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NxNW 2010 Rides
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bchunter
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Well, today was a great day. I was lucky enough to hook up with 2Trider after his fresh arrival in the NW. The plan of the day, meet in New Town at 10:00 and head down the Kitwanga Back Road. After meeting, greeting, and gasing up the Doc, we headed out.
I think this would be a good place to put the fact that I was GREATLY outclassed in riding skills by 2Trider. I realized this right at the beginning. After pulling off the tarmac and heading up the Kitwanga Back Road, I stopped and informed him that I have 2 kids and a job and I am not really up to killing myself doing anything really dumb or fast (well, I thought I would say what I was thinking at THAT moment in time). He was great and understood my thoughts. That made me happy. So we continued on the Kitwanga Back Road. At the first spot to drop to the Skeena River we pulled off the road and headed down to the shore for our first photo op.
This is when I learned to really like 2Trider's style. He took the photos on his blackberry and instantly posted them onto an Ontario forum. I liked that. :mb:
After yacking a bit we played around in the rock and sand, and I got a good lesson and some great riding tips in trying to control the DR. It was lots of fun, and the start of the confidence building process. After ripping it up for a bit we continued on to see what the slide looked like and see how passable it is. It turned out to be passable with no probs.
At this point I would like to interject a learning point that I made today. If you tell 2Trider that there is a "loop" around this, a "shortcut" through there, or "someone somewhere told me or wrote it on the bathroom wall" that a trail exists, he will want to find it. I mentioned that I had "heard" that there was a quad trail that went off a FSR that "apparently" went around the slide. So guess what, we just had to find it. So after the slide we went up the Burdoc FSR and found a quad trail taking off to the right back towards the slide. The trail was good, just overgrown. It was following 2Trider that I started to wonder what the hell I was doing following this expert on his nimble bike while I am ridding my 300+ pound piece of steel that I have ridden maybe a dozen times? :shoot:
Well, my adventurous spirit took over and I followed along and tested my skills and learned a ton with the DR as we crossed a beaver dam overflow and crossed a creek with a fairly steep muddy pitch after it. A couple of times we had to stop to break some vegetation out of our way:
Once we finally hit the Kitwanga Back Road, and yes, the quad trail did go around the slide, we headed off to Kitwanga to fuel our bikes and our bellies. By this point I was really starting to love the Doc. Sure it is big, but it thumps. 2Trider referred to it as a tractor and that got me thinking, maybe I should paint it green and yellow and call it the John DR :hf:
Just before we hit Kitwanga, 2Trider stopped for another photo op:
It made me feel proud to hear 2Trider talk about the beauty of the area. I love this area and all it has to offer and I love sharing it with others. Just before this photo op we passed a good sized black bear that ran in front of us. The NW is a special place, that is for sure.
After we had a great lunch and fuelled the bike up in Kitwanga, I asked if it was OK to take the slab back as, get this, I have not ridden more then 10 kms of solid slab before, it has all been dirt. 2Trider agreed and off we went, the DR thumping away. In Kitsegukla we took a small detour to the mouth of the Kitsegukla River, then headed down the old highway, the Skeena Crossing Road. We took another side loop that dropped us down to the Skeena River and followed an old dirt road. It was not very long, but it was very fun.
Once we got back to the hwy, I was beat, both physically and mentally. This man tired the crap out of me. I informed my friend that I should get going and was going to just head back to New Town on the hwy. This was actually true as I did have to get home in time to get the kidlets bathed and to bed before I attended a scheduled evening meeting. Look deep into my eyes and you will see passion behind the fatigue:
The way back to New Town was actually quite fun, especially the twisties by Seely Lake. With a wave, 2trider headed off to South Town and I continued on my way to load up the bike.
Like I said, I was lucky to do this ride today. Any time I get to ride is cherished. Riding in this area makes a guy realize that time is short and it goes by fast. Gotta make time for the good stuff, family, friends, and internal combustion engines :hb:
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Well, today was a great day. I was lucky enough to hook up with 2Trider after his fresh arrival in the NW. The plan of the day, meet in New Town at 10:00 and head down the Kitwanga Back Road. After meeting, greeting, and gasing up the Doc, we headed out.
I think this would be a good place to put the fact that I was GREATLY outclassed in riding skills by 2Trider. I realized this right at the beginning. After pulling off the tarmac and heading up the Kitwanga Back Road, I stopped and informed him that I have 2 kids and a job and I am not really up to killing myself doing anything really dumb or fast (well, I thought I would say what I was thinking at THAT moment in time). He was great and understood my thoughts. That made me happy. So we continued on the Kitwanga Back Road. At the first spot to drop to the Skeena River we pulled off the road and headed down to the shore for our first photo op.
This is when I learned to really like 2Trider's style. He took the photos on his blackberry and instantly posted them onto an Ontario forum. I liked that. :mb:
After yacking a bit we played around in the rock and sand, and I got a good lesson and some great riding tips in trying to control the DR. It was lots of fun, and the start of the confidence building process. After ripping it up for a bit we continued on to see what the slide looked like and see how passable it is. It turned out to be passable with no probs.
At this point I would like to interject a learning point that I made today. If you tell 2Trider that there is a "loop" around this, a "shortcut" through there, or "someone somewhere told me or wrote it on the bathroom wall" that a trail exists, he will want to find it. I mentioned that I had "heard" that there was a quad trail that went off a FSR that "apparently" went around the slide. So guess what, we just had to find it. So after the slide we went up the Burdoc FSR and found a quad trail taking off to the right back towards the slide. The trail was good, just overgrown. It was following 2Trider that I started to wonder what the hell I was doing following this expert on his nimble bike while I am ridding my 300+ pound piece of steel that I have ridden maybe a dozen times? :shoot:
Well, my adventurous spirit took over and I followed along and tested my skills and learned a ton with the DR as we crossed a beaver dam overflow and crossed a creek with a fairly steep muddy pitch after it. A couple of times we had to stop to break some vegetation out of our way:
Once we finally hit the Kitwanga Back Road, and yes, the quad trail did go around the slide, we headed off to Kitwanga to fuel our bikes and our bellies. By this point I was really starting to love the Doc. Sure it is big, but it thumps. 2Trider referred to it as a tractor and that got me thinking, maybe I should paint it green and yellow and call it the John DR :hf:
Just before we hit Kitwanga, 2Trider stopped for another photo op:
It made me feel proud to hear 2Trider talk about the beauty of the area. I love this area and all it has to offer and I love sharing it with others. Just before this photo op we passed a good sized black bear that ran in front of us. The NW is a special place, that is for sure.
After we had a great lunch and fuelled the bike up in Kitwanga, I asked if it was OK to take the slab back as, get this, I have not ridden more then 10 kms of solid slab before, it has all been dirt. 2Trider agreed and off we went, the DR thumping away. In Kitsegukla we took a small detour to the mouth of the Kitsegukla River, then headed down the old highway, the Skeena Crossing Road. We took another side loop that dropped us down to the Skeena River and followed an old dirt road. It was not very long, but it was very fun.
Once we got back to the hwy, I was beat, both physically and mentally. This man tired the crap out of me. I informed my friend that I should get going and was going to just head back to New Town on the hwy. This was actually true as I did have to get home in time to get the kidlets bathed and to bed before I attended a scheduled evening meeting. Look deep into my eyes and you will see passion behind the fatigue:
The way back to New Town was actually quite fun, especially the twisties by Seely Lake. With a wave, 2trider headed off to South Town and I continued on my way to load up the bike.
Like I said, I was lucky to do this ride today. Any time I get to ride is cherished. Riding in this area makes a guy realize that time is short and it goes by fast. Gotta make time for the good stuff, family, friends, and internal combustion engines :hb:
2Trider
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Perfect day it was and Jim even managed to get the Dr past the beaver ponds....though one greasy uphill slowed him to a hault. Learning by doing/trying he was BRAVO
Another nice day so I thinks I will pack a lunch and tour up the Kispiox and stop in at one of the farms along the way and review some history if someone is there.
Anytime anyone wants to ride speak up. I want to explore
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Perfect day it was and Jim even managed to get the Dr past the beaver ponds....though one greasy uphill slowed him to a hault. Learning by doing/trying he was BRAVO
Another nice day so I thinks I will pack a lunch and tour up the Kispiox and stop in at one of the farms along the way and review some history if someone is there.
Anytime anyone wants to ride speak up. I want to explore
. Next weekend I should be good for a visit though!Kermode_Klr
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My riding credits are high after two weekends of auto and house maintenance:hb:. Let us know your plans 2trider and I will try to join the ride.
Bchunter, thanks for a great ride report. I am really looking forward to joining some rides with you and benefiting from your local knowledge.
I managed to get out for an hour yesterday evening and headed out to the hills above Kalum Lake on the way to Rosswood. Great evening for a ride and it may have to be repeated today.
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My riding credits are high after two weekends of auto and house maintenance:hb:. Let us know your plans 2trider and I will try to join the ride.
Bchunter, thanks for a great ride report. I am really looking forward to joining some rides with you and benefiting from your local knowledge.
I managed to get out for an hour yesterday evening and headed out to the hills above Kalum Lake on the way to Rosswood. Great evening for a ride and it may have to be repeated today.
Kermode_Klr
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Sparklr and other locals, are you in the mood? White Bottom may be fun this evening. Meet up at 6 pm.
I will make sure I take my camera this evening
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Sparklr and other locals, are you in the mood? White Bottom may be fun this evening. Meet up at 6 pm.
I will make sure I take my camera this evening
Kermode_Klr
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It will be good to see you back with the pig back together. Has it had major or minor surgery?
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It will be good to see you back with the pig back together. Has it had major or minor surgery?
Chuck
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BCHUNTER: Nice RR & photos!
SPARKLR & Terrace & area riders: I hope to be up and running by the weekend. I'll plan on meeting up for a ride.Need to put some morekm on my tires before changing over.Copper River FSR and/or Trapper sounds great! I'll check back to see where y'all are headed and let you know.
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BCHUNTER: Nice RR & photos!
SPARKLR & Terrace & area riders: I hope to be up and running by the weekend. I'll plan on meeting up for a ride.Need to put some morekm on my tires before changing over.Copper River FSR and/or Trapper sounds great! I'll check back to see where y'all are headed and let you know.
Kitimat KLR
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I could be in for Saturday (&/or Sunday) - should know by Friday. Meet: Time/Place? Sparklr suggested a run up Copper FSR and maybe a look up Trapline. They're saying 22 degrees in Terrace for Thursday!
2Trider ...after that RR by BCHunter you've scared off the KLR guys :spl: (...well, speaking for myself)
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I could be in for Saturday (&/or Sunday) - should know by Friday. Meet: Time/Place? Sparklr suggested a run up Copper FSR and maybe a look up Trapline. They're saying 22 degrees in Terrace for Thursday!
2Trider ...after that RR by BCHunter you've scared off the KLR guys :spl: (...well, speaking for myself)
ianwuzhere
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bchunter: wicked pix- looks like good time!!!keep em comin.
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bchunter: wicked pix- looks like good time!!!keep em comin.
sparklr
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Ride for this weekend is Saturday, with the usual rendezvous at A&W at 10 AM. I will leave at 8:00 to go scout some other areas on route for snow activity. The plan is to go everywhere possible in the Terrace area, ie Copper, Trapper, Whitebottom and Redsands in no particular order and time permitting. Looks like wet is the motto for the day as the Weatherman has generally been spot on for several years now.
Would be fun to have some of you Terrace and Rupert lurkers to come out and introduce yourselves.
:hb:
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Ride for this weekend is Saturday, with the usual rendezvous at A&W at 10 AM. I will leave at 8:00 to go scout some other areas on route for snow activity. The plan is to go everywhere possible in the Terrace area, ie Copper, Trapper, Whitebottom and Redsands in no particular order and time permitting. Looks like wet is the motto for the day as the Weatherman has generally been spot on for several years now.
Would be fun to have some of you Terrace and Rupert lurkers to come out and introduce yourselves.
:hb:
Kermode_Klr
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10am at A+W should work for me. We should be able to find enough snow free trails to keep us busy for a few hours
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10am at A+W should work for me. We should be able to find enough snow free trails to keep us busy for a few hours