All Blog Posts (9)

Guide For Hostels : An Introduction

This is my first blog post and i would like to write down a few sentences about hostels. Hostels are a good method to see the world on a low budget. From the cheapest to the more grand there is something to accommodate every preference and budget. The cool thing about youth hostel is that tons of university students flock to them since they are cheap and enjoyable so there is continuously lots of student travelers around to party with! In generally every o… Continue

Added by Peter on October 28, 2009 at 11:08am — No Comments

BC roadtrip..AWESOME!

So I spent two weeks on the raod exploring some hidden jems in BC and a few rides in Alberta for good measure. Started the trip in B… Continue

Added by Ashley Brown on September 20, 2009 at 10:04pm — 1 Comment

BC Road Trip - Goodbye 30's hello 40's!!

So it's finally here and I will be turning 40 and to celebrate this I going on a 2 week trip through Southern BC and over to the Island. This really is a first for me, I'm going on a XC trip leaving the DH rig at home and climbing some hills! I plan to report on my trip and post some pictures. I will be leaving Saturday 5th September and returning September 21st. My trip will take me through Canmore on to Trail then a quick stop in Rossland and from there I'm winging it! My schedule is as follow… Continue

Added by Ashley Brown on September 1, 2009 at 8:24pm — No Comments

Silver Star - Not to be missed!

Silver Star bike pass is located just outside of Vernon, BC and is one of the sickest places I have ever ridden! The trails are really well maintained and super fun! We rode a lot of trails but kept going back to the old fav’s of Double Dog, World Cup and Rock Star. There is an abundance of… Continue

Added by Ashley Brown on August 17, 2009 at 4:41pm — No Comments

Penticton, BC

I recently visited Pentiction to ride some of the local trails. The Three Blind Mice area overlooks Okanagan Lake to the west. There are many trails within this area so be careful not to get turned around. This area is mainly composed of beautiful ponderosa pine rock bluffs and grasslands.… Continue

Added by Ashley Brown on August 17, 2009 at 2:02pm — No Comments

Panorama - Great place to ride.

If you're ever in Invermere, BC be sure to check out Panorama. I just spent a few days riding both the local XC and the bike park. There is lots of really good Singletrack and the bike park is pretty sweet, the trails are well maintained very rocky and rooty but fun to ride. The XC is spectacular but be sure to carry bear spray! While I was there it was the start of the Trans - Rockies looked very cool. Invermere is a great place so be sure to visit after you have been to Fernie! Continue

Added by Ashley Brown on August 14, 2009 at 1:53pm — No Comments

1st Don Valley Skills Session on Thursday July 30

Had a fantastic time last Thursday at our 1st Don Valley Skills Session. We were a bit unsure whether to go ahead due to a sloppy weekend of rain, but it turned out that the trails were in great shape. We had 12 people come out, some of them from our postponed June session. It was a wide range, from some total beginners to more advanced riders. Rob Fex and I took the beginner/intermediate group, and Mike Garrigan took the advanced riders. Our group stuck to the riverside trail, which is mostly… Continue

Added by Mike Brcic on August 4, 2009 at 11:24am — No Comments

Slovenia: MTB paradise

We arrived in Slovenia on Saturday and have been riding hard ever since. On Sunday we rode 45 km of beautiful singletrack around Dixi's farm/mountain bike park. There are dozens of trails around his lodge in the Karawanke Range of northern Slovenia. A few times we even crossed the border into Austria (no one asked for our passports, since Slovenia and Austria are both EU countries, and no one seemed to be guarding the singletrack...). On Monday we crossed into Austria (across the valley) and to… Continue

Added by Mike Brcic on July 15, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

Join our community!

Hi folks: We've created this online community site to give our trip participants a place to easily upload photos and videos from your trip, participate in discussions and meet your fellow tour participants before your trip, and blog about your trip. Click on 'Join', register your information, and start adding content to the Sacred Rides community site! The top 5 photos, videos and blog posts from 2009 will be entered in a draw for a $1500 Sacred Rides gift certificate, good for any of our trip… Continue

Added by Mike Brcic on July 6, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments