Takhini River Road/Trans Canada Trail

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our annie lake/mt skukum trip was aborted due to snow in the hills, so we ended up hitting the trans canada trail from the end of Takhini River Road. (Trans canada trail is mixed use in this section)
the actual TCT was pretty much just a dirt road, easily negotiated even in the family truckster, but there were some offshoots and powerlines that had some nicer riding for us.
there were no incidents, it was a good early season run, a few realizations about our gear and setup that will have to be remedied in the future:
~My 15/42 gearing on the XR is great on the highway, but sucks for low speeds
~Pirelli Scorpion is not a mud tire
~Better strap and bungee setups were needed for fuel and cargo on some bikes

all in all, it was a good ride, and good to meet some local riders!

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:mad3:

(but I'd guess it's a :mad3: that occurred long ago)

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Nice RHD Land Cruiser at the trailhead

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[bchunter]

Awesome pics. Man that looks like nice turf to ride in. The open woods looks very similar to here. Yesterday I was bombing through the pine flats going where ever I wanted to go.

Thanks for the pics. Poor car .........

[gladly]

bchunter wrote:
Awesome pics. Man that looks like nice turf to ride in. The open woods looks very similar to here. Yesterday I was bombing through the pine flats going where ever I wanted to go.

Thanks for the pics. Poor car .........
thanks, I think that Murman has more/better pictures, too

[Murman]

few more pics
I cut myself out of this one
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh194/MurmanNT/Bike%20RIdes/Takini%20May%2016%202010/Tak1-1.jpg


http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh194/MurmanNT/Bike%20RIdes/Takini%20May%2016%202010/Tak2-1.jpg


"So you guys are saying my tires are a bit of a problem?"
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh194/MurmanNT/Bike%20RIdes/Takini%20May%2016%202010/Tak3-1.jpg


http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh194/MurmanNT/Bike%20RIdes/Takini%20May%2016%202010/Tak4-1.jpg


http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh194/MurmanNT/Bike%20RIdes/Takini%20May%2016%202010/Tak5-1.jpg


http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh194/MurmanNT/Bike%20RIdes/Takini%20May%2016%202010/Tak6-1.jpg


http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh194/MurmanNT/Bike%20RIdes/Takini%20May%2016%202010/Tak7-1.jpg

The problem with the Yukon is that the views suck! That's the Takini RIver valley.
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh194/MurmanNT/Bike%20RIdes/Takini%20May%2016%202010/Tak8-1.jpg


This was the end of a technical little climb. We turned around right after this, as it looked like pretty sensitive area.
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh194/MurmanNT/Bike%20RIdes/Takini%20May%2016%202010/tak9.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh194/MurmanNT/Bike%20RIdes/Takini%20May%2016%202010/Tak10.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh194/MurmanNT/Bike%20RIdes/Takini%20May%2016%202010/Tak11.jpg

Gladly went toe to toe with the branches. They agreed to call it a draw.
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh194/MurmanNT/Bike%20RIdes/Takini%20May%2016%202010/Tak12.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh194/MurmanNT/Bike%20RIdes/Takini%20May%2016%202010/Tak14.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh194/MurmanNT/Bike%20RIdes/Takini%20May%2016%202010/Tak15.jpg

[250ccforme]

Murman wrote:
few more pics
I cut myself out of this one



http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh194/MurmanNT/Bike%20RIdes/Takini%20May%2016%202010/Tak2-1.jpg

Nice sign verifying that you are on the right track! :hb:

[Kitimat KLR]

Murman wrote:
The problem with the Yukon is that the views suck! That's the Takini RIver valley.
I know what you mean...those mountains get in the way of everything...:P

Thanks for sharing your bitof the world....keep them coming :D

[gladly]

I went a bit farther through this trail last weekend, beaver dams have made it impossible to make it out to the highway, but it's a fun ride (though a bit longer than I expected)

http://i794.photobucket.com/albums/yy228/sngladly/Rides/IMG00641.jpg

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http://i794.photobucket.com/albums/yy228/sngladly/Rides/IMG00653.jpg

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[bchunter]

Great pics. That looks like a fun place to explore.

And it is nice to see other DR's in action :cool: