Day 5. Kaslo BC to New Denver BC Stats: 30 mi. AIS: 3:18 min. 9.1 mph. 1837 feet (of elevation gain.) No big rush to get out of camp due to the shorter mileage today. 9am departure. As soon as we left the little town the road went up vertically for about 2km. I choseContinue reading “Climb the Kaslo River”
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Hot Springs and Peaks
Day 4. 8/22/24 Crawford Bay BC to Kaslo Bc Stats: 30 mi. 3:33 min. 8.6 mph. 2092 elevation. All totals include 4 mi ferry ride. Lovely day… lovely day. Up at the usual 6am deciding to get a quick breakfast sandwich and cappuccino at the cafe next to the campground. We were able to storeContinue reading “Hot Springs and Peaks”
Day 3. Mostly flat?!!
According to Google maps anyway… 8/21/24. Creston BC to Crawford Bay BC Stats: 48 mi. AIS: 4:29. 10.6mph. 2529 elevation The rain started at 5am. We thought it was suppose to quit by 6am but it got heavier at 6am. So we settled in nice and warm and comfy in our sleeping bags. At 7amContinue reading “Day 3. Mostly flat?!!”
Day 2. From birds to brews…
8/20/24. Bonners Ferry, ID to Creston, BC Stats: 41 mi, AIS 4:20, 9.5mph, 1230 elevation Beautiful start to a beautiful morning. We spent all morning riding along the Kootenai River valley on the west side of the river. (West Side road). It kept us off of Hwy 95 all day. This morning we started travelingContinue reading “Day 2. From birds to brews…”
Day 1. Avoiding Hwy 95
8/19/24. Sandpoint ID to Bonner’s Ferry ID 39 miles. AIS 3:43. 10.6 mph. 1016 elev. We were off as planned this morning after a coffee and breakfast sandwich stop at a nearby coffee shop. 8am. departure and the temp was a comfortable 60 degrees. The plan was to avoid a very busy highway 95 thatContinue reading “Day 1. Avoiding Hwy 95”
Getting our ducks in a row…
August 18, 2024 Took a drive west across Montana with an overnight in Missoula (home of my son Dominic). Always a pleasure to be in Missoula even if it’s a quick visit. Today we drove north following the Clark Fork River to Lake Pend Oreille (ponderay) where the cute town of Sandpoint, Idaho sits. AtContinue reading “Getting our ducks in a row…”
Departing soon…
Just the two of us again. This will be a short international bicycling adventure much closer to home. Planning a 10 day loop ride beginning in northern Idaho riding into British Columbia, Canada then returning south into Washington and back to the starting point of Sandpoint, Idaho.
The finale! It’s a wrap…
We’ve got some numbers for you. Jim compiled all the info and came up with final stats. LODGING19 camping, 17 motel, 5 B&B, 7 AirBnB, 1 WarmShower, 3 Friend RIDING/MILES per Province 23 days (18 riding / 734 MILES) QUEBEC6 days (3 riding/173 MILES) NEW BRUNSWICK23 days (17 riding/658 MILES) NOVA SCOTIA Total Days: 52Continue reading “The finale! It’s a wrap…”
Day 51. Caught the bus!
10/6/23 After laying low yesterday and anticipating the day today we shut the tent fly doors early and curled up into sleeping bags in our comfortable little tent nest. Up early and made breakfast (the usual), loaded panniers… for the last time and pedaled the final 4 miles to our “favorite” gas/bus stop. Jim feltContinue reading “Day 51. Caught the bus!”
Day 50. Hold your horses… not so fast…the bus is SOLD OUT!!
Nyanza Trailsman Lodge to Wagmatcook Gas Station/Maritime Bus Stop and back to Baddeck Cabot Trail Campground 10/6/23. 9km. What we thought was going to be a transit day turned very quickly into a logistical nightmare! Woulda,shoulda,coulda….buy the bus ticket in advance. We knew what day we were leaving. We asked the “kid” (key word here)Continue reading “Day 50. Hold your horses… not so fast…the bus is SOLD OUT!!”
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