Chocolate Feet – Day 3

Is it Tuesday? This must be Gillard then.

Gillard is all about gaps and walls and steeps. Oh right, just like everything else. Except more so…

It’s a choose your own poison kind of place. Kev’s head was nearly chopped off on this one.

Justin came out to see what theese trips are like. Standing about, mostly. Here he is between rests….

Kev catches some flight time…

Shimmerman on a super tech corner gap.

Shimmerblur. Why is it whenever someone says “Shimmer” I keep hearing a South Park cartoon voice saying “Timmy?”

For thsoe of you wondering where Princess has got up too, I’d say about a foot off the deck.

More of Justin on Rubherdown.

The Deaner follows…

You know, we’re still on the first lap. A fair amount of variety on this run.

OK, NOW we can get to the second lap. We charged an old DH line down to Dr. No.

Dr No is unlike most of the trails in this zone in that it’s slow, technical, steep, and has views. Here’s Mike a couple of hundred feet above the rocks.

It’s seriously technical.

Mike inspects the craftsmanship. Check the way the wood is fitted into the natural rock there.

Princess on course!

There’s a few of these rocky couloirs on Dr. No. Here’s Mike droppping in one the hairiest one.

Princess slays a dragon….

After that, we traversed over to Boss Hog for a session. Or a rest, whatever you want to call it.

The Deaner owned this step up.

Sure, it took a few runins to dial it in, but you know he ran back for a half dozen more hits once he figured it out.

Mike, slightly before making intimate acquaintance with a spruce tree.

Wallride 101 with Dan.

Princess figured it out in short order.

Yeah, 3rd lap. We did a re-run of the first lap wit
h a couple of variations. Like this blind run into Ghost Rider.

The obligatory finish down at the beach, and an icy cold swim. I sure hope the lake warms up a bit more this year.

Of course, some of us might be feeling less pain than others at the end of the day.

MTBco Gillard Cleanup

From MTBco.ca

The second trail cleanup day of 2008 proved to be a huge success. MTBco would like to thank every one of you who turned out to help, you guys were just awesome. Also our thanks to Eve-Lyn Wolters at RDCO for your ongoing help and support.

An awesome turnout of 35 volunteers worked on Gillard Forest Service Road on access trails to remove a huge amount of garbage. The photos speak for themselves, and MTBco would like to thank everyone who turned out to help on what turned out to be a beautiful sunny Okanagan blue-sky day. You guys rocked the bush today !

This is how we do it Central Okanagan style. We had a quick clean up of all accumulated debris from the shuttle parking lot and removal of nails from the parking area.

Start of the day, and we’re just getting into it:

Garbage pile at Rubber Down AKA Camp Dumpalot:

Unloading at the shuttle area:

The second huge garbage pile at the shuttle area:

Not just hard work, there was play too ! Free shuttles courtesy of Bush Pilot Biking:

Ryan gets down to ground level to check out the pure butteryness of this freshly buffed section of Yo Moma:

Stay tuned for more clean ups in the future-come lend a hand!

Let Them Eat Cake – Day Four

All good things must come to pass, and wee’re finally outta cake. How ironic that I have no pics of all the cakes we consumed. I swear, there were at least two cakes a day on this event. We had our cake AND we ate it too.

Hence the title.

Alright, today was Ken’s day. He slept in pretty late this morning, and when he finally did get up, I got this wicked vibe coming off him.

Really, it should have been Sven’s day, as he bucked up and purchased the Angry Bumblebee. Yes, he got a “Smokin'” deal. Yes, he deserves it. Fly free, brave Bumble…..

Noel was managing to stay upright, except when he was on the wallrides. where you don’t want to stay upright. The streak is broken, Noel had a clean ride today.

Sven is studying the instructions. Ken isn’t worried at all.

Redneck in a burnt forest….

Hey Jeff….need any help with that flat tire? I think everyone has some advice for you….

Shot of the day. Ken lays it out on Boss Hog.

Great day. Great weekend, and the last May Two Four for us as non-parental type units.

tick…tock…..the child approacheth….