EVCC Rides

Elbow Valley Cycle Club
2004 Mountain Bike Rides
Sheep River - Toby Creek Canyon

Bluerock along the Sheep River It was a grey and cloudy day, but with some hesitation we decided to see if we could beat the rain.
It was a tough decision on what and how many layers to wear on this ride. The clouds were looking pretty heavy.	Roy's choice of clothing included wool socks, overboots and tights.
Ryan scouts out our first river crossing. At this point we still have dry feet and are not to keen to get wet.	Ursula and Mike debating about the wisdom of going any further. Turns out they made the right decision and headed for the cars.

To heck with wet feet, Carol rides across the creek.	Jack takes the safe route and walks the creek.
Ryan checking to see if he can clear this creek.	The clouds reached saturation point and we took cover in the trees. This wouldn't be the first dash for cover. As the rain got more serious we finally admitted defeat and headed back.

Now that everyone was soaking wet they just plunged across the creeks. Jim, Jack, Roy and Ryan make the crossing.
Ryan	Roy

Jack, Carol, Ryan	Roy
So much for our attempt at staying dry and clean. The trail had turned into a mud pit on the way home. On the way out we made every attempt to go around the mud holes. There wasn't any point on the way back so we just charged through everything. What would their mothers think?
Ryan, Roy, Jack, Carol	Ryan
It was a fun day even if it was short and muddy.
Toby Creek Canyon, Invermere July 2nd, 2004 It's the July long weekend and we're off for 3 days of riding. This is also the weekend of the Sugoi Dirt Bike Series for women at Panorama Ski Hill. Andrea, Barb, Carol, Inge and Ursula were all taking part in the dirt camp. We were too busy learning skills and riding to take pictures during the camp. We did have an awesome day at Toby Creek with the fellas, Bob, Kim, Roy, Ryan and Werner before the camp started though.
It was a hot and beautiful day as we prepared to explore and ride Toby Creek.	No more than two minutes into the ride and we've already lost Roy and Bob.
Kim lead us through a series of trails in search of the half pipe and roller coaster. Lots of ups and downs and winding trails.
Ryan	Inge

Roy	Barb

Andrea	Barb and Werner with the hoodoos in the background.

Werner navigates a tricky section around the trees	Ryan, Barb and Inge making their way to the top.

Ryan on the half pipe. It took us a while to find the half pipe and roller coaster, but it was sure worth it. It was so fun we had to go back and ride it again.	This was the happy Roy before he smashed his rear derailleur on a tough root and had shifting problems for the rest of the season.

The group seems to be having a good chuckle over Roy's dilemma.

What's wrong with this picture. Roy puts some muscle into bending the derailleur back into place. The hanger was pointing 180 degrees the wrong way!	With the use of a few tools, a big rock and lots of advice, Roy amazingly gets his bike working again. He was able to carry on with the rest of the days ride.

We rode up to the old train trestle before heading back down along the Canyon. It was a long day, but a great day. Back Row: Werner, Andrea, Kim, Ursula, Bob Front Row: Carol, Barb, Ryan, Inge Missing: Roy (he was doing one more repair).
Sugoi Dirt Camp Here's a couple of shots of one of the trails at Panorama.
Suzie rides the ramp as Andrea waits her turn.	Andrea and Barb's group on Day 1
Here's the results of Carol's effort on Day 2 of the camp. Just an unlucky break!