To day: 100km To date: 1,146km !!! (I forgot to get excited about passing 1,000km!!) To go: 6,654km This morning was the morning I had to break the news to Joshua I would be riding alone again. I had discussed… Read More ›
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Across Canada: British Columbia Recap
Start: Vancouver, BC End: Lake Louise, AB Total Distance: 848km This is a summary of my route across BC in short form for those planning a similar trip. Please click the day’s title for that day’s blog entry – or… Read More ›
Day 12: Lake Louise – Banff
To day: 59km, 220m To date: 915.5km, 9,950m To go: 6,885km So just to clarify how I am doing this – I am only keeping count of my riding days in the title – and not my rest days… I… Read More ›
Day 11: Golden – Lake Louise
Today: 83km, 1,224m To Date: 857km, 9,730m To Go: 6,943km!!!!! This was a lovely day! The ride out of Golden was a long uphill stretch, but for some strange reason, I am really starting to enjoy uphills. The road… Read More ›
Day 10: Campers Haven – Golden
Today: 27km, 112m To Date: 774km, 8,496m To Go: 7,026km… almost under 7,000! Looking at today’s mileage you can probably guess – I had a bit of a rest day! It was basically a day of very boring (to you,… Read More ›
Day 9: Revelstoke – Camper’s Haven
To Day: 122km, 1,480m To Date: 748km, 8,384m To Go: Oooh maybe 7,052km? The theme of today was: “Dig a little deeper”…. I said it to myself as I was climbing uphill for hours, I said it to myself when… Read More ›
Day 8: Salmon Arm – Revelstoke
To Day: 107km 1,026m of climbing To Date: 625.5km, 6,904m To Go: 7,175km Today an odd thing happened. I kept waiting for the hill to come, and it never came. I had looked at the elevation map last night and… Read More ›
Day 7: Kamloops – Salmon Arm
Today: 111.5km, 722m of climbing To date: 519km, 5878m To go: 7,281km I am sitting in the campground laundry mat – not doing laundry, that would be silly, but relaxing in an easychair, plugged into the wall, using the wifi… Read More ›
Day 5: Marble Canyon – Steelhead Provincial Park
Today: 75.5 km, 373m elevation gain To Date: 358km, 4491m elevation gain To Go: Oh I don’t know…. 7,650km? Everything yesterday was, today wasn’t. Yesterday was crazy hot with long exhausting climbs – today was light rain and glorious, glorious… Read More ›
Day 4: Cottonwood – Marble Canyon
Today: 75km, 1093m elevation gain To date: 282km, 4,185m elevation gain To go: somewhere abouts 7, 720km Today was both a really good day and a really bad day. Let’s start with the bad: Terrified out of my mind going… Read More ›
