Day 10. 8/28/24 Newport WA to Sandpoint ID Stats: 34 mi. AIS: 3:21. 10.1 mph. 1174 elevation gain Our campground last night was very quiet… in terms of very few campers. In our non-electric area just one other (young) family. They did have an infant that was unhappy for a little while as we wereContinue reading “The final Selkirk Loop ride…”
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Wind in your face
Day 9. 8/27/24 Metaline WA to Newport WA Stats: 63 mi. AIS: 6:38. 9.6mph. 1823 elevation The morning started really nicely. We departed the Bigfoot RV campground about 7:15am. We were on the road before the school buses and the semis. It took almost an hour to get the 9 miles to Ione WA. WeContinue reading “Wind in your face”
USA Small Town Hospitality
Day 8. 8/26/24. Nelson BC to Metaline WA Stats: 54 mi. AIS: 5:16. 10.3 mph. 2598 elevation gain. Boy did we have a good day today! Start to finish was a pleasant experience. Here’s the rundown… Off to a good early-ish start…about 7:20am. Of course the climbing was immediate and pretty quickly I was inContinue reading “USA Small Town Hospitality”
Running on empty…
It Was A Large Day!! Day 6. 8/24/24 New Denver BC to Nelson BC Stats: 64 mi. AIS: 7:28 min. 8.6mph. 3163 elevation gain. There could be so many appropriate titles for today’s ride: Spits & Quits….Day of Drizzle…Watch for Falling Tree… A River Rail Trail or 12 miles of Hell to the Finish! HopeContinue reading “Running on empty…”
Climb the Kaslo River
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”
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”
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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