Month: May 2005

The Legend of Greyballs

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It’s the May Long, so it’s time for some debauchery with Darcy (aka Greyballs) and the crew. We left on Thursday this time, so we could get a bit more riding in. Since it was such a nice day, we took advantage to check out a bunch of little canyons along the way.

Body of a 47 year old, but with an ass that just doesn’t stop.

The village of Hedley and some local girls.

It’s a long way to the the top….

….if you wanna rock ‘n rolllllllll.

Amazing form on ole’ Barracho.

The crew (l to r): Barrracho, Bob, Dave, greyballs, and me in the front.

The moon is getting fuller too. Look out, it could get messy.

Kettle Valley Railway — Once Around the Lake and Home

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For the last day both groups camped out at Otter Lake.

I see why we do this trip early. It just wouldn’t be fair to the other campers if it was busy.

Do we HAVE to get up?

You do now.

We made it a race to the other end of the lake. My group got the early roll out. John Lee, Billy, and Amar got the holeshot. This other guy from Mitch’s group (sorry dude, I forgot your name) absolutely stomped the field, even with the 10 minute delay on his start. He’s a Bulgarian rower, who’s already competing with the senior Canadian men, and he’s only 15. Have fun at the Olympics.

Amar was a close second, and Billy and John Lee were just behind him.

Check out this pic. What are those guys doing? And why are they all a hundred feet apart.

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That’s it, that’s all. It was a great trip. Hope to do another next year.

Kettle Valley Railway — Granite City to Tulameen

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7 am sure comes early around these parts.

Doesn’t it, Rich? Yeah….early.

The boys are well into the pace now. Actually, five of them have already been to Tulameen, as they went for a little ride last night. Seems that they heard that there might be a candy store there. Suckers….they missed it by ten minutes. That’s the kind of enthusiasm for the bike that I like to see, though. They’ve even figured out how to draft and work together all on their own.

Otter Lake. Even if you’re not into the XC side of biking, it’s hard not to enjoy this ride. Amar the Hammer was really starting to challenge John Lee for the lead today.

The mysteries of the Shoe Tree. Must be over a hundred sneakers up there. Thats Coquihalla Mtn. inthe background, and the toll-booth on Coquihalla Highway is just the other side of that range.