Chocolate Feet – Day 11

Good morning princess, how was camping?

Yeah, he’s not exactly a morning person. Well, laugh while you can there, Deano. The bike gods have something else in store for you today.

Dammit! Where’d she get the shoes?

Oh, pancakes….you’re off the hook then.

Well meaning, but mostly illiterate.

Holy Hairy Woodpeckers!

Yup, we climbed all the way up here and there was a chairlift. Have a seat….

OK, on to the goods. You good morning stepdown brought to you by Rob (not Dan. Who the hell is Dan?).

Yes Princess, you can do anything if you threaten to stab your brain with a Q-Tip.

I said giant beer, not giant bear.

Oops. I guess that scared ya right outta your shoes.

No problem, it’s only a broken shoulder. Should heal up in about 4 weeks.

So we’ll just go to the Ranch while Dean watches. No worries.

The top was sorta blown out from the race they had a few weeks ago, but the jump zone was awesome.

Even Matt was getting into the tables (I know, that’s not Matt there. I’m running low on smartass commentary).

There’s a reason why you see so many shots coming out of this zone these days. Look at that sky, that dirt, that old guy on a bike…

There’s Matt. A little faster next time.

It only hurts when he laughs….

Man, those Brits are just a bunch of dicks sometimes… A little shout out to the SUV full of ladies that honked at us when they went by.

The Shimmervan.

Well, you know you’ve done well when Barb cries on the last day.

There was some more riding in Whistler, but my shin got infected so there’s no pics, as they don’t want you snapping shots of people in the clinic there. Anyway, that’s it for this year’s edition of the Chocofoot trip.

Until the next one….

Chocolate Feet – Day 10

Are you guys tired yet?

OK then. A little rest and you’re good to go.

Damn, that’s a fine looking jersey.

In case you’re new here, what you’re looking at is the incredibly funtastic Harper Mtn., whicyh is probably my favourite all round riding locale.

It’s got it all: drops, skinnies, smooth singletrack, steeps, and some guy named Dan….

Oh, and another guy in a nice jersey.

..and the Deaner. Who is stomping everything in sight as per the usual.

Again….

…and again…

…yet again…

.. and once more for luck.

Oh, it’s that Dan guy again. Is he even on the trip?

Hi Dean.

Kev tries to bust a stomach staple.

Maybe sucking in all that dust will help.

Helter…

…skelter. When did my feet get so far away?

Rememer Princess? Well, after much soul searching, life coaching, brow eating, and belittling he finally did what he should have done right off the bat and styled this drop.

Sunset and time for some rest, relaxation, beer, and chili.

Anything else on?

Nope, this is the only channel we get out here.

Full Boar Challenge – Pre-Ride

Uh huh……

Like I’m gonna waste a day I could be riding Harper doing another trail that I’m going to ride on Sunday anyway.

Some NV locs showed up late last night to join in the late season festivities. Actually, I wasn’t sure where everyone got too until we found out that Sven got lost in the woods in his Westphalia and burned a clutch out.

Hey, at least Dorothy got to ride today.

Rob from Kelowna also met up with us and shredded a day on Harper.

Ryan too….

Unfortunately the clutch issue ended up burning a bunch of our daylight, so we were a bit rushed getting our three laps in. The sun goes down a LOT earlier at this time of year, that’s for sure.

Not that we had a bad session by any stretch…

But we did pust the sunset right to the end.

..and when we got to the Full Boar, look who we found?

Yup, that would be our pal Els playing the invisible bongo drums.

A bit of the typical gong show for the tenth year Full Boar Challenge. I guess Hunter likes guys that drink Coors Light…..