I had to hustle home from the Fraser Valley yesterday, because today we were going to try traversing Brent Mtn again.  Last year when we did this, we had a bit of a guide who knew the way to a certain degree.  Today, just me (who was a bit over tired and under prepared) and Vance (who is Vance at all times).

Nailed the first part easy enough.  Although we did manage a couple of flats to start off.

OK, more than just a couple….

We did get going finally, and broke out into the sub-alpine a little behind schedule but feeling just great nonetheless.

The crew is definitely enjoying themselves…

A great shot of some alpine flowers and Dave’s ass…

The first summit at the pass at Sheep Rocks was excellent today.  A nice breeze made for no bugs and although it was very hot it was incredibly pleasant.

We didn’t hang about for long, as we had bigger goals in mind, so we pinned it out to Brent Mtn shortly.

More flowers on the climb, and only one false start on the trail.  Lots of junctions.

The top this time wasn’t as pleasant, as there were millions of black flies, horse flies, mosquitos, and other blood sucking vermin.

This may have led to our missing the first of the turns we’d planned on.  Instead of the route off of Isintok Ridge that we did last time, we descended June Creek this time.  Not a terrible choice actually, but it meant that we were off of our intended route.  After that we missed a couple of turns, so we ended up riding a lot more fire road than we wanted, and just generally got beat down by the heat. 

So we missed out on the bonus singletrack at the end.  Ah well, it was still a good 62km adventure, and now I know how to find the middle path next time. 

Enjoy the full moon…