Last day, and we’re spent…
Well, actually we put in a normal Naramata day, but for these guys that’s sort of mellow. Jeff had to split early, and the other two finally found time to relax and enjoy the lifestyle.
“Honey..not in front of the bikes!”
I love the beach. So… scenic.
Anyway, no cool riding pics. It was super hazy and smoky, so everything sort of washed out. This fellah, on the other hand, was outstanding.
OK, that’s enough XC for this crew. The heat finally broke last night (it was close to 40C on yesterday’s last run), so we slept in a bit and hit up Powers Creek today.
It was a good day to step it up a level. Jeff is new to the FR world, and there’s fewer places better than Builders Only to get your gap on. He was a bit intimidated at first, but moves like this one really help you to get over that fear. It’s so fun, how can you resist?
Besides, it sets you up to nail moves like this later.
Gary had no problems with any of it.
Which just made Jeff all the more stoked.
For some later laps, our buddy Steven latched on. He just moved to Kamloops to raise a family, and was down for a short visit. We’re getting the baby invasion again for a day or two.
It’s always good when the crew get’s larger out there. I think maybe it helped Patty get this one down. That’s her first gap jump, and it was good.
A full 5 laps today. That’s right….5. Another 10000 foot day in the life.
OK, so they live in Alberta, but Gary and Patty are originally from Saskabush. Jeff, I’m not so sure, but I’m out of ideas for smartass titles for the groups right now. I’ll probably think of a really good one tomorrow.
That’s Patty there, and Gary just below. Since they did 7 Summits in 35 degree heat just he other day, I thought we may as well do some high elevation XC. Actually, with temps close to 40 in the valley, the alpine was the only place to be today.
It’s a nice romp through forest at about 6000’ for ten clicks or so.
When you hit the alpine, it goes up a bit more.
OK, make that a lot more.
Top is about 7 150’, on a dual mountain called Sheep Rocks near Apex.
Oh, there’s Jeff. the odd man out riding a Specialized. The rest of us were rocking the Knolly Endorphin.
I rode this trail last year with those crazy Welsh, but we did a bit of a different route this time.
More of an out and back with a different descent. Longer and flatter. I gotta admit, I can’t decide which one I like better. It’s a fully rad trail.
It was still sort of early, so we went and did a V-Line for dessert. Jeff was almost dessert for this big lady…
And what’s a lap on the V-Line without a stop at a winery? We bring a lot of class to these places, do we not?
