Sunshine V.2 400 Route Notes
Lower Mainland Summer 400
Ride Dates: August 6-16, 2020
by Dave King

Start Points - In addition to the Vancouver start, there will be controls allowing for starts in Maple Ridge and Mission.

Controls - all are info controls. We used existing stickers or signs for all but 2, which we used our own stickers for. Guess which ones are ours.

Routefinding - Burns Drive, paralleling Highway 99 in Delta (after Ladner Trunk Road and by the Landfill and Highway 17) can be a little challenging, especially if you have never ridden it, and will do so in the dark. You want to maintain parallel with Highway 99. There are a few pictures to help you, but remember, it might be darker than it shows in the pictures.

1st clue on Burns Drive - km 363.4

Next clue on Burns Drive - if you go straight you go to the landfill

3rd and final clue on Burns Drive- this is immediately after coming out of underpass

Food - food is available in many places. A great variety of gas stations. Many fast food establishments. A few larger grocery stores in Mission, Hope, Chilliwack.

Things to watch out for...

Noise - if you are riding on the weekend, there may be a bit more 'vacationer' traffic. You are on highway for a good chunk of time and if you have earplugs, it will help to minimize the noise.

Road debris - of varying types... wood, metal, plastic, glass. We saw it all on the preride. If you are so inclined, and in need, there was a crowbar on the highway east of Maple Ridge. I thought of picking it up, but we still had 350km to go, and it was hard to figure out how to strap it on.

Things of (questionable) interest:

There were groups of people hanging out on 0 Avenue, chatting, on opposite sides of the border. They were socially distant. There were also 3 American customs officials vehicles, doing their part to keep their country safe. I think it was because many people are thinking "hey, I would like to be south of the 49th right now, given all that is happening".

Of all the trucks with 4 wheel quads you see driving around, I think they are all going to Sunshine Valley. Seems like a good way to get from the camping area to the store, which is all the way across the street.

We did see a few owls after dark. This was interesting actually, no question.