"Do to events out beyond of my control no one would be able to ride with me" 2006

I planed a week ride the Kettle Valley Railroad but, that fell apart. So the day I were suppose to go; I rode from Abbotsford to Rosedale and then got a old friend to drop me off at up Harrison Lake at the mouth of the Big Silver River.

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I rode my 90 pound mountain bike up Big Silver River from Harrison Lake, camped over night at Nahatlatch Lake and next day rode down Nahatlatch River to Fraser River and down to Boston Bar and call it a short trip. By the way I still have all the food for that trip on the KVR. I hope there is no bears!.

The beach area at the mouth of Big Silver River where I camped over night. I could see across to west side of Harrison Lake and see Twenty Bay were Sandy Keith and I only 3 years earlier have rode our bikes to Pemberton. I had the whole beach to myself, had fire, made my dinner and watch the sunset.

Behind the log between my bike I set my bed a ground sheet, self inflated mattress got in my old army compo rubber jack sleeping bag under the stars. I found pretty nice Swiss arm knife on that log, only to lose it there too!

Before coming up here I had check with the forestry if that road was clear to Boston Bar , I was informed that they were to pull down the first bridge that crossed Big Silver River this very next morning. In the morning while it was still dark I could hear the logging trucks head up the same road. I quickly packed up my bed, eat my breakfast and just as it was getting light or at dawn I rode couple hours to the bridge.

The Big Silver River Canyon

Look back down the road

More little canyons and bridges

The ride from Harrison Lake is 30 miles to the summit on a logging roads to the pass. it was smooth wet but hard sand on the logging trucks rutts. I stop take these pictures as you me getting higher up in the clouds

The pass, forestry sign and my bike

There was logging just on the other side of the pass that blocked the road, but I was able to walk thur and ride down to Hannah Lake and camp over night.