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Timbowe:
Hey Cam. Hot months here are late december, January and Febuary. Average temp would be 28 degrees C.
The winter months are not too bad at lower levels. Average mid winter daytime temp is say 8/9 degrees. So not toomuch of a problem to go for a burn mid winter. Just have to stay away from the Alps from mid winter untill mid spring. To much snow is very hazardous on narrow mountain tracks. You just cant see where the track is on the south sides where the sun does not reach.
 So really pretty much oppisite to northerners. We do have the odd freak stinkin hot day every now and then but not to 40 degrees. Maybe 37/38 would be the hottest round this area that I can remember. Central Otago, 3 hours south west, are in the 35-40 bracket mid summer. Big stone fruit producer. Bit hot for me tho.

GDubb:
Hey Cam... I just watched Terrafirma 7 recently (I watch ALOT of dirtbike videos to get me through the dry riding spells!) and there's a segment with Guy Perry that showed some awesome woods/trail riding there in Kamloops. Looks like beatiful terrain and scenery. I thought of you when I saw it and thought is was kinda cool that I was watching that video wondering, "I wonder if Cam has ever ridden there". There's also a good segment on that video that has a good few minutes of footage with three KX500s in the desert... cant remeber who was riding though.... maybe Destry but I'm not sure.

KXcam22:
Gdubb,
  That was probably Guy Perret.  I have ridden with him a few times, same trails as on the video I expect. His dad used to own the over 60 class at Baja on his KX500.  It's a fabulous area.  About 6 hours from you if you ever want to do a ride trip.  My riding buddies from up north routinely make the 400mile trek down to come here for a weekend ride.  Working on a helmet cam setup so I can post some ride vid.  Tore my ACL & CCL (wakeboarding of all things) early Aug so haven't been on the bike for quite awhile.  I'll have to look out for that terrafirma 7.  I know there are tons of mountainbike videos shot here.  Recognize them all the time on TV.  They like all the monster sand cliffs to drop off of. Cam.

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