Author Archives: Ryley

It took 2 of us to push Ryley’s bike and the chariot up steep/loose trail above Elk River, but at the top we rode along a plateau under Mt Broadwood and it was stunning – my favourite views yet. Down … Continue reading →

Finished the fun single track and dedicated off-hwy trail to Wardner, watered-up and Axel hit the playground before climbing behind Wardner to Koocanusa lake. We hit an unexpectedly rough, washboard and loose gravel forest service road that was not a … Continue reading →

Axel slept in and Kim visited us from Invermere for breakfast. We biked the Northstar paved rail trail from Marysville to Cranbrook, stopped for lunch and resupply then carried onto a beautiful gravel trail through forest and along a canyon … Continue reading →

We scarily descended steep rough Forest Service Road with no brakes (pooched them yesterday) before stopping to shorten all our stretched brake cables. Whew! Beauty swim in St Mary’s River then 20km on bumpy, rolling, dusty Forest Service Road with … Continue reading →

We did it! We bike, we walked, we pushed, we made it. Had a shallow lake dip at the top, pushed on to the summit then bombed down 700m elev over 13km, possibly worse than the climb (Editor’s note: strongly … Continue reading →

Mostly downhill cruise on creamy trail to Nelson, backtracked to caffeinate at Oso Negro. Onwards across and along beautiful Kootenay Lake with a stop at Kokanee Cr prov park for lunch and a swim. Mix of fresh and grooved/shitty pavement … Continue reading →

Steep climb from the Columbia River up to Fruitvale then hwy to Salmo: back onto gravel @Salmo – Great Northern Rail Trail. Very rough out of Salmo but beautiful along the Salmo River. Biked through prime swim time cause Axel … Continue reading →

Axel woke up at 5:20 and had his first nap at 7:30. Gravel ride into Castlegar along Lower Arrow Lake was beautiful, then paved and road riding… The afternoon highway riding was a hot slog. Ended the day with a … Continue reading →

Long climb out of Christina Lake, walk-a-bike/baby/chariot across a landslide, hot and hard climb to the Farron summit (1294m), then a long and often bumpy descent towards Castlegar above Lower Arrow Lake. The trestles and bridges and tunnels were very … Continue reading →

Short and sweet early ride to Christina Lake for a mostly rest day – laundry, shower, swim, ice cream. Beautiful ride from GF along the Kettle River. More 🚲!: Axel wakes up early and we start riding before 8am. We … Continue reading →