St Georges KVR – 5

Ohhh, it’s a cold one this morning.  Looks like it’s gonna heat up soon.   Sooner if these slackers don’t get outta bed.

You think they’d learn.  I mean, in this age of interwebs and such, it’s pretty easy to look up how this trip goes.  Every year we drop the tents on the slowpokes.

Funny, eh?  You just want more sleep, I know your type.

One more sing along with Gary.  See?  When you get up early, you have time to sing songs and hang out.

Da crew…

Great day to ride down the canyon.  As per the rest of the week, the gang killed it.  I barely had time for a swim and a couple of scenic shots, like this one of the famous ochre outcrop of Vermilion.

“Dude, cut me some slack.  I’ve been sleeping on the ground all week.”

So tired…

…so very, very tired.

Well, another KVR session has come and gone.  Good times as always.   Here’s hoping the bus was clean at the end.

 

 

 

 

St Georges KVR – 4

That’s what I need after a rainy night.  Some serious fried up breakfast scramble.  Oh, and sunshine would be nice too.

Yesterday was the big day.  Today is the fun day.  We start off with a short downhill, a visit to the store, and then a tunnel.

On the other side of the tunnel, it’s like a whole new world…

One that has some epic Flinstones sort of geology to play in.

Oh, and dead carcasses too.  That’s an elk.  Pretty ballsy for a cougar to take down an elk, but that’s what you get in the Tulameen.  We trade off the biggest cougars on record with some place in Arizona.  Around 120 kg.  Begger than me by a long shot.

Gazebo time!

Sweet…

Alright, time to chill out and hang with your guides.

Oh, and also a good place to throw rocks.  Look close, you can see one in flight.

OK, another tunnel.

Once again, it’s like entering a new world…

This one has a nice sandy beach.

Too bad the water is so cold (as usual, I went swimming…).

My new buddy…

When we got to Coalmont, it was time for the traditional race.  Ready….

…set….

….Boom!

A million laughs.  My team got beat by a mile.  Well, I did cheat at the end, but it didn’t count.

Our crap campsite.

Another version….

Wildlife shot!  This beaver really didn’t care how close we got.

The guides enjoying a last meal together under the moon.

Hanging with the boys.  Anyone want to go to the graveyard?

Yeah dudes!

Yes, they’re all dead.  But they’re happy to see you.

Except for this guy…

Wait…did you hear something?  I think I just heard—-AUGGGGGHHHH!!!!

It’s so  Blair Witch, innit?  Meh, it’s just Coran.  Nothing to see here, move along….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St Georges KVR – 3

Nice helmet.  Way to set the example.

Well, today would be the longest day, so to speak.  It’s official now, these guys rip.  We got to the tunnel in no time.

Contrast with last year when there were multiple breakdowns and super slow riders.  My ass didn’t even get sore today.

So, my new camera has these art filter settings.  Sorta neat, but I’m not sure they’re much more than a gimmick.  Here’s a shot that I pushed the levels on in Lightroom:

Nice dramatic clouds.  Here’s a stock art filter shot straight out of the camera.

…and another one.

Kind of fun, but nothing that cool.   Oh, a good day for wildlife.  Lorraine saw a Lynx earlier.  These guys miss all the good stuff.

I saw my first badger ever on this section.  Super stoked.  They’re an endangered species around here.  He was moving quick, I never got close to getting the camera out.  Sorry.  I’ll make it up to you.

Some more dramatic sky shots…

First a badger, then a  snake?  Sounds like it’s time for a dose of THIS.

We got throught he whole day with no rain, and it was a balmy 20C on the hill down to Princeton.  THEN the rain started.

I think Jen is now officially stoked on the Cube Van camping program.

The guys in the tents?  Mmmmmm….not so much.