Well, the Freehub story is out, so I can finally put up some of the last images from this amazing summer. With the Hoff Fest getting waterlogged, it was time for a bit of a break from that scene. Old Cove kid Gully and new school enduro kid Jesse Melamed were on hand to style out the final touches of the video series covering the big build of the trail from Reco to the valley.
The boys, along with myself, Mitch Cheek, Kinrade, the Freehub guys, and Margus, went for an early start to get the goods.
An early start doesn’t mean that you’ll be on trail all that early though. Funny thing about a 5k’ line. It takes a while to get up there.
Not that it matters a lot when the views are like this.
We had the full production kit out today, with a slew of cameras like this RED unit and even a drone.
A little upskirt of Cheek here. This pic is special not just because there’s a Goshawk hovering over his head (that little black speck), but also because this angle makes it look like Mitch has normal length legs.
OK, on to the usual assortment of sick pics. Reco Peak is a no miss situation. Mid-day, blown out light? No problem, still epic.
Yes, it is actually that steep.
The boys come back for another take.
And of course Gully is hamming it up for the camera. Is that guy EVER not having a great time?
Another angle of a brand new epic trail.
Jesse on the next corner.
This next one is my shot of the day. I made some comment to Margus about how it seemed impossible to not get a banger up here. He kind of pooped on my comment a bit until I showed him the “B-roll” I was taking. Damn if they weren’t all pretty good.
Pushing back on Porcupine Pass for yet another go at it.
And a little phone pic of me cruising over the end of the Reco Traverse.
Well, that was pretty nice, but I think there’s more to be had tomorrow.
