You know your family is hardcore when the slow biker recognizes the coldbike family on the trail in BC when he is from Newfoundland and you are from Calgary. I somehow failed to snap a photo of Malcolm, but he is my favourite kind of people. http://theslowbiker.wordpress.com/
Author: Doug
Chilcotins Gun Creek Lakes Tour Day 1
The kids and I got back recently from our trip to the Chilcotin mountains of BC. We tricked my friend Vik into coming along and carrying some of our heavy food. Our plan was to take from 5 to 7 days to make a loop up Gun Creek, over Deer Pass and down past Spruce…
Chilcotin – 3 Lakes Tour
Vik has a nice summary of our recent trip on his blog, stay tuned for our writeup.
Flathead Valley Recon Loop…
There are no kids or winter in this one, but there is fun, and me getting a bear’s perspective on bear spray. Vik and I will be heading out with my kids in a week.
Some people get it, some don’t
My first blog post about Tadhg fatbikepacking has gotten some super positive feedback. When I arranged to get Tadhg his Mukluk, a couple of people questioned the wisdom of buying a kid a real bike. They thought I should get him a BSO for a couple of hundred dollars because: (more…)
Elbow Loop: Bikepacking Dad and Two Kids
Summer of 2012 was drawing to a close we wanted to get something of an adventure in before the summer ended. So a bikepacking dad, and two kids decided to go for a five day, four night bikepacking trip in the Elbow Valley. Tadhg and I had done the Elbow Loop trail a number of…
Winter Fatbikepacking With a 9 Year Old.
I have a passion for winter bike riding. I love sleeping outdoors in the cold. This year, my son finally reached a height where he can ride an extra small sized Salsa Mukluk comfortably. It therefore made sense that we should go out together on a winter fatbikepacking weekend. We started out from the car…
