Jul 28 2011
Details of the trip: Distance Traveled: 9347 Kilometres (5808 miles) Approximate Cost of Fuel: $450-500 dollars (fuel is very expensive up North) Lodging Costs (Camping and Hotels): approx. $1,100-1,300 Number of Days on the Road: 17 (15 on the bike) Lowest Temperature: 0 Celcius (Destruction Bay, YT – sleet and snow-like conditions) Warmest Temperature: 24 [...]
Jul 27 2011
Distance: 493 kilometers Time on bike: 8:30-3:30 pm Temp: High teens / Near freezing at Athabasca Glacier in Icefields Parkway The last day is one of the best because you get to go home but it’s always bittersweet since it’s the end of another good long ride. I slept in again since it wasn’t a [...]
Jul 25 2011
Distance: 459 kilometers Time on bike: 8:30-4:00pm Temps: Very nice mid-20s all day (sunny) Today has probably been the least eventful day of the trip. Which I guess is a good thing since everything went according to plan. No rush today as it’s a short riding day at least in comparison with the past couple [...]
Jul 24 2011
Distance: 813 kilometers Time on bike: 7:30 – 5:30 Temp: 8 celcius to start / 24 end of day in Dawson Creek, BC A fantastic day of riding again. I was a bit concerned this morning when I woke up, more on that in a second, and saw dark clouds and spitting rain. Let’s start [...]
Jul 24 2011
Distance: 827 kilometers Riding Time: 9:30am to 7:30pm (long day) Temps: Pretty much low 20s since I left this morning – lovely! A long day today to make up some miles. I had a feeling this part of the journey would be less than spectacular scenery-wise. I was right. Don’t get me wrong it is scenic [...]