Year: 2007

PinkBike FunTour – Day 2

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Hello Mug….making friends?

Time for yet another fresh trail. Prime and Endless is the new trail off of the back of Desous, and it’s just what it says…..

although we did manage to find one reason to stop for trail maintenance. Leave it to Tyler to have a saw in his pack.

The key to this whole trail is this section right here. Shreddies said it took him two years to find the route through this rock band.

The mist was more than just eerie today, too. The moisture made for some seriously slick conditions. I was seriously concerned that we were going to get skunked on my plans for the afternoon.

Somehow we slithered down to the bottom in more or less one piece. You can just make out the Fraser River there in the background.

OK, gambled and won. Farwell Canyon, dry and sunny.

Lap one. the Classic line.

These guys haven’t seen Farwell before, which is the best way to experience it.

Just like ROAM, but in person.

See em? Way down there, those specks are…..us.

Todays guide, driver, and all round solid rider Cory drops in.

Barb, as per usual, keeping pace.

Oh, and she can also sleaze it up with the Mug.

Too bad Tyler has bigger tits….

His ass leaves a little to be desired….

Go get him, Kat!

The rest of the girls heading down the Fingers.

That’s me….

…and my truck.

Time for round four (we ripped another Classic when you weren’t looking)…

With an interlude for a UFM (Unidentified Flying Mug…oh wait, that’s Dan’s mug).

More killer freeriding across the Chilcotin grasslands.

OK, tighten your sphincters. It’s Godsmack time.

I was having some serious fear issues today, but I still went for the thumb.

Can’t figure why I’d be scared….

At least I got it over with. Those chumps are still waiting for their turn.

OK, there they go.

Cory had the only clean run on this spine.

Simon wasn’t so lucky. He kind of smeared out at speed.

Tyler chose a more tech line.

The boys spotting the rest of the crew a few spines over.

Cory leads the way down the chutes.

Simon warps down after him.

This line just keeps on giving.

Meanwhile, back up the ridges, the rest of the crew is still working the spines.

Kat is in there someplace. That girl has some serious guts. She was almost shaking at the top, and went for it anyway. Real courage……cool.

Tyler, not sure what’s coming….

Finally, he spots the key to the line and sends it.

Barb, in full control, was just waiting for a clear run.

Our lin
es, with the Mug for scale…..

Kat meanwhile, had gotten hung up a little. Seems she’s never ridden without an actual trail before. We went back up the gullies to help her out, but by the time we climbed up she’d extricated herself. Still, I managed to get this nice pic, and Barb found a toonie in the sand. Silver linings…..

That bike getting any lighter, Ty?

And so ends the biggest single post in Bush Pilot TripLog history. 50 pics.

Cheers…..and a very happy birthday to my Mom.

PinkBike FunTour – Day 1

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Ooooooo…..the Puddle. We got here early, but Tyler and company didn’t pull in until really late. Oh, and due to my casual style of instructions they got a little bit lost. Luckily, they brought some girlies with them to get them back on track.

Like how Barb is navigating this log on Hillbilly Deluxe…

We hooked up with some locals, as always. Here’s James Doerfling, of Radical Films fame and fortune, flinging himslef on one of the many killer booters to be found in the Puddle.

Our pal Simon (who was kind enough to show us Gold River earlier in the year), was along and hit up a bunch of the road gaps to be found out there.

Oh James….

Same hit, but weird angle. Look close, he’s fully clicked on that one.

Hi Tyler…

Holy V-Tach. Barb is nailing huge hits every time we go out now. That’s a road gap, boys.

Simon gets the score evened for the boys….

….but then Fiona nailed it right after. Yeah……the girls were killing it again today.


Our other lovely lady, Kat, shows us her potential as a hand model. Lucky Mug….

Lots of new work inthe Puddle this year. With the full approval of government, the trails are being expanded up there.

They’re not holding back much either. About the only concession they’ve made is to have most of the wooden structures in one area to make the insurance issue easier to deal with down the line. Huge gaps and drops are everywhere, and these skinny lines are awesome, if a bit taxing (and hard on the chin if you miss).

The old standbys like Sick and Nasty are still there.

And they can still put the fear into the stoutest heart. Fiona almost hit a tree and put the fear in mine, let me tell ya….

A post ride session in Shreddies hot tub and some good times with the mug finished off a spectacular day.

PinkBike FunTour

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I got a random call the other day form Tyler over at PinkBike. Seems like he had a hankering for a road trip with no real goals other than to ride bikes and have a fun time. Hmmmmm, sounds like the perfect excuse to hit up Williams Lake, since I hadn’t been up there in over a year (wow…how time flies).

And Barb had the weekend off. Perfect.

On the way, we stopped in at Merrit to investigate some vultures we saw flying around…

Then, just past the dead coyote, we found this HUGE line.

I ain’t hitting that. It’s a little something the boys at Freeride Entertainment knocked together for the new NWD film. 40′ stepdown, 80′ floater, some berms, and then…

….a 30 footer, a 40 footer, and a huge hip. Vanderham says it’s pretty smooth. I’ll take his word for it. Oh, and I’ll take the coffee…..you took possession of my soul quite some time ago.

The Puddle is a good 90 minutes closer now, and a far easier drive than ever. Man I miss this place…

Uh oh…….the Joker and the Mug. Quite the criminal duo…