Thursday Night Ride(July 30)

When: 6:00PM Thursday July 30

Where: Rick Greene's House (don't think Rick will be there)

Ride: 2nd Circle Ride of the season

Refreshments will have to be decided in the circle because I will be away for the weekend. See you next Tuesday.

Huckleberry Tour A Berry Great Success

There were only 4 of us but there were berries enough for many more. What a find. I am not going to give away the location. See if you can guess. The riding was just as good as the berries.

Tue Night Ride-Huckleberry Tour ( July 28)

When: Tuesday July 28 @ 6:00PM

Where: Meet @ Dave Nutini's House

Ride: To a Huckleberry patch and back.

Just an idea (we can do whatever we want). Let's go on a tour of some favorite huckleberry patches, pick some berries and bring them back for your family to snack on. Bring a container (water bottle, zip lock bag ) to hold some huckleberries. Should be fun on a hot July evening.

Refreshments from the fund @ Dave N's after the ride.

Dog Gone Good Ride

Tuesday night had been hot and muggy so we decided it was time to go to Nancy Greene Lake on Thursday to ride, swim, barbeque some sausages and swill a few cold ones . The trail that we rode is called Vertically Descending Nancy(politically correct name). The only problems that we encountered was rain, cold, thunder, lightening, slippery logs and roots, and a Dog Gone wandering dog named Murray. These obstacles did not put us off the ride. We got drenched riding up the road to the trail head that still did not stop us. The first drop in contained a super slide of a log but still no stopping the Holy Wow Gang. The smell of smoke from a fire hung in the air and the sounds of a helicopter scanning the forest for smoldering lightening strikes did not deter us as we had committed to ride so let's get on with it. Then Murray the dog decided to go for a walk into the forest and not come back even when called. This nearly stopped us, along with the thought of 15 Canadians laying in a freezer (inside info required). Well we finally found the dog and the Canadians ended up OK because they were huddled together sharing body heat and using a cardboard box to insulate the outside members. The ride was great and we all said that it needed to be ridden again when it was not as slippery. Al Santano schooled us on the drops. We opted out of the swim(too cold) and went to the comfort of Norm's deck for the barbeque (helped with the rescue of the Canadians). Thanks Norm. Don't know if Murray the dog will be riding again. Only time will tell.

Thursday Night Ride(July 23)

When: Thursday July 23 @ 5:30 PM

Where: Greener's House

Ride: Bring your vehicle(or get a ride) with your bike and bathing suit because we are going up to Nancy Greene Lake to ride Vertically Descending Nancy, going for a swim, cooking some sausages and enjoying a cool one.

This should be fun. Might become an annual. Please RSVP so that I can plan the sausages. Looking forward to the ride.

Hot Night-Cool Ride

It was a hot July night which prompted the nine riders that showed up (great turn out for July) to chose a ride that was in the shade and kept you moving. The pick was the D&D loop (the Prez and I named it some years ago). We rode up the front of Red as if heading for the Dread Head but turned off at the Gertrude Mine trail and zipped our way down to the gas line down to Larry's and then down Curly's to the beer fund on Dave's deck. Super outing for a hot July night.

I'm Baaack Tuesday Night Ride(July 21)

Sounds like you got along fine without me. Had a chat with the Prez tonight and he is booking the chateau for the September trip. Stay tuned to this blog and your email because we are going to need a deposit to secure you spot on the trip and to pay for the chateau reservations.

Now on to the ride:

When: Tuesday July 21 @ 6:00 PM

Where: Rick Greene's House

Ride: Whatever we decide when we get there.

Beers @ Dave N's house after the ride.

Vancouver Can Be Beautiful

When you can't ride you hope to find something to entertain yourself. This picture was taken at Crescent Beach in White Rock.  I had never been there before. Got to sit and watch the sun set. Great entertainment.  Keep riding.

 

Blogger Out of Town

I will be out of town until July 17, so the default ride will be show up at Greener's at the regular time and do some form of the circle ride. I will get back to ride posting when I return. In the mean time I may post some reports from MEC in Vancouver, White Rock and Snow Covers.

See you soon.

Thursday Night Ride(July 7) Report

Two riders attended Thursday's night's ride, Murray and Stu did the loop from Norm's thru Malde Creek, New Tamarac Trail , Drake's and to Murray's for refreshments. We met Al at the top of Malde Creek who was riding the same loop backwards. Good ride and the new Tamrac Trail is getting better every ride.

Thanks to Murray for the report.

Thursday Night Ride(July 7)

When: Thursday July 2 @ 6:00PM

Where: Above Norm's Place

Ride: Slow dog noodle(could shuttle) up Malde to Tamarack to Drake's to Earle street or go check out the tank traps on the Black Bear part of Lower Asshole.

I do not know if I will be there. Refreshments will have to be determined at ride time.

Circle Ride To Be Annual

The circle ride was a blast (I even got to fall off my bike again). When we first started to ride in a circle it seemed that the circle would never end but finally someone took the bulls by the horns and led us up to Moe's and on to the T-Bar to the Top of the old Silver Load Chair and we sampled all the old runs from the days when Red used to run the lift for biking. They were in surprisingly good condition. Everyone road some form of stunt on Snakes and Ladders. Very interesting ride.

Then the evening really got started. Stopped at Sully's for a pop which made Norm hungry. Took out a loan from Sully's daughter (thanks Abby) so we could go to the Rock Cut for wings and beer. We needed the loan because we had no money. After at least 10 chickens died and 3 jugs of beer we honored the age old tradition by riding down the stairs.YEE HAAA!!!! Rode in the dark up Moe's and went to Greener's for a night cap. OH it is great to be 12 years old.

HAPPY CANADA DAY to everyone.