Bike 4:00:00 [3] 47.0 km (11.7 kph) +1400m
Larch Hills traverse backwards with Courtney, Atsuko, Rich, Jaelyn, Tom S, Russ and Vikki. We started at the bottom of 112 road which allowed for a 30 min warm up spin on the old Sicamous road. This worked out pretty nicely. The weather was cooler today with a lot of smoke - not a bad day for this ride as there isn't much water on it and although the views are nice it isn't the main reason to ride it. Really enjoyed the first two single track sections. The raspberry hill climb was a grunt as usual. Some of the cutblock sections are getting pretty overgrown - best to bring arm protection next time. Looks like more trail is being built right above the switchbacks. A few people joined me to check out upper superman again - had only done this once before. The ride across on Thicket has one hike a bike around the swamp but otherwise rideable and the upper section is fun. Ride back on the hwy was noisy due to heavy traffic but was over pretty quick. Good day...