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On the July long
weekend, a group of us from the
Elbow Valley Cycle Club went to the
Crowsnest and Fernie area to do some
mountain biking. |
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The EVCC members
were Kim Hooper, John King, Andrea
Freeman, Roy Scarisbrick, Carol Guthrie,
Roberta Hunt, Chris Gilham, Doug Gray, and
guests Bryan Garrett, Andrew Riggs. Marty
Stanvick also joined us for one day of
riding. |
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Day 1:
Blairmore - York with a Fork and Enchanted Forest |
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We started the trip in Blairmore at the IGA. From there it was a quick
ride over to Coleman to the start of York with a Fork. |
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After climbing up through the trees, with the mosquitoes chasing us all
the way, we arrived at some old mining holes filled with water. |
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John |
Doug |
Kim |
Roberta |
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There were some great
technical sections
through the trees. At
times it was hard to
determine where the
trail was as it was so
faint. Lots of logs to
hop and tight trees to
navigate. |
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Andrea |
Doug & Roy |
Roy grinnin' |
Jim navigating down a steep slope |
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We stopped for lunch at what we were told was a "lake" I
think "swamp" is a better word for it though. |
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We just got going on Enchanted Forest when Bryan managed to tie
his derailleur into a figure-eight. |
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Doug was in charge of repairs while the rest of us looked on. |
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Back on the trail again. |
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It just wasn't Bryan's day.
First a mud bath, then a broken derailleur followed by a water bath and a taste of what it's like to
bring up the rear. We didn't quite get his gears working so Bryan ran up
the hills and coasted the downhills. His crazy laugh still echoed
through the forest. |
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Bunny-hop to
Sunday |
