Awesome Fall Day

No riding in this post, but everyone needs a break now and again.  We went down to Osoyoos today to hang out with Ash and enjoy some spectacular fall weather on the lake.

Over at Rattlesnake Point it was almost like summer, but without the crowds.  There were lots of animal tracks, like these coyote prints.   There were also some much larger tracks like this, either a very large coyote or possibly even wolf.

Speaking of wolves, here’s a close up of a wolf spider on the beach.

The pro parking job from the guy on his 7th day in a row on the beach.

The only thing about this time of year is that the day ends pretty early.  And yes, the lake is cold…but not all that bad really.  It’s almost November…by that standard it’s awesome!

Darcy and I took the scenic way home, and he really liked these old trucks out in Willowbrook, so I grabbed this shot for him.

Last light out at Green Lake.

Does it make you wanna get outta the fog in Vancouver?  Come ride this weekend!  Cheap!

Mayo Clinic 2

Day 2 of the clinic, and our Aussies have blisters.  Well, Jaime doesn’t, but he’s Colombian so it doesn’t count.  With that in mind, we went to Kobau for some Cawston Creek laps.  TKO is out for today, as it needs some more maintenance.

It’s a dark and stormy  morning up here.  To think that there’s normally an epic view here.

Looking almost coastal in the desert.

On these next ones, you can see chunks of mud flying off the tires.  One thing about the wet, the ground was insanely sticky.  You could hang impossible corners.

There’s that view. 

I think they’re having fun on this one.

Mud and cactus. What a wild morning.

Round 2 was a bit different.

Back to sunshine, and the dirt hit the "all time" condition.

Even the steeps are easy when it’s this soft.  This spine is typically baked rock hard with little marbles on it.  Today you could carve it.

As is quickly becoming tradition, we went over to Osoyoos for a little boat ride and beach time with the Legend himself.

Having a good time yet?

Kiwis – 3

They’re not just good bike riders, they’re also really nice boys.

Gonna have to make them honourary Canadians if they keep this behaviour up.

A bit of a slower start after the epic goodness of the past couple of days.  As they are off to Silverstar tomorrow, we were riding Kelowna today.  There’s been lots of work out on the Gillard trails (thank you, MTBco and all other like minded trail fairies), like this nearly finished skinny line on Squaw Hollow.

In fact, almost all of the old woodwork on Squaw has been replaced with awesome pieces like this.

Dr. No has also seen some much needed love.

That trail is so friendly now, it gives hugs to unsuspecting tourists.

What with all the rock rides we’ve done this week, it seemed only fitting that we finish with the Boss Hog rock.

You should know that all the wood on Boss Hog has been removed.  Sort of sad, but it was all rotten and it was all for the best.  Knowing the local trail fairies, I’m sure that something new and wonderful will appear to replace those features.  At least the rock won’t change.

A couple of more airs before we’re done.

The boys were pretty tired, the day was hot, and the rad in the van sprung a leak, so we headed off to the beach for some cold ones.

A full moon barbeque and some more refreshing drinks were all we needed to cap off this near perfect 3 day trip.

Alright, I think we’ll be seeing these guys again sometime.  Now I have to get packed, because I’m Kootenay bound.

RETALLACKA!