Giver Skidoo Eh

#followcamfriday searching for dirt on Mt Joss in July with Tom Kiwi Bradshaw. It's winter up here eh.

Sometimes enthusiasm trumps common sense. Throw in some abnormal athleticism and you find yourself standing in the snow on the top of a mountain. With your bicycle... Where did I leave my skis..... 

Now while I am not condoning this sort of behavior, sometimes you make a bad call and find yourself in the alpine a bit too early. Truth be told, you can't really hurt the trail when you can't actually see the trail. Right? Interestingly enough, the 2 meter deep snow patches gave way to complete blown-out dust about half way down. Tom can be seen here testing the snow levels. 

When you get Tom and Ted together in one location, there can be no bad days. They are a team. A "squad" if you will. It is absolutely impossible to have a bad time when these boneheads are present. We should all be so lucky to have friends like this. 

Mount Joss, located near Revelstoke is a unique experience. We chose to do this as an out and back, totaling about 4000' of gain/ loss. Some have been known to access this by helicopter, we opted for the hard way. Tom had a flight to catch that afternoon, so we figured we had better try as hard as possible to make him miss said flight. 

Dogs make everything better. Tedd's dog #lovesbackpaw, just like dad. This black projectile is pinned, and will be the last thing in your way on the descent. 

When you have walked through so many patches of snow that you can't clip into your pedals any more... Or, just Tom being Tom. Why we love him. 

Green room. After doing battle on the icy tundra above, the trail eventually gave way to some authentic jungle riding. I saw a monkey. Next time I do this ride, I will be packing crampons and a machete. The contrast was amazing actually. Spring time in BC... Got to love it. Errr, July. 

So, if you are looking for a challenge and are in the area, give this one a rip. The views and alpine are unrivaled. Just maybe wait till August, so you don't have to giver skidoo. Eh. Oh, and Tom made his flight. What a bummer. Bye Tombo.