The general consensus yesterday as we packed up camp and left Squamish/Whistler was that the trip is truly starting to wind down. Although we still have a few rides left in and around Rossland, reality is starting to set in that journey can actually end. Although sad to think of the end, it is hard to be sad when you are truly 100 percent content with your current situation.
Our last few days in the Sea to Sky corridor (Squamish, Whistler, ect.) were great. On Monday night we meet up with Andrew in Whistler. After a few beers and a little catching up we decided on a good Squamish ride to do in the morning. I have to hand it to him, he ripped it up on one of the best loops we got to ride in Squamish. We all had a great ride, and finished off the day with a refreshing swim at the lake.
On Wednesday we decided to rent some big bikes and hit the famous Whistler bike park. After having a ridiculously hard time finding bikes and renting all the necessary gear, we hit the lifts. This type of riding isn’t even fair, I would have to compare it to shooting fish in a barrel. With zero climbing you have access to thousands of feet of supper flowy pump track style trails or super technical natural and man-made descents. The conditions were supposedly poor and it was still AMAZING, can’t wait to hit it when it’s in prime shape. It was also neat to see Whistler getting all ready for Crankworks which is a huge mountain bike festival held every summer.
Jared finally arrived in Whistler so after returning our rental gear it was off to meet up with him. He was in town for the unveiling of Giant Bicycles 2010 bike line (the bikes looked great, if you liked the 09s then next year’s bikes won’t disappoint). After Giants giant BBQ we decided to hit the town, we eventually meet up with some of the boys from the Tantalus bike shop and with some local guidance we had an amazing night in the village. Huge thanks to Peanut, Scott and all the boys at the shop for hooking us up and for just being super good guys, if you are ever in the Squamish area and need anything bike related hit up the Tantalus bike shop and you won’t be disappointed (the owner who unfortunately was away, is also from Montague).
All in all, the last week was awesome. We got to meet up with good friends and make some new ones; I hope Jared and Andrew had as good a time as we did. Thanks again to everyone who made our stay in the area unforgettable, especially Penny, John, Lauren, and Heather.
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