We figured that riding trails throughout the entire length of the Sea-to-Sky Corridor would serve as a metaphor for both time and the range of experiences life offers. For instance, Andreas has been riding in BC for more than two decades and has really seen it all. Our time frame was October 2nd to 6th, a moderately dependably awesome time to be riding bikes in the woods. A chance of cold and rain, yes, but also potential for cool fresh air, wet roots, dry rocks, and long sleeves, high speeds, and good times. The plethora of trails we’d be riding would take us on an adventure backwards in time; onto old school trails that harken back to the days of lore, to the time of bandit trail building and rigid frames, but also onto new trails that boast many of the catalysts of the new school: regular upkeep by bike clubs, signage, and well planned efforts to drain water and maintain sustainability. It was important to both of us to spend a day riding on Vancouver Island, because that temperate land of milk and honey is where Dre’s path began. For this trip we recruited my good friend Kari Medig from Nelson, a prolific photographer and world traveler. Several weeks before Kari and I had joined Revelstoke adventure man and photographer Bruno Long on a fairly ardorous assault on Mt. Cartier in Revelstoke, which involved a 16.5 km hike a bike, quite a few thousands worth of vertical ascent, and a descent in kind plus more. The downhill went on and on and Kari stomped me out, the guy just didn’t stop all the way down that never ending descent. In other words, a true athlete like Kari would be the perfect guy for this trip. Also coming along for our Sea-To-Sky trails extravaganza was Connor Macleod, a former top end Canadian downhill racer. In recent times Connor has become a videographer and he’d be capturing the trip on film. It was my first time meeting Connor and I was stoked to hang with him, I’d seen lots of his stuff over the years, the highlights for me being his ‘UltraMontane’ film series and going back many years, his ‘Overflow’ trail on Cypress which was one of the first true gnarly flow line trails. It was featured in one of the first Collective movies, maybe even the first one, with Geoff Gulevich doing the riding. We had a great and capable little crew to say the least, and what lay in store was another highlight of the riding season for me. Read on and share the ride with us.