Workin' in Washington

We didn't get enough work in Squamish. So we decided to head to Washington and do a little construction work for Joe and Dre. The morning weather in Squamish: A+. Worked on the new house, took down a climbing wall at Lake Roesiger house, slept in the woods, rode a dirtbike, tried to kite-board and ate Bob's smoked Kokanee.

O'er the sound

Phil fillin' up way too early before the drive to Joe and Dre's in Washington

Happy Gavin

He's contagious

Joe and Dre's new place

Divide and conquer

Team Winter

Deck's goin' here

Mixin' it up

Bring it down

Christine and Liz

Dre and Bar

Concrete here, paint there

Fine art

Barley!

Kick save

The newest ripper, Gavin

Eat your heart out Peter Man

Whips

Big ol' buggas

Set up next to Joe's track

Between many ferns

First night in my new bag.

Tent by Mike Dewald, Sleeping pad by Pete Koszulinski, Eagle Creek pack by Tim Harwood, Woods by Joe (WA)

Squamish Lumber

Lumberjackin' in Squamish. I haven't worked or played so hard in years.

These photos are from our second lumberjack session of the day. The first required climbing down and out a treacherous boulder, debris and hole-filled bush-wacked path. After we flipped a load up the mountainside and into the truck Phil shuttled me deeper and higher into the backcountry with a mtn bike, a map, full protection, a snack and water. After a solid climb on the bike I started down Ring Creek Rip which took me over to Powerhouse Plunge (the black diamond run that Phil threw me on for my first ever mtn bike trail a day prior). Gettin' worked. After a few hours in the woods I made my way back to the house, where it was time to split logs (axe). Then, in an effort to collect all the firewood for the year (and secure my lodging for Whistler Blackcomb next snowboard season) we went back up the fire service roads and took the biggest load of the day. Unloaded at the house, cut to length, ready for splitting today. Then came the inevitable wonderful dinner and nightly longboard run.

The take

The route

The payoff

end of a day's work (the chief supervising)

The chief

Beer, food, longboard, sleep time. But Ian's ready for some mtn. biking.

Squamish boulder

Squamish - bouldering

shit