so the spaniard is on a tear again. it’s a damn good thing he doesn’t know where i live, because if he did, we all know what would happen: chainsaw.
he’s looking for photographs. photographs of the backcountry. backountry, golden, bc. canada, sons.
roll out…..
[i wish i was still shooting film.]
the guts of the operation out there are basically the same as it ever was: little blue house off the highway, brain, darcy, timo, and whatever stragglers or hoods wander in on any given weekend. holding it down.
this time around, the hood is major tom himself. in the flesh. crack the whip.
the trails heading back are BRUTAL this time around. too many slednecks for my liking. but what do you do when you have some of the best backcountry in north america though? ride it out.
once we’ve finally made it through the 1/2 hour mougal session to the money, the boys decide they want to build a jump to throw themselves off of. solid. let’s do this.
step 1: scope the landscape.
step 2: construct.
step 3: hit that.
unfortunately, well, unfortunately for you, but fortunately for me, some of the better shots from this spot got bought up. but this gives you a taste.
a few alternate angles of a few alternate hits.
well that got the blood flowing. what else you got out there? let’s have a look see…..
a little further along the trail the kids found some tree bonks and stump jumps to make a mini sesh out of.
a little sleuthing and peeking around of corners and timo found what looked like a pretty sick looking cliff. and it was. it took a little coaxing once he was up there to carry out the mission at hand, but timo’s the really real. and really, how else do get down once yr up there?!!
i’m going to shut up and just give you something to look at. good idea.
our fearless leader:
stumbled across a decent pillow line with some jumps. destroy it.
the terrain out here is bonkers and you can go out for months on end and not hit the same thing twice. truth. if i even knew half of the names the kids give to some of the madness that they hit, jump, shred, and destroy maybe i could paint a better picture for you. wait a second, i’m a photographer, and that IS what i do. right. on with the show then…
darcy keller was up to his old tricks again hitting and stomping HUGE shizz. skills for days.
and our fearless leader, looking to get some ride time.
what else can i say? it’s one of the most ridiculous playgrounds in the world this whole backcountry area between golden and revelstoke, bc. absolutely bonkers. i’m humbled to be able to head out there and ride, well, try to ride, and shoot with the kids i do. there is an insane amount of talent in these maniacs. and they make it seem so effortless. timo nelson, darcy keller, brain lavoie and the numerous others that drop in and out every trip. they are the really real.
