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[bodia]

The pic with the dirt jumps just triggered my inner 17yr old BMXer.

Me too! Well, maybe my inner 14 year old BMXer.

 

[DISTORT6]

Me too! Well, maybe my inner 14 year old BMXer.

I actually rode off and on up to 30! I’d hit the trails and skateparks with a few of my friends that kept it up.
The only real reason I stopped - twisted my ankle at the trails on an Saturday and couldn’t go to work on Monday. Still miss it and can “spidey sence” trails or interesting terrain everywhere I go.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Me too! Well, maybe my inner 14 year old BMXer.

Love these photos. So did you put the basket on after these were taken? You know the one your small wrinkly friend sat in, wrapped in a bed sheet.

The only real reason I stopped - twisted my ankle at the trails on a Saturday and couldn’t go to work on Monday. Still miss it and can “spidey sence” trails or interesting terrain everywhere I go.

Hope you’re ok. I frequently warn people that exercise is bad for your health.

 

[bodia]

Love these photos. So did you put the basket on after these were taken? You know the one your small wrinkly friend sat in, wrapped in a bed sheet.

Ha! Funny! The basket was replaced by a number plate for the BMX races years before this!

 

[ViperDoc]

Me too! Well, maybe my inner 14 year old BMXer.

Nice extension, bro.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Ha! Funny! The basket was replaced by a number plate for the BMX races years before this!

I’m starting to regrET my comment.

 

[dmatthews]

Circumnavigation of Delta B.C. today. Didn't get to do it a while back because of headwinds.
One of my weather apps said it would be 20C max today... NOT! It peaked around 25C and I was a dumbass and didn't wear shorts. Idjit!
Oh well... Off we go...

Rockin' down to Mud Bay...



More soylent green...



House and boat for sale... Needs work!



King's Links golf course around 15kms along Mud Bay path...



Gonna head North now up to Hwy 99...



This barrier is at Hwy 10, and it leads to...



A pedestrian/cycle overpass over Hwy 99...



Looking West over Hwy 99...





Millenium Trail, which leads to...



Deas Island Park. Some long boat rowers...



Had to stop for water/Nuun tabs...





Heading home along River Road...



The bridge where I took a pic from last week...





Et Fini...

Almost 50Km of anus clenching adventure...

 

[Prina]

One of my weather apps said it would be 20C max today... NOT! It peaked around 25C

Looks like a fantastic ride and what a great day to be out almost anywhere on the West Coast today! 33C in the SF Bay Area.

Never knew that it got rural that quickly south of Vancouver, despite having spent time in the area (a month at Malibu Camp on Princess Louisa Inlet and most of a year consulting at Vancouver General Hospital)

 

[dmatthews]

Looks like a fantastic ride and what a great day to be out almost anywhere on the West Coast today! 33C in the SF Bay Area.

Never knew that it got rural that quickly south of Vancouver, despite having spent time in the area (a month at Malibu Camp on Princess Louisa Inlet and most of a year consulting at Vancouver General Hospital)

33C is... WOW!!!
I've been to Malibu/Princess Louisa! We went in a 40' cruiser, and to the end of the inlet which was frozen solid. Couldn't get to the end.
We docked at Malibu and they let us stay overnight. Next day we took a tour of the facility. WOWZERS!
Freakin' amazing site. Everything is built to top class standard. I geeked out in the comms room where you could see a live camera feed from the power station across the bay! Massive undersea cables laid there!
Cheers mate, It's rare to meet someone familiar with the location...

 

[Prina]

Freakin' amazing site.

Back a half century ago there was almost no development on the Jervis Inlet or boaters up that far and Malibu felt totally removed from the outside world. I was on work crew for the camp and we took care of 300+ campers but had one day per week when the campers got box lunches and dinners and after breakfast we got the day off. We took all the camp's ski boats to end of Princess Louisa and got in more skiing in one day than a camper could get in their week. I'd learned to slalom earlier that summer and was in heaven.

 

[dmatthews]

Back a half century ago there was almost no development on the Jervis Inlet or boaters up that far and Malibu felt totally removed from the outside world. I was on work crew for the camp and we took care of 300+ campers but had one day per week when the campers got box lunches and dinners and after breakfast we got the day off. We took all the camp's ski boats to end of Princess Louisa and got in more skiing in one day than a camper could get in their week. I'd learned to slalom earlier that summer and was in heaven.

So cool...
Apparently that rock wall area can be over 500' deep!
We traversed the rapids at night to get in there which was a bit of a white knuckle affair. The custodian came out to see just who was being crazy enough to do it.

 

[Prina]

We traversed the rapids at night to get in there which was a bit of a white knuckle affair.

That's gutsy! Wonder if you were going upstream or downstream as the rapids went in both directions depending on the tides.

We heard that when John Wayne would bring 'The Goose', his converted WWII mine-sweeper, into Princess Louisa thru that area that they'd wait the tides out till there was no flow, apparently a tight fit even with no current.

 

[dmatthews]

That's gutsy! Wonder if you were going upstream or downstream as the rapids went in both directions depending on the tides.

We heard that when John Wayne would bring 'The Goose', his converted WWII mine-sweeper, into Princess Louisa thru that area that they'd wait the tides out till there was no flow, apparently a tight fit even with no current.

Yeah, we went in during outflow, so against the flow. We had two guys at the bow port and starboard looking down for rocks etc.
The next morning we went to check out the falls, but we couldn't get close because the fresh water from the falls had frozen on top of the heavier salt water.
We went hard/fast at the edge of the ice and then turned sharply. The waves from our wake made the ice crack for a hundred feet or so which was an amazing sound!

 

[dmatthews]

As the temp drops, and after a fair amount of rain the leaves are falling.
The weather app said partly sunny with a high of 15C. Humbug! I threw on 3 long sleeve layers and that was "just" enough. 22km quickie ride.





It's mushroom season again...





Ruh roh...



The sign was right. Longest and deepest yet...



The train was stopped with the massive diesels idling...



Don't have a cow man...







Where's the saw when ya need it?



This leaf looks like it's suspended mid air... Spiders are tryin' to fool ya...

 

[Moondog Wily]

Wow, stop motion spider leaf! Cool!! Thanks for the ride details, looks like a fine jaunt!!!

 

[dmatthews]

Wow, stop motion spider leaf! Cool!! Thanks for the ride details, looks like a fine jaunt!!!

Yeah I needed to get out. Almost could have used the heated gloves!
I rode past that suspended leaf and had to turn around to take the pic before the wind or someone knocked it down.

 

[WingerRules]

Have you guys seen the new Yamaha 2 wheel drive ebike?

 

[Prina]

This leaf looks like it's suspended mid air... Spiders are tryin' to fool ya...

Fishing line can do the same thing with a piece of mossy branch

 

[dmatthews]

Have you guys seen the new Yamaha 2 wheel drive ebike?

Holy Carp!

Why Yamaha's wild new electric bike has two-wheel drive

Yamaha is set to unveil an impressive new electric bicycle design in the coming days. In addition to a futuristic...

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[WingerRules]

Holy Carp!

Why Yamaha's wild new electric bike has two-wheel drive

Yamaha is set to unveil an impressive new electric bicycle design in the coming days. In addition to a futuristic...

electrek.co

Yes, personally I question the logic for that. However, given the brand reputation, I would be interested in their bikes by default just because of how good they do other things.