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02-27-2008, 02:49 PM
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After skimming across the same river for the second time in less than two minutes, I jokingly asked another of our 16 member group how many more times we had to cross open water.
"Three," was the response. I couldn't tell if he was smiling under his helmet.
"Why?" I asked.
"Because that's the trail."
And so began the first day of the Big Trip, the annual pilgrimage of the Lewis Hillbillies, so named because they ride almost exclusively in the Lewis Hills located on the west coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
Five times as old as the Rockies, the Lewis Hills are home to the province's highest point at 814 meters, or 2,670 feet. The elevation of these hills (which by most definitions are technically mountains) may not sound impressive when compared to parts of the Canadian Shield, but the ease of access to these hills from the region's groomed trail network, and the overabundance of great backcountry and mountain riding rival anything the Rockies have to offer.
More: The Lewis Hillbillies (http://www.snowmobile.com/events/the-lewis-hillbillies-604.html) on Snowmobile.com
After skimming across the same river for the second time in less than two minutes, I jokingly asked another of our 16 member group how many more times we had to cross open water.
"Three," was the response. I couldn't tell if he was smiling under his helmet.
"Why?" I asked.
"Because that's the trail."
And so began the first day of the Big Trip, the annual pilgrimage of the Lewis Hillbillies, so named because they ride almost exclusively in the Lewis Hills located on the west coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
Five times as old as the Rockies, the Lewis Hills are home to the province's highest point at 814 meters, or 2,670 feet. The elevation of these hills (which by most definitions are technically mountains) may not sound impressive when compared to parts of the Canadian Shield, but the ease of access to these hills from the region's groomed trail network, and the overabundance of great backcountry and mountain riding rival anything the Rockies have to offer.
More: The Lewis Hillbillies (http://www.snowmobile.com/events/the-lewis-hillbillies-604.html) on Snowmobile.com