Whistler Day 21- Pemberton Shuttles

CK on Cream Puff, originally uploaded by kendyck1.

August 2nd
Bear Sitings = 0
Replacement parts = 0
Kms= 15
Shuttles = 5
Drinks= too many
Dancing= some
Picture= CK on Cream Puff

Pemberton Shuttle day
We drove up to Pemberton in Tom's pickup with the bikes strapped in the back and headed through the gravel pits up the steep rutted stony fire road, bumoiung around like crazy.

James and I rode first down Cream Puff, we found the trail head without issue and headed down the first jagged loose rock descent then the one pictured but shortly after that we lost the trail as it petered out into a cleared area with a new logging road. Eventually we found a trail and followed it . It turned out to be Moby Dick and Dark Forest and brought us back to the rail track and to where Tom was with the pick up but it took us an hour.
Tom in the meantime had got stuck with the pickup on an alternative way out but managed to recover and came back the way we went up.

I drove up next to top of overnight sensation and dropped Tom and James, they had a very long ride down and I waited near the railway bridge at the bottom trying to dry my shoes out in the sun.

We had some lunch at the Pony Espresso which was great food and we were glad it still existed given that Pemberton seems to be developing rapidly with new buildings and shops as well as houses and hotels.
Next we drove up to Hawaii and Toma nd I rode that and Indy 500 down- it was steep and loose in places, I did the first steep rock roll and the very tight switchbacks and after that it was fast and loose. Weird conditions and not much traction.

Then we drove up to PHD and James and I did the final hike up to the trailhead where James tweaked his bike and then we hit the trail. The first rock descent looked a little damp and rather long so we did not ride it (later Tom told me what speed you get on it so I am glad we rode around it). We did not ride the short steep one with the sharp right either but after that we rode all the rock slabs down.

Here's some quick footage of Tom on the 2nd roll.

We met Tom at the fire road crossing and turned right to pedal back up a few hundred meters and then drop in left across a wood bridge ride and then hike up in full armour and very hot day! Ow! Soon we were rolling again over steep short rock decsents and roots. It was a real fun ride from then on and I remembered it all. At times I felt my bike controlling me rather than the other way around and the rear wheel had a few skids but that added to the excitement.

At the bottom we were exhausted even though it was only around 5km descent! I drove the next shuttle and by the time they were down PHD again it was 7pm so we headed home.

Quick shower adn out to the Brewhouse for dinner and then Amsterdams and Maxx Fish club for drinks and a boogie. But that made me feel a littel old as the music was not really my style nor the people, I'm just getting too old! But we danced anyway first on our bar stools and then on the floor where you get bumped around a lot. Rolled home at around 2am.