It’s only an honourable mention, but I got at least I got some recognition in the NSMB.com Moneyshot contest.
Always shoot the girl on the pink bike. It always turns out.
You can read about the judges decision here.
Year: 2007
Island Adventures – Day 2
We found ourselves in strange surroundings today. Welcome to the Iguana Ranch.
That’s Paul there giving the tour. He’s got an 8 acre spread for the biking enthusiast to enjoy. Much of it is covered with some interactive “sculptures” which look mighty tasty to say the least. We never really got around to those, as we were busy relaxing in the wood fired sauna.
The Ranch is also really close to the Cowichan River, and I’m looking forward to getting some tube time in on those rapids later this summer.
In the afternoon we went back to Prevost to check out some more of those high speed steeps. We ran into the Collective crew filming Stevie Smith. I sort of got in their way like a bit of a gaper at one point when I thought I was lining up Dan for a pic. Oh well, they need more comic relief in their shows anyway.
Back to the riding. I think I already mentioned the words “Steep” and “Fast,” didn’t I?
There’s also “Huge” and “Burly” out here. This drops you straight into a 30 foot gap.
When we did find time to catch our breath, there were cool things all around. Here’s a cliff we traversed under with some rare Trilliums in bloom.
All in all, it was a nice (if sort of short) trip. If you’re going to ride in Duncan, better give the Iguana Ranch a call. I leave you with this shot of the sculpture.
Island Adventures
Since I was already over visiting Mitch on his birthday, I figured I’d get some trails in. To that end I hooked up with an acquaintance from the old Cove Bike Shop days and hit up the Island stuff.
You will note that the Island lifestyle is not one of advanced edumacation.
Our good buddy Dan also came out to test the waters so to speak. He was testing out the latest STD proto from the Cove.
Some of the shuttle routes we got onto were a bit dicey. Didn’t want to miss any corners, because the local tow trucks were on island time.
These Nanaimo trails were good fun, and we got into a bit of a dj session at the end. Dan got a bit sideways in there.
Some random loc’s showed us the lines.
What we like to call a “Gaper.”
After we rode the Dumont (Nanaimo) trails, we headed south to Duncan for a lap of Tzouhalem. It was a nice little ride, but we were running out of day so not many pics for you. We ran across the Transition guys again. Funny how often they’ve been turning up out there.
We also managed a high speed lap at sunset on Prevost, but no possible way could we take pics then. Have to wait until tomorrow for those.