Salad Doggers at Warner Lake in Gold Bridge, British Columbia, Canada - photo by smoke

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Album: 2010
Category: All Mountain/Enduro
Date Posted: Nov 2, 2010 at 17:19
Nov 2, 2010
Location: Gold Bridge, British Columbia, Canada
Trail: Warner Lake
Riders: Salad Doggers

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radek Mod (Nov 2, 2010 at 17:45)

wow. that is some clear water. Amazing

nouser (Nov 5, 2010 at 9:46)

as clear as a evil witches intentions

kinggwarn (Nov 12, 2010 at 12:03)

Fuck me! That water!

grayson421 (Nov 30, 2010 at 23:49)

i dont get how this is connected with the rest of the water on the planet but this is clear? haha mind boggleing...

s-alex (Dec 12, 2010 at 17:58)

oh the beautiful wonders of B.C.

biker12344 (Jul 8, 2011 at 12:22)

clear water + mountains = the coldest f*cking water ever

ziegele (Jul 18, 2011 at 23:59)

can you wakeboard in it?

dirtbagluvin (Nov 2, 2010 at 18:05)

I f'n hate you smoke!!
"It was our 8th lap of the day, so we decided to get a shuttle driver".........

sean-dh (Nov 3, 2010 at 11:48)

I need to get a canadian visa and get me to BC

smoke (Nov 3, 2010 at 11:50)

You don't need a visa to visit Canada.

sean-dh (Nov 3, 2010 at 12:14)

I want to move there like permentantly

smoke (Nov 3, 2010 at 17:54)

This pic is going to be on Wayne's Weather Window on Global tonight.

nouser (Jul 8, 2011 at 12:18)

uhhh i love beaing a canadian ! 3

ShastaOutdoorMedia (Nov 2, 2010 at 18:09)

de havilland? Floatplanes are so boss...

smoke (Nov 2, 2010 at 18:44)

God I love Beaver...

ShastaOutdoorMedia (Nov 2, 2010 at 20:37)

How many bikes/people can you get in that and how big of a lake do you need to land/takeoff? We need a 10,000' descent somewhere serviced by STOL floatplanes!

smoke (Nov 2, 2010 at 21:15)

4 people and bikes, but it's not really a DH ride. More of a downhill XC ride. About 4000' over 33 miles.

ShastaOutdoorMedia (Nov 2, 2010 at 21:29)

Still that's gotta be sick...

marmotte (Nov 4, 2010 at 10:49)

I don't know how long the lake has to bee, but you are ok whit 2 or 3 feet deep.

ritchierich (Nov 5, 2010 at 12:55)

I just flew in a 54' beaver on a fishing trip, fucking awesome!

knobzy (Nov 5, 2010 at 20:56)

i don't need much take off room, as long as the weather is perfect and your load isn't heavy, i'd say way less then half a kilometer. I am horrible with distance, but i used to fly with a few friends and we could take off is a small amount of space. Just splurge and get a turbo beaver.

ShastaOutdoorMedia (Nov 5, 2010 at 20:57)

By the time I'd have enough dough for a prop the technology will be further along, but the Maule M7s with amphibious floats look pretty fun...smaller than the beav but still...

knobzy (Nov 5, 2010 at 21:13)

its not about technology. Look at the beaver, its OLD, but its the trusted aircraft along Canada's west coast. Its powerful and very versatile. For anyone who has never flowed in a beaver, go out and try it. And if you have been around them since you were a baby, they are even better. MY fav aircraft of all time. The most technology you will get in them is either a GPS, or the new way they rebuild them.

ShastaOutdoorMedia (Nov 5, 2010 at 22:05)

Tru dat.

mattrox (Nov 9, 2010 at 11:15)

im no expert but i know that you need more then half a click to take off and land lol i worked in algonquin park in ontario, and right around the corner from staff residence is a beaver plane the ministry uses it, they have it on smoke lake( if any one in fimilar) and the take off area is 2.5k long 1.3k wide and the same with the landing, its prb bigger for saftey but still half a click is a little underestimated.

knobzy (Nov 9, 2010 at 12:21)

i used to be a dockhand for a float plane company (beavers and beechcraft 1

I've seen/ flown in beavers that took off in around 1500-2000 ft of runway. Its possible.

smoke (Nov 9, 2010 at 14:51)

Depends on elevation, wind, temp, etc. Float planes need a bit more to get out of the water than a plane on dry land. Either way, there's plenty of room on those lakes, but wind direction plays a big role in whether or not he can get out of Warner.

knobzy (Nov 9, 2010 at 14:59)

i was referring runway as water, not land. And yes wind, temp, elevation and all that do factor in of course.

ShastaOutdoorMedia (Nov 9, 2010 at 16:57)

Rode in a Cessna 182 (smaller than the beav) in Tofino and the guy got us off it under 1500' for sure.

bunkey (Nov 10, 2010 at 19:05)

Wait wait wait, back it up...

2nd reply: 'God I love beaver'

...and nobody makes an epic joke? Come on guys! This is the internet!

smoke (Nov 5, 2010 at 13:58)

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DeafMike (Sep 6, 2011 at 13:31)

Would be great if some 1 ride down the hill so fast hit the water!!

DeafMike (Sep 6, 2011 at 13:35)

And without use brake!!

cody6 (Nov 11, 2010 at 21:04)

Outstanding picture

bryandickson (Nov 13, 2010 at 22:21)

Agreed, this picture is amazing, the lake is absolutely flat calm, makes for a good picture! Definitely not like the lakes I'm so used to! I'm sure wake boarding would be amazing there!

Really good picture!

liamjumper (Nov 17, 2010 at 17:31)

so ur selling the plane =p

alex422 (Jul 8, 2011 at 1:02)

Love B.C!

wes101 (Nov 2, 2010 at 20:54)

thats sick!

flipside (Nov 19, 2010 at 9:22)

"Pure"

goofyy (Jan 9, 2011 at 10:33)

waaaaa i wanna swim

arquitetodh (May 16, 2011 at 12:48)

beautiful site!!

hondamotox (Aug 11, 2011 at 13:33)

Lucky Bastard!