In conjunction with the family gathering in the South Okanagan, a group of us decided to have a go at the Kettle Valley Railway trail system (the KVR). Accordingly, the group packed up bikes and water and food and headed for Myra Station first thing in the morning. The drive there - north to Kelowna and up to Okanagan Mountain) took longer than we'd anticipated, so it was almost 11 am before we finally took off on the bikes. The Myra Canyon part of the trip is 11 km one way, and that's where most of the group stopped, returning the 11 km back to the Myra Station parking lot. Demitri and I kept on going and made the long ride all the way to Penticton, another 3+ hours. My main feelings were that a 2% grade isn't really all that much of a downhill, especially when you were hoping for one, and I really need a bike with suspension if I'm going to do much of that kind of trail again. Almost shook my fillings loose!
We were thirsty by the time we arrived in Penticton so we rested in a convenient pub while we waited for the rescue vehicle to come pick us up and take us back to the party. Nice.
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