Training Log Archive: phatty

Late afternoon paddle on Indian Arm toward Port Moody and back. Lots of boat traffic made for choppy conditions for sure.

C • A fair bit of paddling this summer 2

Great run up to Lynn Peak proper in the midday heat. What's strange is that they mark Lynn Peak with a big sign but it's actually Lynn Lookout and 750m short of the actual peak. Not sure why they do that. I bumped into a parks guy and got to chatting...turns out he tests our gear. Small world.

Paddled around Cultus Lake before the kiddies got rolling. A beaver and I moved alongside each other for a while...and of course that ended in a big slap of his tail.

It has been a LONG time since staging RtN Apex Resort and Salomon AC Penticton. After those events, I had always wanted to bike up the 31k road to the resort from town. Today was the day. Very moderate start for quite a while but then the hurt kicked in and made for a difficult last ~10k to the top. Thankfully, I found someone up there who would let me fill up with water as I was out and the heat was cranking. I hit almost 80 kph on the long descent and was rattled quite a bit going over the 3 cattle grates. Those have likely caused a bike accident or two over the years.

C • Some great (& phunny) memories of that race 6

Paddled south to the bridge to Kelowna and back. Such a perfect morning for a paddle.