Archives For August 2013

Vedder Mountain Bike Trails

August 14, 2013

We went to Vedder Mountain to ride a couple of trails that we heard of. The two trails that we did were really good! I’ll go into more detail about the trails later when I get some good GoPro footage, but here are the directions and some pictures on how to find the place. Because we found it a little bit tricky…

From Trans-Canada Highway 1 Westbound, take Vedder Rd exit and go south on Vedder Rd. Go all the way down on Vedder Rd and cross the Vedder River Bridge, and turn left towards Cultus Lake on Columbia Valley Highway (Rd.) Go down on the road until you see the Vedder Mountain FSR (Forestry Service Road), called Parmenter Rd
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and turn right onto it. Go up Parmenter until you see the 1st gate (past the gravel pit about 500m) and turn right on the road before the gate. Depending if you are leaving your truck at the gate or taking it up and hiking to get it. Go up the gravel road until you see the Dilemma trailhead (sign posted) and start from there. Then enjoy the trail.

The Places We Are Going

August 13, 2013

Moving to the West Coast has gave us the oportunity to check out some really good riding! Here are some of the places we plan on going to ride.

Vedder Mountain-Chilliwack

http://www.trailforks.com/riding_areas/vedder-mountain/trails

Ledgeview Mountain-Abbotsford

http://www.fvmba.com/trail-conditions/ledgeview-2/

Sumas-Abbotsford

http://www.fvmba.com/trail-conditions/sumas/

 

Chilliwack DJ Park (Which we’ve already been to)

http://www.fvrd.bc.ca/Services/ParksandTrails/ExploreourParks/Pages/bikeskillspark.aspx

Quick Trip to Whistler

August 10, 2013

After the BC cup race in Golden which I was unable to do because my head wasn’t feeling up to it, we went to Whistler for the week before Crankworx. It was really dry and dusty and the trails were pretty blown out, but we still had a good time. We also got to do the Air Dome twice and I landed my first backflip! I think it’s always a kids dream as a mountain biker to do a backflip and I had a pretty cool feeling after I landed it first try. If someone told me last year that I would be able to do a backflip, I probably wouldn’t believe them!