A mellow start to the tour is in order. Of the crew showing up today, only Mike has been here before. As the boys in Penticton were doing a trail cleanup on the Bog, we headed down there.

Deano quickly established himself as the keaner in the group.

Kev is a bit quieter, but I get the impression he just needs to get his bearings and he’ll be a force later in the trip.

As you can see, Summer has finally decided to make an appearance.

We cleaned up some garbage on our first lap, and we also fixed the ramp over this erratic boulder. Mike found his mojo on top of this one.

Deanon and Mike dropping in…

We randomly ran into Wally and Stu, a couple of locals who’ve done a ton of trail work around here over the years.

That was good enough to get Deano in the air on the Skybridge gap.

Rob was taking it easy on the first lap, but we found him some skinnies to get him on track.

Round two and we got into the area that the locals cleared of all the deadfall from the winter.

With all the skinnies on Code 4, Mike started to really catch fire.

Deano was already well ablaze.

I have several shots of Rob like this one. This just happens to be the best version. Nice form.

And turn and kick….

..and pivot and bounce.

Mike gets stuck…

Well hellooooooooooo. A young rattler. Unfortunately, this snake bit a young girl who didn’t see it in time. Hoopefully she’s alright. I’m sure she’s not feeling her finest right now.

Third lap was the full distance from top to bottom. We found a few DJ’s down lower for a brief session.

And the traditional dip in the lake. Still a little cold there, but should be a lot warmer in a day or two.

Oh,a nd it looks like my neighbour got a new ride. That is a ’67 Chevelle 427 SS car. Not quite stock ori
ginal (she’s got a shift kit and some fancy shoes), but I like ’em better this way.