[...]
Read More The Huck That Wouldn’t Be…
