Ride: Sea to Sky Facebook Group Nicomen to Merritt to Princeton 2 Day Ride

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 Sea to Sky Facebook Group: Nicomen to Merritt to Princeton 2 day 887 km Ride

Sept 9: 8 am meetup at 202 street & Hwy #1 Langley (9 riders)


Sqewqel Gas Bar Hwy #7 North of Agassiz


Hwy #1 waiting for pilot car north of Boston Bar



Murray Creek FSR from Hwy #12 north of Lytton to Hwy #1 north of Spences Bridge


Decent to Hwy #1 north of Spences Bridge




Steve Andronyk on his KTM 690





Southbound on Hwy #1 north of Spences Bridge to Nicomen River FSR to Hwy #8 & Merritt


This section was more scenic that started with steep & loose switch backs climbing to the summit


NW view atop Nicomen River FSR



Sept 10: Coldwater Rd south of Merritt to Kane Valley FSR to Princeton (8 riders)

Today's ride was varied & dotted with small lakes, with a mixture of mostly 3rd & 4th gear gravel with baby heads & loose fsr, steeper rutted & rocky loose up & down hill sections, some quad & single tracks with a few small water hazards & downed trees to get over & finishing with some faster 5th & 6th gear fsr. A few sections of "Intermediate" level tracks pushed me out of my comfort zone...it was good to be with more advanced riders to follow their lines & benefit from their advice that helped me & the T7 get through unscathed. Temps ranged from 12 to low 30s C.


Tahla Lake & Steve Andronyk


Dean Guest having fun on his KTM 690


Goose Lake


Steve Messervier & Gord Esplin


Sea to Sky FB Group organizer Dean Guest




Lunch & gas in Princeton then home via Hwy #3 & #7

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