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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHere is an unusual post – the world is on fire<\/p>\n\n\n\n ======================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n Below is a pic of Heather Wurtele from New Denver, on the TRS Xtrack she just got from us – already super happy and enjoying the bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ==========================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n Below are a few pics taken from a video of the Joss Mountain Climb Stan and I did to celebrate my 75th birthday – – It was Stan’s suggestion, as we were on route back from a Trial at Ymir ! – OK I said !! – What I did not know at the time, was that I was suffering from Type 2 diabetes – and of course back then — I never ate breakfast etc etc! – The other dumb mistake I made in agreeing to do this one last time, was the bike I had, was a Beta Factory 300 – great bike, but definitely the wrong one for me that day. – <\/p>\n\n\n\n It was already noon and raining, when we arrived at base camp, but we pressed on until we reached the Alpine – which as anybody that has done this climb will tell you, is not easy, especially for an old guy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When we broke out into the Alpine – we sat down, for a much needed rest ( I was already shattered) and looking up high towards the next stage, I said to Stan – “Looks like we could hit snow” – Stan suggested we might want to go back – but after thinking about it – as knackered as I was, I thought – Well I’m never going to be up here again – so lets go for it. –<\/p>\n\n\n\n As you can see by the pics – we were lucky not running into snow, but it was certainly not far away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next week I will be 88 yrs old, still riding and yes I do plan on a birthday ride – but it will be a lot less challenging than that day on Joss mountain, but I’m so glad Stan and myself shared that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Below is our post in the visitors book at the Fire lookout at 7,800ft – this was only put in back in 2007, after they fitted new windows in the shack, which was originally built in 1920, by a team using packhorses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Snow clouds all around. – we didn’t stick around too long. – Yes lots of snow drifts up top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ============================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n Quite a few birthdays today – Katie Mcg-,- Keith Simmons (Former Yamaha Canada Parts Manager) Larry Bastedo, -David Chambers, Darryl Heidrick and Paul Throssell – We hope you all have a great day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ============================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yesterday was quite special at the ISDE for our Canadian Team, as Shelby Turner from Alberta, made the fastest time in one of the special tests – perhaps the first time ever for a Canadian rider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ==========================================<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Answer to the last quiz – Eddie Lejeune at the UK Kickstart – – correct responses from Pete Varey, Stan and Taff – followed by Brett and Harlow. Quiz today – Guess who Here is an unusual post – the world is on fire ====================================== Below is a pic of Heather Wurtele from New Denver,… Continue reading Thursday August 28th\/25<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9995"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9995"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10018,"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9995\/revisions\/10018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Event-postponed-in-UK.jpg\")
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