Puddle Peel Out – 4

We’re gonna end this like we started it, with a triple crown mission on Desous.

Different order at least.  We’re firing up the day with a Prime & Endless to start.   Hey Ian!  You awake yet?

Curtis, good man that he is, is our shuttle driver today.  So we are able to relax and enjoy scenes like this:

We are so easily amused while waiting for pickup, that we didn’t even notice that he was at the wrong LZ.  We just hung out and played with dead animals.

And also some live ones…

Round two had to be Godspeed. 

Perfect conditions, and some pretty nice shots to boot.

Barb and I even got to rip the whole day together. Does that chick ever stop smiling?

Shreddy, can’t stop racing.

Another rare shot of Hylands without a camera bag.

Monica, a bit hurtin’ from last night, but still charging.

Here’s a couple of the infamous gulley gap on Godspeed.

Speaking of the gulley…

Looks like a new line has formed.   It’s kinda tight.

In places your bars hit on both sides.

Yup…it’s a blurry sort of day.

Our last run down So Long was pretty loose.  On top of a few days of riding, a couple thousand kms of driving, and some great parties, it got a bit haywire to say the least.  Lots of monster truckin’ new lines, upside down riders in barb wire, pinball wizards through tight trees, and it all ended with this clay drop session at the bottom.

Which turned into a bit of an epic wait for the van.  Looks like we got our money’s worth outta these tires.

Great weekend, and big thanks to Red Shreds, Puddlebike, and the Cariboo Mtn Bike Consortium for putting on such a great party.

Ruined – Day 9

Y’all ain’t from around here, are ya?

Just another random hookup in the Canadian North. The XC guy just wanted to see someone hit this drop, so we obliged.

We’re on Desous today, and it was all good, as per usual.

For those of you keeping score at home, Poews actually hit this particular stunt.

He’s also looking remarkably tight on this corner on the backside of Desous.

Jimbo too.

Now you know why they call it “So Long”. Oh, say hi to Brian back there.

No trip to Williams Lake is complete without a bit of Puddle Jumpin’.

You know, if you’ve never been….

check out PuddleBike.com for some deets on how to get there.

You’ll flip (sorry, had to take the duck).

Or in the case of Poews…

…you’ll bust a nut.

It only swelled up and turned blue for a few days. Much better now.