Rest day
2 сентября 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Do very little. Cloudy but warm. Hang by our nice campground and lake.
Christina Lake
1 сентября 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Get an early start to beat the heat. Fortunately get the climb over with early on and then coast for what feels like forever to Grand Forks. Lunch by the river and then wind our way to Christina LakeЧитать далее
Greenwood
31 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Continue our descent to Rock Creek. Ride along Hwy 3 close to US border. Very hot day and the uphill to Greenwood (smallest incorporated city in Canada) is challenging in the heat. Camp at city parkЧитать далее
Along the West Kettle River
30 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Another chilly morning and opted to hit the pavement for a spell. Much smoother riding. Day heats up nicely. Ice cream to cool down at lunch. Make it to Little Dipper Hideaway. Cool off in the creekЧитать далее
Myra Canyon
29 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Very chilly morning but clear skies and no wind. Continue along KVR which is sandy and rutted. Relatively flat so plod along. After being warned of bears “up ahead”, finally come upon one. TheyЧитать далее
Kettle Valley Rail trail
28 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Though we have told that the trail can be pretty rough, opt to backtrack again to Penticton to continue our eastward journey on the KVR. Out of Penticton, the trail is amazing - winding along the lakeЧитать далее
Okanagan river
27 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Another cool and windy day. Head off on a stroll along the Okanagan river towards the next lake. Storm clouds build but little rain falls.
OK Fall
26 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Relatively short day planned - relocate 20 miles south to Okanagan Falls. However, strong headwinds made it much harder. Set up camp and then rode the Kettle Valley Rail trail back to Penticton for aЧитать далее
Raceday
25 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Up early to ride to Penticton for the Ironman. Water looks oddly calm. Seems they had cancelled the swim as too cold. Bizarre time trial bike start. Head to our volunteer station in transition. OurЧитать далее
Tentbound
24 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Rain started during the night and didn’t stop. Though we had a pretty good awning there wasn’t much space and it was cold. Hunkered in the tent all day. Finally it stopped and ventured up toЧитать далее
Peachland & Summerland
23 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
After a nice breakfast, set off on a short day to Summerland. The shorter and scenic route turned out the be quite challenging as we pushed up steep hiking trails. Rewarded ourselves in Peachland withЧитать далее
Kalamalka Lake
22 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Quickly caught the Okanagan Rail trail - a lovely packed gravel route that hugged the coastline on the lake. Path did eventually peter out to nasty single track but then re-emerged as a paved path allЧитать далее
Hello Okanagan Valley
21 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Relatively easy day planned as we completed our transition to the Okanagan Valley. A steady head wind made things a bit more challenging. However, beautiful lakes and fruit trees abound. Opted to stayЧитать далее
Goodbye Yellowhead Hwy
20 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
After traveling on the Yellowhead Hwy since landing on the BC mainland a month ago, we say goodbye and head out of Kamloops on a beautiful and quiet road. Hoodoos and mountain goats keep us amused.Читать далее
Kamloops.
19 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Short ride to Kamloops. Very noisy with train traffic as well as four lanes of traffic. Find our campsite right on the river, across the bridge from the city center. Do some errands and check out 2Читать далее
Into the dry hills
18 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Ride along busy Hwy 5 along N Thompson river. See burnt hillsides all along our way. Stop in Barriere for lunch and ice cream. Sunny skies very quickly cloud over and we race to beat it. And lose.Читать далее
More falls
17 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Rain does finally stop in the early morning. Pack up and get a ride further into the park. Short walk to H. Falls and then Dawn falls with an extra one in between. Ride back out of the park and go aЧитать далее
Rainy Day
16 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Wake up to unexpected rain. Had fortunately covered most things but not everything. Manage to get a break in the rain to make coffee before the rain starts again. Fortunately are offered refuge in oneЧитать далее
Onward to Wells Gray
15 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Opt to take some time to explore Wells Gray PP. Gather up provisions and set off on short 10k ride to campground … UP. Stop at Spahats waterfall and then up again on gravel road to campground. LargeЧитать далее
Onward to Clearwater
14 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Another smoky day. Get an early start as we hope to go 100k. Wind and terrain cooperate and breeze along at a good pace. Leave the big mountains behind us as we ride along the river and into farmland.Читать далее
Smoke and wind
13 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Hard to tell if it’s smoky or cloudy or just a bit of both. Southerly winds are bringing the smoke from the wildfires. Struggle to see the mountains and glaciers surrounding us. Continue onward toЧитать далее
South through N. Thompson river valley
12 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Cloudy morning as we turn from our eastward path and head south. Pass through Valemount and wait out the rain. Hwy 5 seems relatively quiet. Stop at empty but pleasant campground by a creek. FindЧитать далее
Mount Robson Pt 2
11 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
An earlier start up to the park. Stop at Rearguard falls - the furthest the salmon get in their return trip. None to be seen but pretty spectacular falls. Continue up and head out on Berg trail toЧитать далее
Mount Robson Pt 1
10 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Decide to stay at our campsite and ride the 10 miles up to the park (so many amenities- Adirondack chairs, bath mats…). Beautiful ride up with the peaks appearing around each corner. Decide to go onЧитать далее
Tete Jeanue
9 августа 2024 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Did a grocery run before heading out so we would have enough food while we hung out by Mt. Robson. Finding food is proving to be a bit challenging. Pretty straight shot to the intersection with Hwy 5Читать далее




























































































































































































































