Victoria Day Long Weekend — Day 1

Oh yeah, it was a l-o-o-o-ong weekend.

Myself, Darcy, Dale, Dom, Tony, Bob, and Johnny Sedlacek.

This has become an annual event to mark Darcy’s birthday. I know that I feel older every time it rolls around. As a bonus, this was the shakedown cruise for the new roof rack for the Bush Pilot vehicle, Great White.

Here’s a great view of the rack taken at the Hope Slide.

Here’s the birthday boy. Doesn’t he look happy?

Much further into the drive, we found ourselves high up the side of a mountain at sunset.

These are some mining buildings hanging off the side of the mountain that date back to the turn of hte century.

Satan was there too.

Sunset.

That was the first day. There was a great deal of carrying on that first night too, but I just can’t show you that.

To Yahk and Back

Yahk? Where the hell is that?

Too far, my friends, too far.

Had to go up there to collect Barb’s Mom. She’s been sitting in an urn in a garden up there for too long, and there was a bunch of furniture to grab as well. At least we pounded out a couple of trails in Nelson to justify the $300 in gas the trip cost.

It’s just opening up from winter there. We rode Placenta Descenta, Wake ‘n Bake, Pulmonary, and Slabalanche. All good. Not many pics to show you. We were in such a hurry the whole time.

This is Barb on Slabalanche.

A staged shot in a clearcut. Nice flowers you just ran over, Barb.

…and check out this truck that fell over on the Hope-Princeton Highway. Taken out the back window while driving. I guess I was lucky I wasn’t the next guy in the ditch.

Apart from that, I did a day of shots with Margus for Ryders Eyewear. Hopefully something comes of it.

This is a shot of Indian Arm just above the Cove.

This is Margus hanging on to the cliff. I rode the crack he’s standing on, but it looks weenie on film. Oh well, it was a rad move.

This shot may make the cut. Pretty cool juxtaposition. Shows how close to the city the radical trails of the Shore really are. It’s about a one hundred foot sheer drop off the edge.

Next up is Darcy’s birthday trip. I wouldn’t expect to hear from me for a week or so. Hopefully we will come back with some images that aren’t too hot for the internet.

RB’s Birthday

Then last Saturday I went to Squamish to beat up on RB for his 41st birthday.

Except that I got trashed instead. Oh well.

Brent came along too. We rode pretty much everthing in the Alice Lake side.

A classic Squamish shot. Snow-capped mountains, bikes, and heavy machinery.


Brent, hangin out cliffside.

Brent’s nose hairs.

RB, gettin low.


The best part was the end of the day, all stnky and beat, when Brent and I sent RB on his way home to……a surprise birthday party. We followed about 20 minutes later and he just walked up to us and punched me in the arm.

Happy Birthday……..bu-u-uddy.

I’ll leave you with this collection of stunners.

HEY!!! Over Here! Whatchall lookin at?


See ya soon.