B C Big Trailie Ride 6

This year the BCBTR ventures for the first time into the Cariboo Chilcotin region.




The gathering and departure point for day 1 is the parking lot of the Cariboo Lodge in Clinton. The route goes north past the Gang Ranch and through the incredible Farwell Canyon on the way to Williams Lake. After a lunch/fuel stop, we head east to Horsefly, south to 100 Mile House and stay at the Ramada Inn.





An unlikely combination of roads make up the route for day 2 and is one of my favorites ever used on BCBTR. East on Horse Lake Road and Hwy 24, turning off onto the excellent Eakin Creek Rd and across the North Thompson River on a small reaction ferry at Little Fort. South to Barriere, along Adams Lake, through the Paxton Valley and The Douglas Lake Ranch. Arriving into Merritt on the gnarly Old Nicola Cut-Off Road. The Super 8 serves as the official ride motel and location for the BBQ and other festivities.




Day 3 will be familiar with BCBTR veterans. It allows you to follow the road route or join onto parts of the KVR on the way to Princeton where we say goodbye after lunch.

As usual, the BCBTR is open to all sizes of Trailie Bikes.



The Going List
1) Manxman
2) RJ
3) Imonaroll
4) Ron from BC
5) longwaytim
6) oldtrout
7) Hockeygod
8) big jer
9) folknride
10) Wildbone
11) farmerger
12) Cowgirl
13) Canadane
14) Fishnbiker
15) Stand Up
16) canucksurfdog
17) OurBC
18) Adventure Hammer
19) Beamer Queen
20) PacWestGS
21) paul
22) dave6
23) lexota
24) Twin T
25) Woodapple
26) Woodapple's Bro
27) Vee Stormer
28) Olafskii
29) hontri
30) Mrs. hontri
31) dharmasister
32) Puckhog
33) StinkyBoy
34) obstacle
35) 00Buck
36) Lycan1
37) AlbertaStrom
38) silverwasp
39) 4ttrialsguy
40) Brimstone
41) Redhed
42) Redhed Son#1
43) Redhed Son#2
44) Voltsmith
45) PabloX
46) Pat
47) Hooli
48) javachat
49) GSPD750
50) Taxguy
51) tmurrayis
52) Rossland Rider
53) D-Fuzz
54) D-Fuzz's pal W/S
55) D-Fuzz's pal GS
56) lohlsson
57) BCFlyfisher
58) CordR
59) Wally-world
60) Toadride
61) Odin69
62) teamgrizzly
63) Bib
64) Bib's friend
65) rtw02
66) ry1der
67) PomoRider
68) Jono R.
69) obi990
70) prime
71) KLRSixfifty
72) rockyrider
73) adventure man
74) 2warped4me
75) hounddogryan
76) Landshark
77) benbob
78) coaxial
79) Redleggs
80) repsolrider
81) Green Gecko
82) liquorpig
83) OneWheelDrive
84) OneWheelDrive's Pal#1
85) OneWheelDrive's Pal#2
86) cabot
87) whuht
88) RED CAT
89) RED CAT's Pal #1
90) RED CAT's Pal #2
91) RED CAT's Pal #3
92) RED CAT's Pal #4
93) RED CAT's Pal #5
94) ADV Dog
95) pirate277
96) Cooler
97) rockies-GS
98) scharfg
99) Scratch
100) BC Brian
101) FlyingSwede
102) Mrs. FlyingSwede
103) Komara
104) lexluther11
105) GS eh!
106) James
107) OceanMtnSea
108) OceanMtnSea's Buddy
109) JgB
110) JgB's Buddy
111) Bumbee
112) Magnataan
113) Crude
114) Drfishburn
115) mazmex
116) The Hov
117) Landini
118) TTigerfoot
119) DTman
120) Greg the pole
121) Mrs. Greg the pole
122) MadScotsman
123) MadScotsman's friend
124) oscar95
125) Keith R
126) Pat K
127) Kevin R
128) Newbusa
129) bross
130) Mrs. bross
131) John in Seattle
132) wishfullthinkin
133) wishfullthinkin's quest
134) Kelster
135) Romabuk
136) smedium
137) Hardace
138) hasenwerk
139) hasenwerk's buddy

Accommodation Information

Official Ride Motels are:

Thursday Night -- Clinton -- Cariboo Lodge 250-459-7992

Friday Night -- 100 Mile House -- Ramada 250-395-2777

Saturday Night -- Merritt -- Super 8 250-378-9422 **location of the BBQ

All the motels have rooms reserved for us. You must say you are on the BCBTR to get one of them.

Saturday Night BBQ and other Festivities Information

I was unable to get the same level of donations as last year due to the tougher economy.
Rather than miss out on the Saturday Night Festivities, there will be a small charge to cover the costs.
The cost per person is $15, which includes a BBQ chicken dinner with all the fixins, plus water, pop,
coffee and dessert. Also included are event decals and a chance to win 1 of 20 prizes in the raffle.
Along with the other raffle items, this year's grand prize is the "Ultimate Adventurer Video Camera",
a GoPro H.D. 1080 Hero.

No prepayment is necessary. I will collect the $15 on Friday morning in Clinton when the route sheets are handed out.

Fantastic looking route. Count me in.

A few pictures


Heading towards the Gang Ranch


Royal Engineers' Bridge across the Fraser River


Farwell Canyon


The plains above the Gang Ranch


Heading south between Horsefly and Hendrix Lake


Eakin Creek Road


Ferry at Little Fort


Dunn Lake Road


Along the Douglas Lake Ranch Road


The Old Nicola Cut-Off Road


The Brookmere Station on the KVR

I may just have to tag along. These are all roads and places I've wanted to see.

Silly question...... Motels booked!


First class job on prep yet again Ross!

Sign me up too please!!!

No excuses this time .. now for the seven month wait !

Look forward to meeting you guys ('n gals). Sunny and dry, eh ?

Logan

I am drooling... since I missed this past year's ride due to the birth or our daughter, I will have to pencil this one in... fortunately, it looks like my teaching finishes a few days prior to these dates! Now I gotta make sure the wife is OK... I would love to finish up on the KVR, Grey Creek Pass(if it is still open?) and then decide between Settler's Road (heading north) or through the Crowsnest (heading east) on the way back home to Calgary... maybe a week for the whole trip will suffice (arrive home Wed June 22?)

please add me to the going list also. had a great time last year, this ride looks even better.

I'm in. Number two for me - never had a better time.
Anybody need a roomy - I don't snore (too much).

Some nice routing there

...thinking

I'm in too as long as there are no water crossings without a ferry.

I wasn't going to tell anyone about this until later, but seeing as you asked...

Good one however I spy ManxMan's previous ride (1150GSA mit Odyssey Bags) in that photo. A bike photo I'm sure Kootenay Kid will recognize..... :

3 of us GSers did part of this ride last year going to Bella Coola. Awesome stuff with good weather. Will confir with Canadane, who attended BCBTR 5. Looks like we'll both be in as long as you young fellers can wait up for a couple of retired white haired guys.

Best bike they ever did build. IMHO of course

Hrmmm...I think you'll find lots of aged company.