BC Big Trailie Ride 4
Sunday, June 21
Today's route would take us to some roads and trails we had ridden the previous year, including a portion of the Kettle Valley Railroad (KVR).
We ate breakfast at the Logan Lake Lodge before getting ready for the day. It was a pretty cloudy day, and we had some showers as we were packing the bikes and getting ready to head out.
From Logan Lake, we headed south on Hwy 97C towards Merritt, and then continued east before turning off onto the gravel Kane Valley Road.
The Kane Valley Road takes us southeast, and then we head towards the old water tower at Brookmere.
Another group was planning on waiting for us at the water tower, but I guess they got anxious and kept riding. They did leave us a message though.
From Brookmere, it was onto the KVR - an abandoned railway bed that has had the tracks pulled up.
A pic of me along one of the rockier sections of the KVR
The KVR runs along Spearing Creek and then Otter Creek, and is a beautiful trail.
Eventually we pass by Otter Lake just before reaching Tulameen.
One of the riders in our group had a "whoops" moment!
We made sure that there was photographic evidence.
Past Tulameen, there is one section of the KVR where a slide has occured. Last year, it was pretty rocky but this year it was much more sandy.
Eventually, we reach the tunnels just before Princeton.
We ate lunch in Princeton, and then everybody headed on their way back home.
I was heading to a friend's house in Sorrento, BC for a few nights, which happens to be pretty close to where Farmerger (Gerald) calls home in Chase, BC; so we rode north from Princeton together. We took Hwy 5A to north of Merritt, and then mostly dirt roads from there.
All in all, it was another great ride in British Columbia with some great riding buddies!