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Willie,
I know these folks through my own efforts to run GS tours in BC. In 1999I organized the "BC Canyons Tour" which took us from Kamloops through Deadman Creek Valley, Ashcroft to Spences Bridge on the east side of the thompson, over to Pavillion and Kelly Lake, over the Fraserat Big Bar, over China Head to Tyax Lodge, over to Shalath and along the Highline toDarcy and back to Lillooet on 99....fed them breakfast and supper and lugged their stuff.....and in 2000, I operated a 6 day tour , The Hotsprings Tour from Kamloops over the Monashee to Halcyon Hot Springs and up along Trout Lake and down through Kaslo to Ainsworth Hot Springs, and over Balfour Bay ferry and Grey's Pass to Invermere, WhiteSwan Provinvial Park (hotsprings).....and this timeI fed them three meals a day!!!!!!
The project was a labour of love...the first year I charged about $200 US (and lost thousands)....the next year charged about twice that....and the third year set up a 8-10 day tour that was to be similar to the first one with additional routes and activities (rafting, Whistler...) and charged what it was worth....and that price was still half what other outfits were charging for weenie tours....one person signed up so I cancelled.
So I gave it up and have focussed on dirtbiking mostly since....and have organized some annusl alpine rides out of Goldbridge as a friends only trip that is a bring your own type of monumental event in mid-August.
I still ride the 1100 on rough stuff, but am trying to save it for a longer touring career with some gravel here and there.
the 800G/S is done up to be the weekend roughstuff tourer....
and I want to sell a '93 Husqvarna 350 for $2800 (primo deal) to help pay off the KTM loan
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That's how I know those folks....the Seattle BMW gang is my BMW connection aside from a few BC buds.....
Ged
