Mountain Biking: Sooke’s Harbourview

Victoria’s most notable mountain biking locale is Hartland/Mt. Work a.k.a. “The Dumps.”  There’s plenty of good stuff to ride at Hartland.  The area can easily occupy several days of

Mountain Biking: Mt. Seymour, Bridle Path and Sticks and Stones

Riding around the rock on Mt. Seymour's Sticks & Stones

The truth is we don’t expect to find new mountain biking trails in North Vancouver.  In Squamish we can count on riding a newly minted trail each visit.  In North Van, the trail

Mountain Biking: Squamish’s Powersmart, Plum Smuggler, and Word of Mouth

Powersmart is one of our favorite Squamish rides.  I’ve started a ride report this way before but it remains true.  Steep and often loose at the top, this mountain biking trail is

Mountain Biking: Pemberton’s Ph.D. Trail

"Falling Hazard Ahead" is truth in advertising: Becky on slopes of Pembertons Cream Puff (left) and Ph.D. (right)

The hunt for the perfect slab of whaleback granite continues.

Rossland: Seven Summits Trail

Rolling down the ridge: Seven Summits Trail

It would be a good presumption that the majority of mountain bikers who find their way to Rossland are coming to ride one trail in particular, Seven

Rossland: KC Ridge and more

Padding up at the top of KC Ridge

It rains a lot in Rossland.  We don’t know that as a statistical fact, but, for our first few days, every time we headed out for a ride, the rains came. 

Rossland: A Shot of Whiskey

Oh shit, were in Rossland

Becky and I managed to turn the short three-hour drive from Osoyoos to Rossland into a full day trip.  We were in no particular hurry.  With stops

British Columbia: Spotted Lake

Spotted Lake near Osoyoos, British Columbia

After mountain biking in Vancouver’s North Shore, we decided to move to the British Columbia interior.  Around Rossland and Nelson there would

North Vancouver: CBC and Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, kind of.

The long exit log on Mt. Seymour's CBC trail

After a day lost to rain, Val shuttled Scott, Thermo, and myself to the top of CBC.  CBC is a full-faced helmet and full body armor type of trail.  Not

North Vancouver: Pipeline and Griffin

Scott takes the alternative line on Griffin

North Vancouver is always a hard place to ride.  The heavily armored trails are constantly rugged and pounding.  It demands the most of the