Biking, Beers & Bears!

It's always a challenge in Alberta to see how late in the season you can still ride in the mountains. This year, Scott and his friend Mark weren't satisfied to stop riding when the snow flew in Calgary -- so they did a road trip recently to Spokane, WA.

We did two great days of riding. Day one was on Mount Spokane -- we must have been the only two guys actually climbing the trails on the Mountain! Don't get me wrong, there were other riders - just all downhill bikers. And if you're true riders, like we are, you should embrace the motto of "if you don't climb the mountain, you haven't earned the ride down!" We met up with two other guys after about 2.5 hours of climbing and they looked well rested. This is when we discovered that on the backside of the Mountain there was an access road that everyone DROVE UP in their support vehicles and then rode down the wicked trails!

These two guys said they'd drive us back up, if we wanted to follow them on the "Jedi Trail" (these guys were super nice, but very weird and often spoke in Star Wars character voices to each other!) We took them up on their offer and experienced some fast and greasy single track! The only downside was having to hear "Use the Force, Luke!" about 15 times during the 20 minute trail!

Day two was at Spokane Falls -- more diverse trails, tons of fun and way less weirdos!

The Boys Trip was a complete success, but not without its' lessons:

• Don't drive 7 hours, spend the night drinking and expect to feel good during the first few miles of the morning climb!


• Mark can stay on a mechanical bull for 8.3 seconds, if he's scared of falling off and landing in the foam pit with the guy dressed in superman spandex.


• If you find yourself in a US Jail - don't hire a tax lawyer named, Maurice. He's usually drunk and will only recite Latin phrases that we've all seen in Dead Poets Society.

Until Next Time - Seize the Day!