Back to the old ‘hood for a visit, and who do I run into right away?
Yep, some of the old hoods.
Dan, Chaz, the Steves, and Kristian. Oh, and the streak is still alive. Once again, I rode a new trail on Seymour.
I could tell you where it is, but then I’d have to kill you, and that’s just not good for business.
Each day better than the last, eh? You can’t NOT go to the Shore, so here we are….
After Pemby and Squampton, the Shore is EASY.
As always, Dan is along for the ride, and making us all look like chumps.
Well, not quite all of us. Richard (or is that Dave?) was charging lots of lines today.
Big wood, anyone?
OK, some gratuitous Millemium Log shots. I know, you’ve seen these angle bfore, but they don’t really get old, do they?
Further down we sessioned Salvation.
Showoff…
Tis is where things got weird. Kris Holm and a pack of uni-tards were out on Pangor, and few of them could actually ride.
See, this line is kind of tricky on two wheels.
Well, it took a couple of these guys to get 2 wheels down that one. Note the gap….
Meh…whatever. It’s still the MTB equivalent of a fat chick. Might be fun to ride, but not around friends….
2nd lap we got off the beaten path for a Dales/Aftertaste run. Still a classic…..
Aftertaste had a few surprises for us. This is a new line near the end, 2 huge linked rock faces with not quite enough room to stop in between. I think the steeps of the past couple of days must have made an impression, because Dave killed this line.
A great couple of days riding with some nice folks. I think they may be back…..
Now I have a four hour drive to my house, which sounds like it may have been invaded in my absence.
Well, the Wade Tour might be over, but I’m still in North Van. Looks like I’ve got a “local” tour to do, just for old time sake. Ian was in town for some Nokia related conference, and we managed to hook up a couple of laps on Seymour.
Yup, that’s Seymour alright.
Not only did we get a chance to rip Seymour, but Ian also got to ride a new Slayer on CBC.
Seems to work OK, too.
Oh, and we also got to sample some fresh woodwork on Corkscrew. The old Corkscrew is dead, long live the Corkscrew!
To cap it all off, we ran across a guinea pig that sent the Piledriver drop for the camera.
Better him than me. Another day, another adventure…