Monday, June 27, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Back to the Elaho for the first time ...
... this year.
This ride almost didn't happen, Tony and I had originally planned to ride to Lilooett but he ended up being busy.
So I decided that instead of the long pavement ride, I'd try to organize a little off-roading. Luckily some other folks from dualsportbc wanted to join.
Five of us cruised to Squamish and by the time we reached the end of the pavement picked up one more:
As I was the only one who'd been 'back there' I took the lead. The road was in decent shape and we were making excellent time. Until I had the closest call I've ever had with a deer! Doing a true emergency stop when you're doing 90 km/h on a gravel road (potholes & all) and missing a deer by a couple of feet at the most is an excellent way to get a massive adrenaline spike.
JT, who was behind me, said it was the closest miss he's ever witnessed.
After a couple of minute stop and a number of deep breaths, we took off again.
The first rest stop was along the river in a little camp ground. Someone asked if I wanted to be in the picture and I decided that was a good idea.
There were some real serious 'marbles' on the road and the bikes were sliding pretty good. The KLR being top heavy I had to steer-with-the-rear a lot and gas it to get through the corners. Apparently following the tracks was not hard ;)
Our next stop was at the lookout, I'm sure I've taking this picture a number of different ways over the years.
I find it hard to give the place a sense of scale. It's amazing to look into the valley you are riding into and realize just how small you are.
We headed as far back as we could get and eventually got stopped by a very large tree that had been uprooted. We were at 2900 feet, a pretty decent climb.
And a helluva view.
After exploring a number of dead ends (it got to be a bit ridiculous) and encountering some active logging areas, we turned around and headed back.
I did manage to spot the small side-trail that takes you to the riverbank. The trail being mid-turn on a 60 km/h turn lead to a lot of bikes skidding as folks tried to slow down to make the turn in :D
We hung out here in the sun for a while and had some more snacks and those with smaller tanks took the opportunity to fill up from the spare cans.
We came from that-a-way
And were headed this-a-way
They do look somewhat alike ;)
Despite ball-bearing type gravel, dumbasses in white Jeeps almost taking us out and a whole bunch of dust, everyone made it out fine.
What a great day of riding!
This ride almost didn't happen, Tony and I had originally planned to ride to Lilooett but he ended up being busy.
So I decided that instead of the long pavement ride, I'd try to organize a little off-roading. Luckily some other folks from dualsportbc wanted to join.
Five of us cruised to Squamish and by the time we reached the end of the pavement picked up one more:
As I was the only one who'd been 'back there' I took the lead. The road was in decent shape and we were making excellent time. Until I had the closest call I've ever had with a deer! Doing a true emergency stop when you're doing 90 km/h on a gravel road (potholes & all) and missing a deer by a couple of feet at the most is an excellent way to get a massive adrenaline spike.
JT, who was behind me, said it was the closest miss he's ever witnessed.
After a couple of minute stop and a number of deep breaths, we took off again.
The first rest stop was along the river in a little camp ground. Someone asked if I wanted to be in the picture and I decided that was a good idea.
There were some real serious 'marbles' on the road and the bikes were sliding pretty good. The KLR being top heavy I had to steer-with-the-rear a lot and gas it to get through the corners. Apparently following the tracks was not hard ;)
Our next stop was at the lookout, I'm sure I've taking this picture a number of different ways over the years.
I find it hard to give the place a sense of scale. It's amazing to look into the valley you are riding into and realize just how small you are.
We headed as far back as we could get and eventually got stopped by a very large tree that had been uprooted. We were at 2900 feet, a pretty decent climb.
And a helluva view.
After exploring a number of dead ends (it got to be a bit ridiculous) and encountering some active logging areas, we turned around and headed back.
I did manage to spot the small side-trail that takes you to the riverbank. The trail being mid-turn on a 60 km/h turn lead to a lot of bikes skidding as folks tried to slow down to make the turn in :D
We hung out here in the sun for a while and had some more snacks and those with smaller tanks took the opportunity to fill up from the spare cans.
We came from that-a-way
And were headed this-a-way
They do look somewhat alike ;)
Despite ball-bearing type gravel, dumbasses in white Jeeps almost taking us out and a whole bunch of dust, everyone made it out fine.
What a great day of riding!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
By the old barn
On of those times you ride past, stop and say "Nope, got to go back and take that photo" and go back.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
How marshmallows are made
I was out on the KLR today, just took it easy (ok, maybe "easier") and stopped and took some more photos.
Some film, some digital :)
More to follow.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Almost abstract
I'm don't know why I posted this image. On the one hand, there is something confusing and almost random about it. On the other, something appeals to me that I can't really put into words.
The Duffy
The "problem" with really enjoying riding a motorcycle in a "spirited" fashion, is that you don't get a lot of chance to stop and take some photos and really enjoy the scenery.
On Sunday, Jerry and I went and rode the Duffy Lake road for the first time this season. It was an amazing day of riding and I even mentioned to get a "somewhat scenic" shot when we stopped to rest a bit:
What I normally get, is a lot of pictures of gas stations. And even with some effort at some point they are still just that. :)
The trusty KLR:
The abused but still going strong 954 (if you back up far enough, you can't even see the battle-scars ;) )
After a 8+ hours on the road, we were absolutely beat, despite some pretty long breaks to recoup on the way.
I think we are going back this weekend to do it all over again :)
On Sunday, Jerry and I went and rode the Duffy Lake road for the first time this season. It was an amazing day of riding and I even mentioned to get a "somewhat scenic" shot when we stopped to rest a bit:
What I normally get, is a lot of pictures of gas stations. And even with some effort at some point they are still just that. :)
The trusty KLR:
The abused but still going strong 954 (if you back up far enough, you can't even see the battle-scars ;) )
After a 8+ hours on the road, we were absolutely beat, despite some pretty long breaks to recoup on the way.
I think we are going back this weekend to do it all over again :)
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Broken
But still good.
I'm still working out which modes on the camera application work best in what circumstances.
I very much like this one :)
I'm still working out which modes on the camera application work best in what circumstances.
I very much like this one :)
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