A Canadian Hillbilly and his travels

Make it later august. I will be able to grab a few days, but this august is going to be busy. Especially early. Tho I can always hook you up with friends for some trails!

 

I hope that the border open by August. @Squeaky Penguin and I have some plans to explore out there! Sounds like we could potentially have decent size group meet up?


Awesome photos Mike! Are there any groups that maintain any of these trails to keep them from being lost forever?

 

Come on up. We keep them open, there’s so many miles of trails in BC, it’s mainly user directed. We’ve opened up a few north of here that had been closed for several years, or rather, open to ATV only. But not designated to atv, so, we clean them up for truck and jeep use. We get some flack from the odd quader, or SxS driver, but overall, most of them approach the trails with the same attitude as us. Use, or lose.

 

Another shot back at the shelf road. Gawddam, I love driving these.

 

Back in the trees again, our plan was to head across the valley, and back up again, before dropping back to Hosmer for the night.

 

Last slide before heading out. I really want to see how far a guy could drive up this.

 

Across the valley and up, we found some awesome rocks.

 

And I found a tree that decided to make love to my poor truck.

 

Once again, we headed for the valley floor. Time for a campfire, some beers, and repair work.

 

Upon waking, way too early, I saw snow. I decided to boot it for home, as Krawlers frankly suck in the snow. September 7th this was

 

So, having a bad LBJ, I figured I’d try to take it out in style. I headed to my buddy’s cabin, to play on the rock course he’s been building. “Jeep Trail Only”

 

The lower ball joint held, so I replaced it, then a couple weeks later, I headed for Revelstoke, to meet up with some friends.

 

We were headed for Pettipiece pass. I figured I’d warm the Krawlers up on a wooden bridge deck.

 

The cut line and trail are in place to keep the power lines in shape. So, one drawback, is the damn power lines. Makes a picture without them tough. But, without them, we wouldn’t have the trail. And it’s a good trail.

 

The switchbacks are numerous, and steep

 

The rock cuts are phenomenal.

 

Lots of water and puddles too. And no mud!!

 

As I said, hard to get away from the power lines. But the views!

 

More creeks

 

You guessed it. More creeks!