Wow….XC riding. It’s been a while. This one was organized through a UK tour operator called CycleActive. They seem to be fairly high end. First up for our intrepid crew was Whistler. Co-led with our English guide, Craig, our merry little band headed off to A River Runs Through It to get to know one another.

This is Clinton. He’s a nuclear technician.

This is “Kick Ass Kate.” She’s a barrister, which is apparently some sort of fancy pants lawyer thingy.

This is Barry, who’s a structural engineer. Whatch think of the bridge there, Barry?

After that little ride, we headed off to another trail called Train Wreck. The remains of a derailment from back in the 50’s are the highlight of this one. Craig is leading the pack to check it out.

Paul is a techie type who does something esoteric with computers.

….and finally the lovely Emily, who is an economist with the Bank of Scotland.

That’s the crew, and here’s another shot of Paul, because that is one cool looking train with a bunch of graffiti and stunts on it.