A few months ago, I went to Galiano Island, BC for a little relaxing trials riding retreat. Here is a little video summery of the trip. Alex did an awesome job editing this together!

My friend Gregor just posted an article about our trip to Galiano Island a couple months ago. Some nice pictures and a good story about our visit to one of the most beautiful Gulf Islands.

Check out the story here…

Peace…

My body is sore. It’s mostly a good feeling. It’s sore from a combination of over exerted muscles and a few bruises from a crash. All part of the game I guess, they always say that if you’re not crashing you’re not trying hard enough – I don’t really subscribe to that motto, but there is a little bit of truth to it.

Linked some lines together today on the sculpted sandstone and drift log beaches that left me with a happy grin and an certain kind of artistic satisfaction.

It’s the evening now and we’re nice and warm with full bellies in the little cabin; just finished an interview by the fire for the video project which should go online through Norco’s podcast site in a month or so.

We’ll be heading home in the morning as it sounds like the rain will start overnight. That’s all good. It’s been a great little riding retreat, and I felt that spark and love for riding trials that I needed after about a month off from riding. Getting my riding imagination going on natural terrain is some good therapy after a season of about 150 shows.

The sun is setting, the cabin fire is burning, the tea is hot, and the view is gorgeous. I’m on Galiano Island for a few days filming a podcast with my buddy Alex Lavigne, and the first day was great!

Our friends Greggor and Jenny showed us a fairly secret spot on the Island called Rock World, it’s basically like a mini Stonehenge or a standing stone zone much like you’d find in the UK. So it turned out to be a very unique area for some trials lines. Most of the rocks were too tall and they were spaced such that you couldn’t jump from one to another; but the individual rocks I did make it on were a great challenge.

I have to be honest though; I haven’t ridden my trials bike for about a month, whew! My arms and shoulders are already sore. My back is even sore because I had a couple high bails and a couple large’ish drops. It’s funny how my trials mind is sharp and has the vision, but my body was saying take it easy boy!

We have another day or two of riding, then back to the mainland. I’m hoping to hit a few rock and log lines at the beach tomorrow. Galiano has the most amazing sculpted sandstone shapes at the beach, but the tide schedule isn’t so favorable for us, so we’ll do our best. Nice to be back on the trials bike, and good timing too as I have a couple school shows coming up.